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[@AlexLeonidas]

Hey all, if you want take your neck gains to the highest level be sure to check out the Neck Flex tinyurl.com/yy22fk7a If you have any questions about it, post your comments down below. Wishing you the best of yoke gains!

[@strengthsizeshredzfitness8017]

AlphaDestiny if I have long hair and a man bun will the neck harness fit on my head?

[@AlexLeonidas]

@@strengthsizeshredzfitness8017 It shouldn't be an issue, the top is fully adjustable.

[@dominicabney8014]

Masterclass on neck training, great content

[@turdrhinofiend]

Is it feasible to use straight weight AND bands at the same time with the neck flex? So say 20kg of straight weight and the band to change the strength curve? I like the constant tension of bands but I feel they get a bit awkward as you progress.

[@robotJox1256]

Do you have a coupon for this?

[@ThePitPony]

Neck training is looked upon as odd by casual gym goers. Several months ago I had a car crash where my car flipped and I went head first through the windscreen, smashing it. I wasn't concussed even a second and walked 7 miles to the hospital to get my head sewn back up. MRI showed no fractures etc. The Dr told me my body mass and 19.5" neck saved me from serious head injury. Neck training can be very useful.

[@AlexLeonidas]

Wow Jason, that's actually really serious. Glad to hear you're safe, and well said.

[@TrillzMMA]

wow, neck training saved your life or life changing injuries.

[@ThePitPony]

@@AlexLeonidas Thanks Alex, happened around last Xmas, I made a short video with photos putting the points For having strong yoke 👍

[@ThePitPony]

@@TrillzMMA Pretty much that and strength training generally.

[@ThePitPony]

@GODS Don't Bleed 360 Lol I've gt the Frankenstein scars to prove it 😉

[@StevenIuele98]

Only guy that isn’t annoying when advertising. Glad you’re getting opportunities Alex, well deserved

[@bugrilyus]

@@uteadawee51 apparently cant praise someone without putting others down these days.

[@MrCmon113]

It is annoying. Now I don't know what parts of the video he genuinely means and what's part of the ad.

[@stevethea5250]

@@bugrilyus how do calisthienicly? without gym eqptas

[@A_tank_lover]

Well there is an italian guy, barbascura X. His sponsors are gold.

[@isaacshusters1620]

I had an spasm in my neck for over a year. No doctor told me to lift with the neck ever to get rid of it. I tried these excersizes and guess what? Gone for good. Bless you brah

[@rostigcykel5538]

lol imagine if someone opened the door at 7:05

[@AlexLeonidas]

Ouch

[@itsamelouija7951]

Lmfao

[@nextgengaming074]

Hey johnny!!!

[@SugarFreeKool-aid.TheWorstKind]

Lmao

[@MaxPotter365]

Now imagine if this happened at 3 am while you're living alone

[@MrStinkels]

Neck training is def one of the most impactful things you can do for your physique.

[@AlexLeonidas]

Fact!

[@bendagostino2217]

Not really. People are gonna notice a big chest and shoulders more than a thick neck.

[@MrStinkels]

@@bendagostino2217 I said one of.

[@tvhead7074]

Ben Dagostino Neck is one of the areas people notice but can’t put their finger on, just like forearms and traps.

[@tvhead7074]

the fuck? They can’t identify what about the guy is making him look bigger than other guys.

[@marcgambone4240]

Never gave my neck much thought until you pointed out how bad a skinny neck looks. I measured my neck and was pretty shocked to find out that my arms are almost an inch bigger than my neck. Neck training starts today

[@bobmathews9072]

Strangely , my neck is 3 ins bigger than my arms , it’s a genetic thing , hope you’re coming along ok

[@JC-hk5zy]

How’s it coming along

[@Juneof1944]

yup.... i just measured. have bigger arms than neck, too 😶 how's the training going?

[@jetjames420]

"those of you who wanna take it to the neck'st level" nice pun

[@mattzilla331]

The high school I went to had a 4 way neck machine that was awesome. It was from Bigger Faster Stronger. We had a great football program and I was BLESSED to have the coaches I did. I remember the head strength coach said "if there was only 2 exercises you could do one would be neck and the other the squat" that's how important neck training is. One of my friends work there and unfortunately for some reason they got rid of that neck machine. Now they got a bunch of fancy shit and a losing football team.

