The neck consists of at least nine muscles, each of which play different roles in the movement of the neck. It is one of the most versatile muscles in the body with some of the muscles allowing the head and neck to rotate, yaw and demonstrate roll and pitch. This is known as the “three degrees of freedom”. In this article I discuss the benefits of training your neck muscles and outline a number of ways that you can build your neck muscles. Many people are unaware of how to build their neck muscles and often neglect it in their weight training routines. Even some professional athletes fail … [Read more...]