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(I've been thinking about this for a while and i needed to write it down here. this potentially could've been talked about before, so if it was, I'm deeply sorry)
As we all know, Wolff's law is based on mechanical loading to the bone. This mechanical loading is an external force pushing onto the bone (compression, tension, bending, twisting, repeated impact...). Muay Thai fighters have used this technique on their shins to make them stronger (repeated impact), but mechanical loading is also based on compression... that compression can be used in the same sense people do knuckle push ups to make the bones in their fingers denser... so why don't we apply that to the face too?
This may seem odd, but it works from the same principle knuckle pushups do. The knuckles in your hand experience (dynamic) sustained compressive loading. When you're pushing up, the force goes through your arms, into your knuckles, off the ground (counterforce), where your knuckles are the end point and meeting point of the ground and experience compressive forces (because they're being loaded between structures), and when you're in a holding position (pushed up or pushed down), your knuckles are sustaining that pressure.
Except in the image given, its a little different. You arent pushing up or down with your chin (but you theoretically could, which I'll mention after this), but you're still putting pressure on it from your head weight/upper body weight into the floor, which is also providing a counterforce. So in a similar sense, the chain starts with your head, where the gravitational pull and head/upper body weight are going into the ground, through your chin, and where your chin is experiencing compressive forces. This is would be static (sustained) compressive loading.
Speaking of the jaw, it is the only part of the skull that can actually move. So, theoretically, using the jaw you could mimic something similar to a knuckle push up. Using your jaw to jutt (push up), and unjutt (push down), you can get something similar to knuckle push ups. So the force goes through the head, into the chin, and off the ground (counterforce), and when your in a jutted or unjutted position, your chin is sustaining the pressure.
As I've said, the jaw is the only part of the skull that can move. Trying to do this on other parts of your skull is applicable but it will only be static sustained compressive loading, which isnt bad, it just means it will take more time for the bone to actually grow denser/remodel properly.
Body fat also plays a huge role in all of this.
The muscle thats directly above the shin is the tibia. It is a very very thin muscle, reason why most people say the shin is bony is because the tibia is so thin. Thats why in muay thai, when fighters condition their shin with repeated impact on a hard object to make it bigger, it actually goes into the bone and makes it denser. Same thing will also apply to the face. Bonesmashing and this method all rely on if youre actually lean enough for the impact to go into the bone, and not the facial muscles. If you've got high body fat, and youre repeatedly hitting yourself in the face with a hammer or something else, youre doing nothing but bruising and swelling the muscle, and your bone is not feeling that much of an impact (except for maybe the chin because it also has a very thin layer of muscle). Thats why its important to lower your bf% first.
So why use this method?
Simply, because its easier to perform. It's a little less painful, doesn't cause bruising or swelling, and all you need is a hard floor or a brick. Also, you wont be laying on the same part of your face for minutes, youll need to move over from one part of the bone down to the other so it doesnt grow just the part you were laying on. Also, this method can probably be done more frequently as its less tension put on the muscle rather than bonesmashing. Now, is this method more effective? It definitely depends from person to person, so theres no clear answer. And as far as I'm aware this hasn't been tested out but I haven't looked into it that much.
How frequently should you be doing this?
Depends on what bone you're trying to target. Some bones are thinner and more fragile, and obviously you need rest days some days if youre just starting off with this. Your bones still need time to be conditioned properly, so the results wont kick in within a week. And also, again, it depends from person to person.
Thanks for reading my first (shitty ass) post. If you're reading this and it seems a little grey, its probably because it is, so if you see any flaws please point them out in the comments.
