In the Bas Rutten routine CD's.....

[DaSurge26]

What exactly is the neck exercise for?

[Chris H]

Originally Posted by DaSurge26

What exactly is the neck exercise for?

I've never seen the vids and don't know what exercise you're talking about, but if it's a neck exercise I assume it's used to strengthen your neck. I strong, thick, flexible neck is important if you fight or train in combat sports.

[DaSurge26]

Thanks for replying. Here's a link to a sample of the workout the neck exercise is at about the 42 second mark. I didn't know a strong neck was important for fighting...cool.

YouTube - Bas Rutten All Round Workout from MMAyou.com

[Chris H]

He's just doing a neck bridge for the reasons stated above.

[stewy37]

Insn't this obvious?
If you don't know why a strong neck is important, you need to trian more, but rather than being a complete dick, I'll say that it's important for injury prevention, fighting off chokes, using your head to manipulate your opponent, and hopefully makes you a bit harder to KO.

[K1HerosNakamura]

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