The Simplest Way To Build A Thick Neck :
Once a week use the neck harness. Sit there hands on knees style, and nod for 1×100.
For someone entirely new to neck training I’d suggest starting with a 2½ or a 5lb plate and using those for weight jumps for a while.
If you already have strength of neck I’d add 10lbs per week. It’s a simple progression.
If you don’t hit 100 reps stay at that weight til you do. Don’t fail a rep, but do allow the reps to get difficult before stopping a set.
Speaking from experience it’s amazing how quickly you can drive up the reps and poundage on the neck harness. I’ve done sets far past 100 reps, at one point getting to ~500×50-70lbs.
100x100lbs is a reasonable expectation. You can get here. You can go much further. 3p,4p (135/180) for 100+ reps sounds good.
Mike Bruce has done reps with 200lb+ people hanging off the harness. And there’s a picture of him with 4 or 5 100lb plates attached to his neck harness.
I typed this up with 100x135lbs probably done standing hands braced on knees style on my mind.
I’ll beat this old video, and very likely be the first person to ever use a neck harness at the planet fitness location I’ll be doing this at.
Though maybe done in the same manner to compare videos.
I’ll be starting with a 45lb plate. We’ll see where this is at in 3 months.
-J