No sight can be funnier than a pencil thin neck standing on a broad muscular body.
Even when you are all covered up in winter your neck will give you away.
Work on these body parts with dedication as only a big neck and burly shoulders scream authority.
You don't need anything other than a heavy pair of dumbbells to work out.
Here are the best neck and shoulder exercises on how to build muscle at home.
Manual Resistance Neck Exercises: There are 3 motions of the neck that you can provide resistance for with the help of a towel held by a partner.
First, lie down face up and raise your head up and down with the towel held against your forehead.
Second, lie face down and raise your head with the towel held against the back of the head.
Third, lie on your side and raise your head sideways with the towel held against the side of the head.
Neck Harness: If you have a neck harness at home or can get hold of one you can do one more exercise.
Simply wear the harness over your head, add a suitable weight and raise your head up and down.
Dumbbell Clean and Press: This along with the barbell clean and press should be the best shoulder exercise ever to build huge shoulders and strong rotator cuffs.
This is how to do it: Grab your heavy dumbbells like a barbell and bend until they are just above your knees.
Arch your back, chest up, butt out, and explode up to straighten your body and hold the dumbbells close to the neck.
In another motion, press them up overhead.
Reverse the motion to do the next rep.
Standing Dumbbell Press with Palms Forward: Press the dumbbells overhead like you would a barbell, with palms forward.
Free weights like dumbbells are always better than machines and that is why the best muscle building programs employ them.
Standing Dumbbell Press with Palms In: This is a safer version of the press especially for those with shoulder problems.
Turn your palms in with elbows forward, and perform the press.