Lots of people train their neck muscles to keep themselves from getting knocked out, mostly the muscles for pulling the head back. I once saw a wrestler who had a crazy looking neck from training the muscles that pull his head forward. It looked like he had some giant spider web under his skin in the front of his neck.Now, I've heard that developed traps themselves can keep you from getting knocked out. They insert into your cervical spine, but do they actually keep your head from moving around like your neck muscles? Can really developed traps actually keep you from getting knocked out?There are a few reasons why someone would want to avoid training their neck muscles. Overdeveloped neck muscles can cause sleep apnea, and it becomes more difficult to get in the same amount of air, so your aerobic capacity could be reduced as a consequence.
>>75469722Having a thicker neck helps absorb the blows that'd cause more concussive force into the skull by distributing it over a larger area
>>75469746>by distributing it over a larger areaMaybe over a larger volume? Is there any science proving this? Does anybody argue against training the neck muscles? They can cause sleep apnea and theoretically reduce your aerobic capacity through increasing the resistance of airflow into your lungs. And the question in OP is whether traps themselves actually help prevent concussions.
