Customer Reviews

Everlast Nylon Neck Developer

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(11)
2 star:		(4)
1 star:		(7)

 

 

This thing is so huge that SHREK would have trouble keeping it on his head!!! I am not a small man and my dome is about a 7 1/2 hat size. That being said this thing is still huge! It is so big in fact that my head slips in between the slots of the front/back and center strap. I have to wear a knit cap just to make it stay!! All that and it still does what it supposed to do. Just be wary of the size.

Great product from Everlast. Haven't had any problems yet.
In order to use the neck developer you must take it slow with smooth up and down neck movements. Do not jerk or cheat your movements.
Here's a tip on fitting it for you:

The actual head band that goes around your head will be loose until you adjust the band that goes OVER your head.
Use a light weight to try this first.

1. Sitting down, put the developer on normal with top band across the top of your head. Eyes straight ahead.
2. Hold chain and put on plate weight by inserting chain through hole in plate.
3. Holding the weight in your lap, hook chain to the other side of the developer.
4. Don't drop weight. Ease it down with one hand while holding top strap of developer with the other hand. As the weight goes down you'll feel the developer want to slip. Take your fingers on the top strap of developer and push the strap back as you lay your head down.
5. There should (may) be about an inch between the top strap and rear part of the head strap in back. As you push the top strap down you create added pressure from the developer to the back of your head as you release the weight.
6. That (the location of the top strap now on the back of your head and the weight of the plate) should hold the developer on and create a tight(er) fit. You'll feel it get tighter.
7. Now that your head is down and you are looking at the floor the top strap that went across the top of your head is now on the back of your head. Gently ease the weight up and don't jerk it. Obviously if you jerk the weight it will produce slack at the top of the movement with your eyes straight ahead and the product may loosen.

USe these steps and it WILL work. Worked for me in high school and now, twenty something years later, it still works.
Remember there's a lot of tendons in your neck so you don't have to use HEAVY weight. Save that for your arms, legs, and chest. This is a neck DEVELOPER.

Just setting the record straight on a GREAT product that has gotten a bad rep.

I have a big head and it fits like a glove. Literally.
a strap would be nice.
The chain it came with is also a bit large in the S hook area. too much slack and it will disconnect. Tightened it down a tad with some pliers.
An instruction pamphlet would have been a nice touch, as to what different exercises you can preform with it so it gets a 3.

Good quality, light foam on all inner parts of headband,all black,

Makes an excellent home defense weapon as well with a weight attached.

#1 problem is that it is indeed pretty big. I have a big head and it still fit too loosely on me... but I can work with that. The MAIN problem is that I put it on for the very first time with actual weight (a 45lb plate) and it straight up ripped.

What kind of person is this designed for? Obviously a guy with a great big Shrek head but can only lift a 10lb plate with it. Yeah, makes perfect sense. Picture Mr Mackey from South Park. DO NOT BUY THIS JUNK.

This thing is WAY too big for my head, and I wear a 7 3/8 hat -- big head in other words.

I was dissapointed with the construction of this head harness.
the stitching started to rip with only a 40 pound load.
the sizing was alright, only a little slack - which was easy to pad with a beanie.

The item does work when you are attempting to strengthen the muscles on the back of your neck, but it's really awkward trying to go in the other direction.

Bottom line is this would have been a good product if you can adjust it but you cant. I were a size 7 5/8 to 7 3/4 in a fitted cap and this thing is way too big for my head. After folding a large towel on my head and then placing it on my head on the towel it was then ok at best and did work for the simple up down motion. It really not worth the price and am not sure what group of people this was tested on because some people think I have a big head so I dont see how this fits most heads unless you have a helmet for a head. Oh and without the towel it will dig into your head like its trying to reach your brain.

If you happen to have a head the size of a watermelon this is the perfect thing for you. Unfortunatly if your head is not oversized this thing is going to slide all over the place. Great price, great idea, bad design. Don't buy.

I bought the Everlast Neck Developer today from a UK store. I wish I hadn't bothered. The S hook that is supposed to go through a hole in a standard diameter weight disc, is too big to do so. The hook is made too wide and won't fit through. I'm not surprised that the advertising photos I've seen for this product don't ever show it with weights attached. You'd need to put it in a vice or use a pair of pliers to squeeze the hook until it's narrower. I'd rather just return it to the shop.

I should have known really. Most Everlast products I've ever bought before were cheap rubbish and had to be returned to the store.

This product deserves no stars. Don't buy this product!!