[@Dorto123]

and a pencil-necked football team

[@jayvee4165]

@@Dorto123 a pencil necked line and running back

[@think7220]

Smh

[@coalman1313]

The Neck Flex is awesome. Very popular with fighters and football teams.

[@jayvee4165]

CN you get a big neck from just the bands?

[@iwantlee9510]

Yeah, but that shit is VERY expensive. It’s frankly ridiculous how they can charge that amount of money (160 USD as of right now) for a harness and a basic resistance band with attachments. But at the same time, 160 bucks might still be worth it, because it’s our health we’re talking about.

[@coalman1313]

@@iwantlee9510 I just checked. Neck Flex is $89 for the harness, band, door anchor, bag and sticker plus 9 dollars 3 day shipping.

[@ax3792]

@@iwantlee9510 I bought one for $14.99 on Amazon, and spent about 10 bucks on bands.

[@ax3792]

@Khalid I haven’t had any issues with mine yet, but I agree with you. I’ll be upgrading soon

[@tusharshah62]

Good you mentioned the rotational aspect of neck training, very overlooked !! This guy deserves all opportunities man

[@tybalt1950]

Excellent video AlphaD. It's all about the thick neck bro. Everything in this video was perfectly explained for neck training. Awesome!👍

[@liefacts3000]

Thanks Alex. I always come back to rewatch quality content.

[@ParvParashar]

Highly informative and insightful. Phenomenal video! Thanks for sharing your much needed advice. It helped me a ton. I really appreciate the effort you put into making all the amazing content. Props to you for playing a huge part in popularizing direct neck training. 💪👍🙏

[@benjaminrae4756]

congratulations on the sponsor, been training neck for the last 3 months thanks to your videos

[@thedetective8150]

The best neck training video on KZbin. Kudos bro!

[@Mr-mopar]

New to your channel..I have been using the neck flex for a few months and have added over an inch on my neck I am almost at 18.5 now..I also gained two new veins popping out. Recently I added more rotation work and side work and have made new gains..

[@pratystevie]

Great one, Alex. I started working on my neck all due to your videos. Appreciate the advice

[@julianlavalley7454]

Great advice. I had been doing neck traning for a few years and i found pulling heavy weight with a strap on my forehead worked well. I would load up my home made weight sleigh which is just a fish box full of rock with a rope and pull it walking sideway and backward and forward.

[@VeratyrFLESHNMETTLE]

Was literally about to train my neck. Great timing

[@AlexLeonidas]

Let's get it!

[@jayjeong7255]

Always appreciate your videos. Thank you!

[@cirostrizzi3760]

I'm glad that you have the opportunity to do a sponsored video, i feel that you provide an excellent service to your subscribers and youtube fitness in general, so you very much deserve it!! from an og one, i really think that you're improving by the day alex. both phisically and content wise, and i couldn't be happier for your results. keep kicking asses bro! greetings from 🇮🇹

[@AlexLeonidas]

Thanks a lot Ciro!

[@TaxEvasi0n]

Just ordered one, keen as. Just recovering from a sprained neck after doing push day!! Woke up the next morning and was stiff as a board, any movement was major pain! Now that it's subsided greatly, I'm going to train my neck so I don't pull another neck muscle. Caused me so much grief!

[@MoisesZTech]

Fucking love the neck machine, so happy I found it in a hidden place in my gym. Fun fact: the owner believes it’s one of his best equipment he has and not a lot of people have used it (he’s an old school bodybuilder)

[@AlexLeonidas]

Awesome Moises

[@knifetricks4373]

Hell yeah, neck training is awesome, makes the biggest difference in ones physique

[@lecobra418]

That 4-way machine design seems incredibly easy to reproduce, I might get tempted to build one for my homegym. Nice video ;)

[@herzolo]

great video, will buy the neck flex with my next paycheck! Thank you, Alex!

