Xmas And A New Strength Toy

 I hope you all had a kick ass Xmas and got some cool stuff. My wife and I exchanged gifts beforehand cause she was busting her ass making Eggnog Cheese Cake from scratch which she made a total of three. First one was an experiment that didn't pan and missed a couple ingredients but the next two came out incredible and used those to take to a family get together at a relative's house. 

She got me some house shoes, a graphic novel and a couple Funko Pops of Pro Wrestlers that were really awesome. I got her a book on Photography using Exposure for any Camera that will help her pursue her passion for Photography and got her a Spice Rack since she has been wanting a while to add spices to for extending her cooking skills. Went to a 3 Houses on Xmas day spending the whole day with family. Fun times...Big ass breakfast at one house, spent a couple hours talking and hanging at another and finished up at the last house in the mountains that had an Italian feast of Lasagna, Pasta & Garlic Bread. 

When I was living in California, most of the holidays were spent at my dad's or my aunt's house and we would cram about 30 people into a living room which wasn't the easiest thing to do but we made it work and had fun. Been a few years since I've done that. I love being surrounded by good people and laughing it up or watching a game and chilling out. 

For me, I got a few things for myself with some Xmas money that included some PS5 stuff and a new Strength Toy I've been having my eye on for many years and was always hesitant but made the decision to get it. I ordered the Neck Flex from Mike The Machine Bruce. Wanted to extend my knowledge of neck training beyond the bridges and the Neck Mobility work. They're both excellent for building a strong neck and I've already thickened mine from years of training which at it's peak is around 18 inches or so. The Neck Flex is another tool I wanted to add to the arsenal because I wanted to find out what would make it useful for me. Never wore a neck harness in my life until today. The harness came with a carry on bag, a door anchor to add more exercises and a Resistance Band with Carabiners hooked onto them. 

I gave the Band a shot and once I was able to adjust hooking it up to the D Rings of the harness, I went to work on it. Front, Back, Side To Side & Head Turns. Managed a total of nearly 200 Reps which is more than enough at the moment. Once I get a bit more experience with it, I'll be filming doing demos with it so people can see what I do. If anyone knows the true secrets of Neck Training, it's Mike. Trained by the legendary Bud Jeffries, Mike is a multiple time Shootfighting Champion, a Marine, Judo champ and a world record holder for multiple feats of Neck Strength including having bars bent across his throat and even Horseshoes (no joke). 

I've corresponded with Mike for many years and he was the one who told me about Bud's death the day he died. One of the most emotional days of my life but I have to thank Mike because if he hadn't, I would've only found out either later on or by a day or two. Always got along with him and he has taught me a few things that I still carry to this day. When I told him I got the Neck Flex, he thanked me but also told me I should've contacted him and he would've given me this thing for FREE!!! I told him like I'm telling you guys now that I didn't want to be rude and just expect the guy to hand it over to me without some form of exchange. He did say that to contact him if I needed anything. Very generous guy despite his hardcore attitude. Dude is rough and probably one of the Most No-Bullshit kind of guys I've ever met. If you thought his training was beastly, the way he talks is just as equal if not more so.

Thought I'd share these experiences with you and hope you all had a wonderful holidays and if there are holidays still going on, have fun and enjoy each other. Be amazingly awesome and keep on killing it.