Hardmewing with pauses

[16OO]

The logic for targeting the transition point—the very end of the hard palate where it meets the soft palate comes down to pure mechanical torque. Since the maxilla pivots at the frontonasal suture near the bridge of the nose, you need to apply force as far from that hinge as possible to achieve counter-clockwise (CCW) rotation. Pushing on the front or middle of the palate lacks the leverage to swing the entire bone complex forward. By hitting the posterior edge of the hard bone, you are loading the pterygopalatine and zygomaticomaxillary sutures directly. This maximizes the skeletal strain on the sphenoid bone and the growth junctions in the center of the skull, which are often still active in your late teens.


The pause is a biological necessity because bone cells, or osteocytes, quickly habituate to static, constant pressure. If you apply force without stopping, the mechanical signal becomes background noise and the bone-building response stalls. The pause allows the interstitial fluid within the bone's lacunocanalicular system to reset and move back into position. By using intermittent pulses followed by a total rest, you create high-velocity fluid shear stress that re-sensitizes the cells. This ensures that every high-intensity upward drive is treated as a new, aggressive signal for remodeling rather than just a constant load the body has already adapted t

 

[user0099131]

Interesting. What’s the ideal duration for both hardmewing and the pause where you just hold a light mew?

 

[///FORTY6IX]

Nah Max out that at all times. And if you can’t feel your masseter muscles engage while mewing ur NGMI.

I want you to examine these photos and think of what would happen if all the blue muscles / red springs were to be as stretched and long as possible. Look at where this connects to. The OCCIPITAL BONE! And the top of the cranium through tendons and fascia.

I want you to think of the implications this would have on your midface.

 

[sickofitall]

ngl its damn near impossible to hard mew while pushing your entire tounge to the roof of your mouth when you have a narrow palate and inward gonions

 

[16OO]

Interesting. What’s the ideal duration for both hardmewing and the pause where you just hold a light mew?

10 sec full pressure- 5 pulses -10 sec rest-repeat , also do it in a chin tuck position with a low frequency hum during the 10sec

 

[16OO]

Nah Max out that at all times. And if you can’t feel your masseter muscles engage while mewing ur NGMI.

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I want you to examine these photos and think of what would happen if all the blue muscles / red springs were to be as stretched and long as possible. Look at where this connects to. The OCCIPITAL BONE! And the top of the cranium through tendons and fascia.

I want you to think of the implications this would have on your midface.

exactly, posture foundation
Without the posterior tension to anchor the skull, the tongue doesn't have a stable counterforce to push against so it would be useless, I’m doing a chin tuck to to fix the fascial anchor and keep the maxilla level