How To Do Neck Exercises With Barbells Video

Tone your neck muscles with this barbell workout. Learn exercises and stretches for your workout routine in this fitness video.

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Use a partner or safety machine
Place pad of barbell on head
Flex neck to lift head straight up
Keep lower back straight
Move slowly

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Tom Clifford has a degree in physical education, fitness and health from Eastern Michigan University, where he ran track and cross-country. Tom has worked as a personal trainer for two years. He also has a separate business where he coaches runners and triathletes for upcoming events. He currently works at Gold's Gym in Wilmington, North Carolina.

TOM CLIFFORD: And now I'm going to demonstrate how to do a neck exercise with a barbell, okay? In this exercise, the best thing to do is have a partner spotting you; in this case, I'm going to use the smith machine because it's locked into place, alright. And I'm going to have seat under the smith machine, I have my seat position so that when I bend my neck forward, the smith--the bar will fall right on top of my head, alright? So I'm going to put my hands on, okay my back's going to be flexed. I'm going to put the pad of the smith machine of the barbell on top of my head. Flex my neck forward and simply bring it straight up, okay, down and flex, straight up, okay? I'm feeling a lot of tension in the back of my neck, that I can feel the muscles working. I'm taking it real slowly. I don't want to make sudden movements; the neck is a tender area. Okay and one more time, straight up and rack the smith machine, stand straight up, okay? Again, some points to remember here to is try to have a partner spotting you during this exercise. It's good to have someone watching you during this exercise. If you're not with anybody and you're looking to strengthen your neck then use a smith machine which is a barbell that's locked into place. Make sure you have a pad and take it real slow, three seconds down, three seconds up. Never do more than I'd say 10 to 15 reps with the neck exercise, alright? And watch the amount of weight that you start with. Too much weight can cause a--either cause a muscle tear or a strain muscle in your neck and that can be a lot of discomfort for a long time. Those are how you do neck exercises with the barbell.

How to Do Neck Exercises With Barbells Video

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