Is masseter training actually legit?

[iblamemyphiltrum]

I keep seeing people talk about masseter training (chewing gum, jaw trainers, etc.) and I’m not sure what to believe.
Some say it helps widen the jaw and improve the lower third, others say it’s useless or just causes TMJ.

To anyone here who’s actually tried it:
Did you see real changes or nah?
How long did you do it for?
Any issues like jaw pain or clicking?

 

[killuacel]

Yes helped with my jaw width, though I dont recommend doing with high set masseters as you will look bloated.

 

[follicel]

jaw gym works a little but dont overdo it or u get TMJ hell

 

[insignia_]

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I keep seeing people talk about masseter training (chewing gum, jaw trainers, etc.) and I’m not sure what to believe.
Some say it helps widen the jaw and improve the lower third, others say it’s useless or just causes TMJ.

To anyone here who’s actually tried it:
Did you see real changes or nah?
How long did you do it for?
Any issues like jaw pain or clicking?

It works. Look at people with bruxism.

Just don't overdo it.

 

[iblamemyphiltrum]

Alright thanks

 

[-BayHarbourButcher]

Yes helped with my jaw width, though I dont recommend doing with high set masseters as you will look bloated.

''high set massaters'' you probably mean shit jaw = short ramus short mandible with shit gonions

 

[killuacel]

''high set massaters'' you probably mean shit jaw = short ramus short mandible with shit gonions

erm no i mean high set masseters…

 

[kantlie]

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I keep seeing people talk about masseter training (chewing gum, jaw trainers, etc.) and I’m not sure what to believe.
Some say it helps widen the jaw and improve the lower third, others say it’s useless or just causes TMJ.

To anyone here who’s actually tried it:
Did you see real changes or nah?
How long did you do it for?
Any issues like jaw pain or clicking?

It's a muscle and it can hypertrophy. Anybody that tells you it's not legit is retarded and you can avoid tmj if you do it intelligently.

 

[croasbow]

yes its legit, it makes the jaw wider by the hypertrophy in the muscle itself but also by remodelling. It also gives forward growth in the mandible and makes your ramus taller

I would be careful tho, don't chew too much or you're gonna develop TMD and if your bottom molar has shifted inwards (like my bottom right molar), its gonna develop your masseter in a round, unaesthetic way...

 

[-BayHarbourButcher]

erm no i mean high set masseters…

Masseter insertions don’t exist either, it’s entirely based on your ramus length and youre mandible. If you have a short ramus you’ll have bad “masseter insertions” and vice versa, because your ramus is directly connected to the masseter. The longer your ramus, the lower and more aesthetic your masseter will be you need to be low iq to say ''low high set massaters'' + massater trainings can look good on good bases

 

[medialcanthus]

Masseter insertions don’t exist either, it’s entirely based on your ramus length and youre mandible. If you have a short ramus you’ll have bad “masseter insertions” and vice versa, because your ramus is directly connected to the masseter. The longer your ramus, the lower and more aesthetic your masseter will be you need to be low iq to say ''low high set massaters'' + massater trainings can look good on good bases

high set is a buzzword atp jfl there is no such thing as high set zygos either it literally just is zygomatic tilt

 

[-BayHarbourButcher]

high set is a buzzword atp jfl there is no such thing as high set zygos either it literally just is zygomatic tilt

its just funny seeing people using words like that

 

[killuacel]

Masseter insertions don’t exist either, it’s entirely based on your ramus length and youre mandible. If you have a short ramus you’ll have bad “masseter insertions” and vice versa, because your ramus is directly connected to the masseter. The longer your ramus, the lower and more aesthetic your masseter will be you need to be low iq to say ''low high set massaters'' + massater trainings can look good on good bases

They quite literally do exist, regardless of them being caused by your ramus length

 

[project chadlite]

Masseter insertions don’t exist either, it’s entirely based on your ramus length and youre mandible. If you have a short ramus you’ll have bad “masseter insertions” and vice versa, because your ramus is directly connected to the masseter. The longer your ramus, the lower and more aesthetic your masseter will be you need to be low iq to say ''low high set massaters'' + massater trainings can look good on good bases

Retard
Masseteric insertions obviously exist (Like any other muscle). The reason you'd have Masseters that look bloated if you had a short ramus is because the muscle doesn't have enough bone to lengthen and grow properly, and even if it did, you wouldn't be guaranteed to have good insertions

 

[-BayHarbourButcher]

They quite literally do exist, regardless of them being caused by your ramus length

whatever makes you sleep at night buddy

 

[killuacel]

whatever makes you sleep at night buddy

I will struggle to sleep now that you have educated me on the only muscle that doesn’t have insertions