Neck Exercises
Warm up your neck to protect your neck
First I want to focus on the most IMPORTANT thing you need to do to protect your neck before you begin your training.
That’s the WARM UP.
Lots of people warm up with jogging, pushups, situps, but hardly anyone ever really concentrates on warming up the NECK! That’s a huge MISTAKE.
As a combat athlete, serious competitor or not, you MUST focus on specific neck exercises and warm-ups every single training session!
So here’s a basic neck warmup exercise routine can use RIGHT AWAY.
Neck Bridging Is NOT For Everyone (Neck Bridges Part 2)
Neck bridges are NOT for “everyone.” I think neck bridging is great, but not for everyone. Neck bridges can be dangerous sometimes. Some people get hurt when they’re not smart about their training. Sometimes people will see a picture of guys bridging with their nose touching the mat, or with crazy weights or people on [...]
One Neck Workout That Saved My Life
14 years ago at a wrestling camp in Virginia, I got to train with a 4-time Pennsylvania state champion and NCAA champion named John Hughes. What I didn’t realize at the time was how that experience would end up literally SAVING MY LIFE. Now John Hughes only wrestled at 142 pounds, but he was built [...]
Neck Exercise Routine – Manual Neck Resistance Training
This neck strengthening routine works great as a warm up, a separate neck training workout, or as extra strength building after a tough wrestling practice. (And you don’t need any neck training equipment or weights to do it.) Watch the video to have me take you through this basic neck exercise routine.
4-Way Neck Machine
I recently invest in THIS 4-way neck machine so I can do more neck workouts at home. Four-way neck machines are one of my favorite pieces of neck strengthening equipment to use to build a big, strong neck.
