Fix Your Nerd Neck

If you're reading this, you probably have forward neck posture..

"Nerd neck" makes you dumber, less attractive, and can even cause hair loss.

Forward Neck Posture

Here's how to fix it..

First, understand why it's bad.

Besides the functional importance of proper posture, nerd neck also causes the muscles in your neck to atrophy.

This has a terrible aesthetic consequence.

Neck Atrophy

A broad and straight neck is functionally significant.

It insulates the head from concussive blows and whiplash, while maintaining proper spinal alignment.

"Most people don't know this but for every inch of forward head posture, the force on the spine increases by an additional 10-12 pounds."

If you have nerd neck, you're asking for knee pain, immobility, and a lifetime of chiropractor visits.

Spinal Alignment

The Atrophy Trap

When the neck is habitually slumped forward, these muscles weaken as they are not used.

This activates a vicious cycle as it becomes harder and harder to reclaim proper neck posture as your neck muscles just aren't strong enough.

Vicious Cycle

To break or AVOID this cycle, you must strengthen your neck.

Core Movements:

  • Chin Tucks
  • Neck Curls
  • Wrestler Bridges

We will cover the exact technique for these later. But first...

Warning

NERD NECK, HAIR LOSS, AND BLOOD FLOW

The "DHT causes hair loss" hypothesis is flawed.

It seems to be being forced by big science to peddle finasteride and minoxidil.

If DHT is at an all time low, why is everyone going bald?

There's something else at play, and my research seems to point to circulation.

Blood Flow Anatomy

If your body can't deliver blood flow to the hair follicle, it can't survive.

Where does the blood come from? Well — your heart.

BUT, it has to first pass from heart to hair via the neck and superficial temporal artery.

Blood Flow Anatomy

Think of arteries like a hose.

Water can flow through when the hose is straight, but when the hose is kinked, the flow is greatly reduced.

Having forward neck posture is like introducing a massive kink right before the blood gets to your head.

Not only is this terrible for your general cognition, it's a recipe for hair loss.

Hose Analogy

Nerd neck doesn't just 'happen'.

It's built up over years of scrolling, sitting, and just generally looking downwards.

Unless you want to get rid of your phone and computer forever, you'll need to get creative to avoid auto-piloting into nerd neck..

Phone Usage