Legit exercise for hollow cheeks (Lookism thread)

[albanian_chad]

The zygomaticus muscle runs from the cheekbone to the upper corners of the lip. When smiling, it draws the corners of the mouth upward.


In people with "hollow cheeks", the zygomaticus is visible under the skin, which creates the hollow cheek appearance. Low body fat is also necessary. Having a strong bone structure or forward maxilla seems less important.

These people have the appearance of hollow cheeks because the zygomaticus muscles are bulging through the skin.

When I flex my zygomaticus muscles without smiling, they bulge up through my skin and cause me to have hollow cheeks. Theoretically, inducing hypertrophy in this muscle could create permanent cheek hollows.

You can provide resistance to this muscle by grasping the upper corners of your lips with your thumb and index finger. the index fingers go inside the mouth while the thumb goes outside. Then, attempt to draw the corners of your lips upward and outward, while pulling downward and inward with your hands. You will feel your zygomaticus muscles activating and burning.

Note that you want to keep your lower cheeks relaxed. The buccinator muscles are located in the lower cheeks and are activated when sucking. They will make your cheeks rounder. When performing the correct swallow that Mike Mew advocates, the buccinators will not be activated. This is important in developing hollow cheeks. If you have an incorrect (sucking) swallowing pattern, you should fix it to avoid buccinator hypertrophy. Mike Mew has some videos that show how to swallow correctly.

 

[albanian_chad]

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[beenhere]

elaborate the exercise can't get it

 

[albanian_chad]

elaborate the exercise can't get it

Are u retarted by any chance

 

[beenhere]

Are u retarted by any chance

no but still can't get it, like u pull down but u try to smile to move the lips up?

 

[Orc]

Having a strong bone structure or forward maxilla seems less important.

the example you used doesn't have any forward growth at all.

 

[Clavicular]

the example you used doesn't have any forward growth at all.

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Were still doing this ?

 

[Orc]

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Were still doing this ?

he doesn't have any in any picture, it's not the angle.

his lower third slopes inwards.

 

[Clavicular]

he doesn't have any in any picture, it's not the angle.

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his lower third slopes inwards.

No models are actually forward grown with a chin like laids


Doesnt mean its “no forward growth”

 

[Orc]

No models are actually forward grown with a chin like laids
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Doesnt mean its “no forward growth”

exactly, so it's not being caused by forward growth.

modern humans are supposed to have relatively flat neutral faces, it's not a deformity, if anything it growing forward is the deformity.

 

[Clavicular]

exactly, so it's not being caused by forward growth.

modern humans are supposed to have relatively flat neutral faces, it's not a deformity, if anything it growing forward is the deformity.

kortejernas ogee is caused by zygomatic projection, in almost no cases does forward growth of the mandible and chin cause an ogee curve so yea

 

[VivaCristoRey]

no but still can't get it, like u pull down but u try to smile to move the lips up?

it is confusing tho jfl. need a demonstation

 

[synock21]

send a video?

 

[mirrormogger]

modern humans are supposed to have relatively flat neutral faces

why