[@rightnearthebeach]

That transition into the neck flex commercial was beautiful

[@Ins4nekid]

I just noticed that my neck was a major weakness in my physique yesterday so this was perfect timing

[@vanpatten5726]

This is excellent, very well done. It would be awesome if you reviewed the Iron Neck. It seems like it would be no better than Neck Flex, but would love to know what you think of it.

[@RedPillVegan]

I’m gonna follow up with a Neck Training Results video. I saw dramatic results but am now dealing with injury. I didn’t wanna rush the video, and I definitely do NOT blame the neck training itself or Alex. I Rightfully OWN my results (good or bad) and plan to share my experience so people can learn from my mistakes.

[@AlexLeonidas]

Yeah man I look forward to seeing those results, and for sure it'll be helpful in people refraining from ego lifting. Keep killing it bro

[@10Cnote]

Thanks Alex, I've worked in Security in England for 11 years now and having strength in your neck is more important than you think because I've met plenty of pub & club doorman who have big arms but not big a neck and once I got one people didn't pick a fight with me at all and at least one man moved to the other side of the path I was walking down after seeing me.

[@e.a.2359]

Thank you Alex very needed video.

[@broccoli-fn5406]

The first video ive ever seen that actually gets to the content immediatley after saying “without further ado”

[@biskatt1537]

Dude, I deadass did this for only two days and my neck grew!! I’m not lying, the shit is insane.

[@javieravalos.10]

yea the neck seems to grow pretty quick

[@MrCmon113]

No, you just got a pump.

[@hungrygator4716]

neck grows quite fast, can't say the same for calves XD

[@alexwilliams5587]

Im gonna be adding some neck training to my program. Thank you Alex for all the free and good information

[@donkim4594]

You see the improvement pretty quick! At the beginning watch out adding to much weight thought😉 Greetings from Barcelona, Spain✊🏿

[@PsychokoreUndergroundRap]

thx for the reminder to pick it up again..

[@AlexLeonidas]

Haha let's get it

[@PsychokoreUndergroundRap]

@@AlexLeonidas I ordered a similar neck belt you have in the video.. looks ridicilous but at home its cool.. 🤝🏻💪🏼

[@patricksepicjourney7187]

I starter neck training about 3 weeks ago. Tried 10lbs but it was too heavy so I started with 5lbs. 3 weeks later I'm at 20lbs and neck is looking great!!!! THANKS FOR THE MOTIVATION BROTHER!!!

[@AlexLeonidas]

Yo nice bro!!

[@AdonisTheGreat198]

@@AlexLeonidas Alex, does the neck generally grow faster? thx

[@swoijefwdsoijdsid]

beginner gains

[@sair2024]

Neck training is very important for contact athletes. This is why I will be starting to train my neck as a 14 year old athlete. I’ve been doing Muay Thai & Boxing for a year now and I did clinching for the first time yesterday along with some additional sparring. Holy shit my neck is so sore today and I realised that if my neck had been stronger I would have an easier time clinching. Clinching is basically wrestling with the neck in fighting such as Muay Thai and Boxing. This is also a very important part as if done successfully, it can indirectly lead to KO’s as your opponent would lose balance. No wonder the best fighters had such strong necks! Don’t only do neck training for the aesthetics but do it for the strength that it will provide you in the long run!

[@hommeboy]

how’s your neck? has it grown

[@uncleruckus4033]

how’s your neck? has it grown

[@think7220]

How’s it going bud

[@sair2024]

@@hommeboy It's going pretty good, didn't expect COVID would arrive lol. But it has gotten stronger and it really makes a different, you get less dizzy and remain my stable, meaning you have greater vision

[@user-dj7kc2li4c]

@@sair2024 Did it also become physically bigger?

[@goprimate]

Awesome video, thanks for sharing!

[@baki8161]

thanks alot man i really like and apreciate this video,it helped me alot

[@andre1987eph]

As a lay person, non body builder - Neck is ABSOLUTELY #1 Priority for any man. It protects your brain.

[@valentinogambino]

the best fitness channel ever alex, congratulations

[@AlexLeonidas]

Preciate that Valentino!

