Haha cool. What the hell is that thing supposed to do? And what is that guy doing at the other end?
It works the muscles on the back of the neck. The one on the other end is for the muscles on the side of the neck. The guy just tilts his head over to the right overcoming the force created by that hydraulic cylinder.
That is interesting but most Kos are result of brain trauma from acceleration and impacts against the inner part of the skull... I think it is the most accepted theory.
I have have a feeling you have never been hit with a good hook to the side of you head. All your nerves come out through your vertebrates down your body...this is your central nervous system. Sharp sideways pressure on them travels to the nerves. It can send shockwaves through your body. I know because the 1st time I took a good right hook from my sparring partner I felt a wave run down my right arm. I was so mad I wanted to retaliate with the most vicious shot I could take at him...but my right arm was like a wet noodle and hardly moved. Fortunately a second later that wave reversed and I had my arm back.
That was 13 years ago and I immediately started training my neck. Today I have a neck like a bull. A crunch to the vertebrae can cause anything from what I described to a flash knock down...or total loss of your legs and getting KTFO. The only reason you say what you said is because you haven't a clue what you are talking about. But thanks for your explanation all the same.
Can anyone make out the brand name? It looks like a weird machine, lateral raises on one side and this neck thing on the other
It's Hydra-Gym...they have been making various neck machines since the 80's...they were/are used in the NFL as well as by boxers and MMA guys...if your remember in that old Rocky movie Ivan Drago was seen using one while training.
I find the biggest advantage of a machine over a headstrap is that when you go heavy with a head strap it rips up the skin on your forehead...I wear a tuque and it still scraps me up...especially if you use a nylon strap...they are like ginsu knives. Machines are well padded and very comfortably and that never happens...but very few gyms have them.
The product is more expensive than I recall; but if you're serious, it's worth it. The materials and design are about as comfortable as these contraptions get.
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