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neck size

Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 3:35 pm
by lch
hello to all, as we know CA's neck size was 17 in. on a 5'10' 180 lb muscular frame, what would be his thoughts today on how a lot of doctors actually hassle people with larger necks, even muscular necks claiming this increases the chance of sleep apnea? i know of truck drivers who are threatened with having their liscenses suspended by occupational health docs who only go by a chart, not to dump on doctors but someone who works out or is genetically a muscular strapping guy or gal may have a powerful 17 or 17 1/2 in. neck!

Re: neck size

Posted: Mon May 04, 2009 5:33 pm
by Bridge
Wow! This is just as bad as some of the "proper weight charts" that show what you "should weigh".

Re: neck size

Posted: Wed May 06, 2009 9:37 pm
by lch
your right,im 5 ft. 10 and go around 220 i lost down to 198 one time and my pcp said "hey dont lose no more ok"thank goodness hes using some common sense

Re: neck size

Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 11:29 pm
by SPEARHEAD
Yeah. There's always experts who don't know that muscular people exist.

Re: neck size

Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 3:31 pm
by MrDynamic
Surely it Only applies to necks made up of fat - not muscle...!! :o

Re: neck size

Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 4:25 pm
by emfermi
All those "ideal" weight and size tables are really a nightmare, expecially for women. The put so much stress on them because they do not "fit" with the parameters. For example, before I started to train I was visually overweight (I was about to buy a 36" pair of jeans for the first time in my life :o). I went on a diet, lost a few good inches and pounds. But I kind of over do it. I was very skinny. But according to the table is was just fine. I started working with DT and now I weight the same I used to when I was overweight. The difference is that now I am have a muscular frame. The lesson: each individual is unique in itself, and must be adressed in that way.