[@vanglor1144]

Damn thanks Alex, congrats on the sponsor; you deserve it mate. Tried the plated neck workouts at gym, dudes were laughing but who cares cause it works.

[@elhandi18.78]

Those are probably the dudes that just go to the gym to "get in shape" And don't even know what they're doing.

[@vegetaz1532]

is your neck huge yet?

[@alanlawson6669]

Love all the variations !

[@GuyFromTheSouth]

I have a neck machine at home, I also do a harness. One of the best types of neck bridge to do is get on your knees and put your forehead on a couch. You can easily control how much weight you put on you neck. This is a lot safer than the wrestling bridges. I also like to do it after reps.

[@robert50173]

I use the ab slings ppl use when they rest their upper arms in them on the chin up bar. We have spongy yoga blocks at the gym I put in it for cushioning. Use an adjustable height cable machine and voila, everything you could want.

[@shapirolsosa3697]

Y’all I’m telling u these excersizes really work my neck grew tremendously after these excersizes

[@iyerzzzzz]

Is it risky? Like spinal issues and spondylosis later?

[@rooost9856]

@@iyerzzzzz lol

[@IWantToStayAtYourHouse]

@@iyerzzzzz neck bridging is risky

[@HAL-dm1eh]

I just had to add to this. I had to go through physical therapy because I have bone spurs on C4-C5 that impinge on arm nerves, to the point my right arm was almost paralyzed at times. The PT gave me stretches and exercises to do not unlike what is being shown here, and the problems I had were all 100% cured (though when symptoms return I have to do them). I have to go through novice linear progression again but plan on implementing some of these weighted exercises into my intermediate programming. Thanks so much for sharing what you do, I'm sure this will be helpful!

[@SuperEgyptianMan7]

I think I might have the same problem. Does it switch on with excersise and the arms become incredibly difficult to move?

[@HAL-dm1eh]

@@SuperEgyptianMan7 It switched on any time the nerves were being compressed, mostly doing something strenuous like working out or say, painting a room and reaching up a lot. I still deal with it every now and then, mostly due to poor posture (which I think caused it to start with). I can make it go away very quickly with a few exercises. Good luck dealing with it, hopefully a good therapist can help you also put it behind you for the most part.

[@noquaz]

Hi Alpha. You have talked about running recently and therefore I want to ask for your advice on this particular problem: I am progressing in distance running (4days/w) and strengthtrain (4-5days/w). My main goal is running. On the side I want lose bodyfat/increase vascularity without turning skinnyfat. I am intentionally losing about 1lbs/week. Which I have done on and off for 18 weeks (gone from 182-165lbs). I am 5’10 and I guess about 11% bodyfat. My lifts are in the novice-intermediate range. Tho, my problem is that the latest 4 pounds I have lost doesn’t visually appear to be fat (bellyfat in particular). Furthemore, my best/strongest lifts (bench) has stalled (for 10+ weeks) or decreased a bit but my ‘weak’ lifts (e.g. overhead press) are still going up. I am thinking that the strengthgains are purely because of less bodyweight or improvement in motorpatterns and not an indication of maintenance/increase in mass. Because of all the running, I am scared that I am heading down the skinnyfat-route super fast. Do you have any explanation or advice on how I should go about this? Am I overreaching? Would it be better for me to postpone weightloss and get my strength into an intermediate level first?

[@soaringbeyond4236]

Notes Thicker neck 3 basic movements work way up to 90 pounds, good form Side raises, perfect loading if gym has machine for 4 ways. Chains wrap in plate ROTATIONs u can also do!

[@stelmaria8991]

One thing I do at home is use my hands over my head to provide some level of overload. I can put more force at the bottom or at the top to change the strength curve.

[@theGREENiGUY]

Correct me if I'm wrong but I find issues with these specific ways of setting up the exercise: 4:26 - weight is barely moving, very little muscle activation 4:26 & 5:07 - load is vertical to the spine/neck (compression of the spine leads to wear and tear of intervertebral discs) Yes, you may feel your neck sore but from areas not exclusive to the muscles thus masking the 'bad soreness.' Angle and line of pull/ force are fundamental for maximum muscle activation and preventing wear and tear of joints and intervertebral discs!

