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alright i keep seeing this shit too much. some newfag watches a clavicular clip on tiktok and suddenly thinks he's discovered a cheat code for his zygos. so let me just put this to bed.
what these retards think
the "theory" is wolff's law. bones adapt to mechanical stress. lift weights, bones get stronger. so if you hit your cheekbones with a hammer, you create microfractures and the bone heals back thicker. boom, chiseled jawline.
this is the dumbest possible interpretation of a 19th century observation and clavicular is a grifter who filmed himself injecting fat dissolver into his 17 year old girlfriend's face . i wouldn't take medical advice from him if he was the last man on earth.
why it doesn't work
the real science is called the mechanostat theory. harold frost figured this out in the 80s. bones respond to strain within a very specific window.
you need somewhere between 1500 and 3000 microstrain to stimulate bone formation . below 800 you get atrophy. above 4000 you start getting fibrous tissue instead of bone. and around 15000 the bone just snaps .
that's the window. bone likes consistent, controlled loading. not blunt trauma.
a hammer to the face is not controlled loading. it's impact trauma. it's the opposite of what triggers adaptive remodeling. dr diana kennedy, a plastic surgeon, put it perfectly: "you only have to look at a ufc fighter or a boxer's face to see how repeated trauma can lead to unfavourable scar tissue, possible nerve damage and likely permanent disfigurement" .
boxers get hit in the face thousands of times. they don't end up with chad cheekbones. they end up with broken noses, scar tissue, and brain damage.
what actually happens when you do this
you're not creating "microfractures" that heal stronger. you're creating hematomas and swelling.
any "growth" you see in the first few weeks is inflammation. your face is puffy. it looks fuller. that's not bone. that's fluid. once the swelling goes down you're back to baseline, except now you've got scar tissue forming underneath.
dr kennedy again: "in the short term, blows to the face will create swelling and might emulate cosmetic injections or cheek implants, but the long-term risk of poor scarring and disfigurement is significant" .
and the list of things that can go wrong is not short. fractures, nerve damage, infection, jaw problems, permanent asymmetry .
the honest truth
if you want a more defined jaw, here's what actually works:
lose body fat. get to 10-12%. your jaw will show up.
fix your posture. forward head posture makes your jaw look recessed.
grow a beard if you can. it's free and it works immediately.
get lean, get a haircut, stop eating like shit. if after all that you still have a weak jaw, go see a maxillofacial surgeon. they can do actual jaw surgery that actually works and doesn't involve giving yourself brain damage.
the end. stop hitting yourself in the face.
sources
what these retards think
the "theory" is wolff's law. bones adapt to mechanical stress. lift weights, bones get stronger. so if you hit your cheekbones with a hammer, you create microfractures and the bone heals back thicker. boom, chiseled jawline.
this is the dumbest possible interpretation of a 19th century observation and clavicular is a grifter who filmed himself injecting fat dissolver into his 17 year old girlfriend's face . i wouldn't take medical advice from him if he was the last man on earth.
why it doesn't work
the real science is called the mechanostat theory. harold frost figured this out in the 80s. bones respond to strain within a very specific window.
you need somewhere between 1500 and 3000 microstrain to stimulate bone formation . below 800 you get atrophy. above 4000 you start getting fibrous tissue instead of bone. and around 15000 the bone just snaps .
that's the window. bone likes consistent, controlled loading. not blunt trauma.
a hammer to the face is not controlled loading. it's impact trauma. it's the opposite of what triggers adaptive remodeling. dr diana kennedy, a plastic surgeon, put it perfectly: "you only have to look at a ufc fighter or a boxer's face to see how repeated trauma can lead to unfavourable scar tissue, possible nerve damage and likely permanent disfigurement" .
boxers get hit in the face thousands of times. they don't end up with chad cheekbones. they end up with broken noses, scar tissue, and brain damage.
what actually happens when you do this
you're not creating "microfractures" that heal stronger. you're creating hematomas and swelling.
any "growth" you see in the first few weeks is inflammation. your face is puffy. it looks fuller. that's not bone. that's fluid. once the swelling goes down you're back to baseline, except now you've got scar tissue forming underneath.
dr kennedy again: "in the short term, blows to the face will create swelling and might emulate cosmetic injections or cheek implants, but the long-term risk of poor scarring and disfigurement is significant" .
and the list of things that can go wrong is not short. fractures, nerve damage, infection, jaw problems, permanent asymmetry .
for the record, here's what the .org bonesmashing "ambassador" actually recommends. so you can see how regarded this whole thing is:
knuckles or hammer, every other day, 2-5 minutes on each area. zygos, brow ridge, chin. or if you prefer "3 sets of 100 hits twice a day" .
"if it hurts really really bad and you feel like you're damaging a nerve, you should probably stop" .
nigga. if you have to gauge whether you're permanently damaging a nerve, maybe the whole activity is the problem.
he also recommends aspirin and cilostazol as "ancillaries" . cilostazol is a prescription blood thinner. he's telling teenagers to take blood thinners so they bruise more. truly genius stuff.
knuckles or hammer, every other day, 2-5 minutes on each area. zygos, brow ridge, chin. or if you prefer "3 sets of 100 hits twice a day" .
"if it hurts really really bad and you feel like you're damaging a nerve, you should probably stop" .
nigga. if you have to gauge whether you're permanently damaging a nerve, maybe the whole activity is the problem.
he also recommends aspirin and cilostazol as "ancillaries" . cilostazol is a prescription blood thinner. he's telling teenagers to take blood thinners so they bruise more. truly genius stuff.
the honest truth
if you want a more defined jaw, here's what actually works:
lose body fat. get to 10-12%. your jaw will show up.
fix your posture. forward head posture makes your jaw look recessed.
grow a beard if you can. it's free and it works immediately.
get lean, get a haircut, stop eating like shit. if after all that you still have a weak jaw, go see a maxillofacial surgeon. they can do actual jaw surgery that actually works and doesn't involve giving yourself brain damage.
the end. stop hitting yourself in the face.
sources
