I agree with Julie. Most people do not maintain good cervical/neck/head posture when lifting which can muscle imbalances.
One thing would be to check your head posture. Do you have forward head posture? That would be a sure tell sign of those muscle imbalances.
Some things to remember when lifting is to keep your chin tucked and your tongue on the roof of your mouth.
One other good possibility aside from what Julie pointed out would be trigger points. People tend to build up trigger points in their traps(mid, lower, and upper) which will cause direct pain/discomfort in the neck. If all else fails, it might be worth seeing of a good Neuromuscular Therapist or Message Therapist and do some trigger point work on your back.
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