FT Questions....

[Scott Stevenson]

Cool, I was thinking the same for the split squats. Thanks for the input!

No problemo!

Ya know ironically enough back and traps are my strong points, but I still have a skinny neck

I got to 4-500 rack deads by the time I was 170lb but still had <15in neck lol I think it's 15.5 now at 190-195 (depending on where you measure). I'll try the shrug MRs though now that my MR days include a 3rd back exercise.

I bet pump neck extensions would be real safe

You could do direct neck work, but I hesitate to suggest that, as I mentioned, d/t the fact that you're bit banged up.

Neck is an interesting one in that it may or may not grow and you may be "one of those guys"...

My guess is that doing a lot of heavy work where stabilization is required in general can lead to a lot of isometric contractions of the neck musculature. It's rare to see a powerlifter with decent size and a small neck, but finding bodybuilders (who may do more isolation work) with a more normal looking neck (and more muscle overall than powerlifters) isn't that out of the norm.

Compare Flex Wheeler (lighter training) with Ronnie Coleman ("heavy ass weight!") in their respective prime and the biggest difference may be neck musculature.

-S