Home of Strength
Here is a MWOD for all us deskbound office slaves. I am sure you know how the neck / trap area gets tight and achy when you sit in front of your computer for extended periods of time. This lacrosse ball MWOD works exaclty this area and ties in with the other First Rib MWODs.
Justin found an opportunity to be shirtless and hump another man in one video. Here he is on banded good mornings. I have used them for warm ups and assistance on 531 deadlift days. But I was doing them standing on the band (vary the width of your stance to modify tension). But of course [...]
Mike The Machine shows his approach to neck isometrics. Place in training: at the end of your neck workout 5 sets of 5-10 seconds tension each side He also answers some common questions on neck training, like fast vs slow tempo. His favorite neck harnesses are the Spud Inc Super Heavy Duty Neck Harness from [...]
Paul from Lift Run Bang shares his 4 week routine to build bigger traps aka getting yoked. These mountains on his shoulders look much like Wendler’s. MondayDynamic Deadlifts – up to a top triple for 2-3 sets, then regular shrugs to a top triple. A back off set of dynamic shrugs, then a back off set [...]
Jim Wendler on building a bigger traps and neck (a.k.a. the yoke) in your home gym. Neck Harness Neck Curls (demo) do multiple sets of 25-50 it’s about VOLUME, lighter weights, higher reps Band Pull Aparts (demo) 100 reps a day with a mini-band or a light band standing and arms straight in front of you, shoulder [...]
