Carolus
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I'm gonna keep this pretty short, just wanted to share a revelation I had recently:
If I maintain correct tongue posture and apply decent pressure to the palate, my masseters activate in exactly the same way as when clenching or chewing, the muscle becomes rock hard(My teeth aren't touching at all). It's like flexing your pec without moving your arm. Obviously it's hard to apply pressure all the time, but it's not as hard as full on aspie hard mewing, and it gets easier.
''Time under tension'' is a proven way to achieve muscle hypertrophy(even if it is controversial to what degree), so I'm willing to draw up a link and say that this would potentially increase masseter size depending on intensity and duration. In my experience smaller muscles respond better to longer times under tension, for example a lot of repetitions when excersising the rear deltoids.
Obviously clenching is easier, but since that fucks your teeth and crushes your skull, this seems like a better option.
TL;DR:
I conclude that by applying pressure to my palate with my tongue, my masseters are activated in the same way as when masticating or clenching.
If I maintain correct tongue posture and apply decent pressure to the palate, my masseters activate in exactly the same way as when clenching or chewing, the muscle becomes rock hard(My teeth aren't touching at all). It's like flexing your pec without moving your arm. Obviously it's hard to apply pressure all the time, but it's not as hard as full on aspie hard mewing, and it gets easier.
''Time under tension'' is a proven way to achieve muscle hypertrophy(even if it is controversial to what degree), so I'm willing to draw up a link and say that this would potentially increase masseter size depending on intensity and duration. In my experience smaller muscles respond better to longer times under tension, for example a lot of repetitions when excersising the rear deltoids.
Obviously clenching is easier, but since that fucks your teeth and crushes your skull, this seems like a better option.
TL;DR:
I conclude that by applying pressure to my palate with my tongue, my masseters are activated in the same way as when masticating or clenching.