[@doublevision2943]

So you'd say it's better to do these exercises lying down or at least in a way so the weight isn't vertical to the spine? I've seen Bald Omni Man attaching the harness to a low positioned cable station attachment and he did his neck extensions leaning slightly forward: is this still "too vertical"? I want to get a harness soon for the problems mentioned in the video especially with neck extensions. I think it's good that you point this out, it's hard to critic guys like Alex cause of how honest and to the point they are but spinal injuries are no joke, some people are more prone to get them. I've been studying this old book from 1982 about all sorts of illnesses and injuries and it said that prolapsed discs are genetic so it's not just accumulated damage from lifting the wrong way but genetical weakness that does it first and foremost, this surprised me quite a bit - if it is true. This could be a problem in the neck area, too I expect. Same counts for hernias for example, good reason to research ones family tree and see what ones genetical weaknesses (and strengths) are! Somewhat interesting: my appendix ruptured in 2020 after I had appendicitis several times for 4 years prior following stressful days/events (with months or even a year in-between). Nobody in my family has ever had problems with their appendix I thought but then my dad told me that one of my great grandfather's died from appendicitis, probably a rupture. Who knows, maybe it's completely random in this case with no genetic influence but I found this fascinating regardless.

[@shahanahmed952]

Finally You're getting sponsors(legit one's obviously not some scams)!!

[@AlexLeonidas]

Thanks cool ahmed! I'm truly honored to be representing the Neck Flex

[@liefacts3000]

I bought a cheap neckflex nock off. It doesn't have a chin strap. Thanks for the video Alex.

[@paulbrewer6276]

Hi Alex, good to see the beanie in use while working out lol. I used to get the strange looks but fuk it! . Great info btw.😊👍

[@themax316]

I prefer you to Jeff Nippard. There’s a intensity and straightforward sincerity about you bro. Thank you

[@monkeyb1820]

I go to a decent little gym, but it's not 'hardcore' and I'm not brave enough to take my neckflex there yet. They have plates which I don't have, and I could hook up to a weight stack. The best machine I've seen is the hydra-gym power neck. I think my high school had some ancient version of it. I'd love to have that at home.

[@timprunyi8430]

I built a pretty solid neck doing headstands as part of ashtanga yoga. Now I'm adding the plate flexion.

[@JMEDINAPRODUCTIONS]

Great Video!

[@joshwilliams6517]

Great vid. quality man

[@mediroj5888]

Hi Alex, this isn't about neck training, but I'm currently running your novice program and I find that the highbar position for box squats is really hurting my traps and neck. Is there any way to maybe increase my tolerance?

[@Carlos.Rivera]

This type of traing are most for F1 drivers, taking corners at 1 g of force is like lifting 40 punds or so

[@vinomaroulis6659]

Awesome video

[@cassiusgaio9524]

I workout in my home. This is how I work my neck: 100 reps neck curl 100 reps right neck curl 100 reps left neck curl 100 reps neck extension No rest between the moves. Bodyweight only, but if you guys have bands or weight, include them👍

[@connorvine4323]

Cassius Gaio do you get gains?

[@cassiusgaio9524]

@@connorvine4323 A lot! I do it everyday. Try this for 7 days in a row. I think you will like it 💪💪💪💪( or not kkk who knows )

[@dstef87]

4:54 those earrings suit you Ἀλέξ.

[@shadowalker8068]

Already have a neck harness dmosse and rouge one + plate 35 and wrestling bridges be careful tho. Get yoked= traps and neck

[@joejohnson1321]

After studying and experimenting with neck training I’ve concluded that to get that wide neck look that fills your necknole full is simply shrugs. Particularly wide grip barbell with less weight, better ROM. Neck curls are almost useless. That front neck muscle will never grow. It’s like abs. It surprisingly is NOT the muscle that adds width either. The side neck muscles add the size and you cat directly train them without causing injury. The side muscles stabilize the barbell shrug while the upper trap that connects to the skull does the primary work. If you want a wide neck just keep doing shrugs and deadlifts. With enough work, enough weight, enough recovery you will have a broad neck.

