Neck Lift

by Atomic Athletic on Friday, April 20, 2012 at 3:41pm ·

Neck training could be YOUR missing link.

When I spoke at Ohio State's NSCA Clinic last year, the speaker who was up right after me was Mike Gittleson. For those of you who do not know anything about Mike Gittleson, he was the Strength Coach at the University of Michigan for 30 years. He started under Bo Schembechler. Mike has been on the forefront of research into the football and concussion issue, which has led to his research into very serious neck training.

Try this on for size.

Mike convinced a fellow strength coach, who still occasionally competes in strongman competitions, on a very competitive level, to put several neck exercises into his program. Aside from getting an even bigger and stronger neck, he put 60 pounds on his Press!

How would you like to add 60 pounds to your standing press?

You want a good place to start your education into neck training? Now is your chance to ask some of the best neck lifters in the world about their secrets. The Heavy Lifts Championships are taking place at the Atomic Athletic Great Black Swamp Olde Time Strongman Picnic this year. This year, the lifts will be: the Hand & Thigh Lift, the Hip Lift and the Neck Lift!

Before you get to The Picnic, you will want to study up on this subject. The best place for you to start is the a past USAWA Nationals, in 2000 that included the Neck Lift. Here is the link:

http://www.atomicathletic.com/store/ProductInfo.aspx?productid=VID004

In addition to the Neck Lift, that Nationals included: the One Hand Snatch, Clean & Press with Heels Together, One Hand Ciavatone Deadlift, Pullover & Push, Hack Lift, Clean & Jerk Behind the Neck, and the Zercher Lift. It was one hell of a contest.

If you don't have one, check out our standard heavy duty leather Head Harness:

http://www.atomicathletic.com/store/ProductInfo.aspx?productid=BSMA307V

Live strong,

Roger LaPointe

2012 USAWA "Heavy Event" Championships will be taking place at the Atomic Athletic Great Black Swamp Olde Time Strongman Picnic