[@eggs-benny]

great video

[@paulnikeqt]

A question from different topic. There is a thing that you shouldnt do more than 24sets per muscle group per week/10days. Assuming that its true, would you include the compound lifts to that number ? For example, FBW 2x week, by an example, 12sets per triceps per training session. Would 6sets of benchpress and 6sets of dips count as a 12sets for a triceps ? Love you man

[@cazjosh]

@AlphaDestiny, Will neck training be less effective if its done during my workouts,lets say within the rest periods of other exercises? I like to do them at the end of a set, so i don't have to do them after the work out. I also take this approach with my calf workouts.

[@denoffitness3379]

Amazing content. Love from India🇮🇳.

[@belearnt3902]

finally a perfect video...

[@flexygirevik]

Whats up Alex? I've been doing neck training now for about 6 months (mostly neck curls). Should I be getting DOMS in my neck after every session? When I first started, my neck would get very sore the next few days. Now even though I get a sick pump during training, the DOMS are minimal. Is this normal or should I just be training heavier?

[@tannerhewison2579]

Great video

[@harikrishnanchandramohan4209]

@Alpha Destiny. How long will it take to develop traps and neck without any weights. I heard it grows the fastest, but in my case, those two muscle groups grows the slowest.

[@NourMohamed-xe8zw]

So with the neck flex and using the bands what would be the better way of progressively overloading, adding sets and reps or just walking further away from the door mound to increase band tension?

[@camerongormley3318]

Gotta cop one of those

[@MC-qd2yv]

Do leg training video Alex !

[@user-tl2cs6wv8b]

So all you need is a plate/plates? If I may ask Alex, how heavy should the plates be? Tryin’ to get a neck like you bro🙌

[@Zeroleon]

Every time i start neglecting my neck you post one of these, thanks Alex

[@jrjm8582]

Man you’ve got an absolute unit of a neck

[@ZacharyLaid]

Thick neck is a sign of alpha dominance, best way to achieve this is wrestling, grab your gym partner and start breaking out of chokes.

[@karllehel]

Hello Alex. Currently i workout 5 times a week. 2 days rest. I have low time budget, do you think incorporating neck training on both free days will halt my overall recovery, or is it good idea?

[@baine2209]

It always seems like you have the exact fitness video that I’m looking for, it’s kinda scary haha

[@stelmaria8991]

He's a fuckin psychic

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

Alex is the epitome of being yoked

[@asmrbully6980]

U fucc

[@IWantToStayAtYourHouse]

Why u here

[@zacterrible]

Hey alex are you still doing 2x (4x) a week workouts?

[@kladzivar5879]

Alex,can i ask you,how long should i rest between sets when i do my volume and intesity workouts?

[@tanhuulusoy]

Put some sick beat behind this and hes bumping to the beat

[@MustafaBerisha]

When İ read ALPHADESTİNY in my mind the neck is appeared

[@AlexLeonidas]

Yeahhhhhhhhhh

[@sbk2234]

Thanks

[@charliemcfarlane8104]

can't wait for some neckflex and chill!

[@will4807]

Fun fact : The neck is one of the most important muscles for racing drivers, as they have to take high g’s (F1 drivers can take 6). If they did not train their neck it would bounce off the sides of the car.

[@bobmathews9072]

True , same for fighter pilots

[@joshy.poo1247]

Should the weight on curls, extensisons, and side to side always be the same to prevent muscular imbalances? I’m stronger on both extensions and side to sides than curls, but I never increase the weight on them until I get stronger on curls. Should I just increase the weight anyways?

[@Takour1]

Yo Alex can you do a video on mobility

[@HocDolliday]

I have nice $25 head attachment that I use on the cable machine, for all of these variations.

[@nakedlad55]

In your last neck curl video you literally said use 10, 25s, or a 45 plate but anything over that is crunching and not good

[@iftekhar77]

imagine someone punches you but you don’t budge

[@Daniel-ii6rq]

yo when are you making merch