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Function
The orbicularis oculi muscle is a muscle located in the eyelids. It is a sphincter muscle arranged in concentric bands around the upper and lower eyelids. The main function of the orbicularis oculi muscle is to close the eyelids. This occurs when the muscle contracts. The orbital section of the orbicularis oculi is more involved in the voluntary closure of the eyelid, such as with winking and forced squeezing. (NLOM)
Commentary
This muscle basically is the blinking muscle. It closes the eyelids, by making the muscle contract. This muscle is used when it is voluntarily contracted. **People with a more attractive eye shape, such as no scleral show, better PFL, usually have a "developed" orbital occularis.** Though it is not always correlated, people with an underdeveloped occularis usually have a lot of these failos, such as extremely low lower eyelids (leading to scleral show and round orbits)
- There are other reasons why people have these failos, such as extremely round orbits.
How do we train this muscle?
Just like any muscle, our friend the Occularis can be trained to become larger, or become smaller as we age.
"Cross-sectional studies have suggested progressive age-related declines in muscle size and function in humans. For example, whole-body skeletal muscle volume (mass) measured by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was lower in older men and women than in their young counterparts .These results are also supported by a 15-year longitudinal study using MRI " (MDPI)
"A cross-sectional study on men and women reported that older individuals have smaller orbicularis oculi muscle thickness and larger orbital fat prolapse compared with young individuals, and there was a negative correlation between the two variables" (MDPI)
"The facial muscles are expected to show similar adaptations as the limb muscles, but there is a lack research to support this thesis. For the facial muscles involved in mastication, it is possible to measure maximum muscular strength and use a device for exercise training .By contrast, there is no established training protocol for the muscles of the upper face" (MDPI)
- Basically, nobody has ever designed a method to grow the facial muscles, because they are all busy growing random other muscles in the body(gymcelling), and that there is no established way to measure growth
"A case study showed the possibility of muscle hypertrophy of the orbicularis oculi following resistance exercise . One man (37 years old) featured in the case study was a member of the circus and was capable of performing with the area around his eyes. He could pull a truck with his lower eyelids using metal hooks attached to his inferior orbital rim. His training consisted of hanging a 5 kg weight on the lower eyelid every day. The authors measured muscle thickness of the orbicularis oculi using MRI and reported that he had an orbicularis oculi muscle that was twice (5.0 mm in left) as thick as a person of the same age (2.5 mm). Although an initial value of his muscle size was not reported, it is inferred that the apparently large muscle size was acquired through daily training. However, we could not obtain the training variables (i.e., training intensity, volume, frequency, and training period) required to cause muscle hypertrophy of the orbicularis oculi muscle." (MDPI)
- Basically, some jester was pulling trucks and shit with his Occularis, and his **was twice as big** as a normal guy, and even though his occularis wasn't measured initially, it is assumed the constant stress enlarged the muscles.
Commentary
So how would we train it?
Just like any muscle, long duration of strain can be used make the muscle larger.
What I usually do is I enact the **HARDEST** squinch face I can, to stress them out. However, I hold my fingers on the skin above my brows and underneath my orbital, such that I can't actually close my eyes. The resulting face is quite funny and silly, so but it works.
Routine
Basically, do the above whenever you can, or whenever you remember to.
Every night, I hold the squinch position for 10 seconds, then relax. I do this about 45-50 times a day.
Results
I have been doing this exercise for about 3 months now, and I can definitely say it has had an impact. My eyes have less scleral show, and look better. They are more horizontally wide. Another thing I noticed that squinting(lmfao) for longer periods was actually easier. The reason why squinting is uncomfortable is because when we squint, our eyes get dry. The tear duct is partially controlled by the Occularis, hence a training it allows my eyes to be lubricated even when I am artistically squinting at every hoe I talk to.
By the nature of this exercise, you may also find that your eyes are more hooded, as an increase in the size of the muscle has the same effect as a browridge augmentation . Source( Me) (lmfao)
Sources
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK441907// Abbreviated NLOM
https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9284/8/2/29 Abbreviated MDPI
TLDR:
Train the occularis muscle to have a better eye area.
@Mosh12 @Squirtle @appealmaxed @Narcissus🥀 @romm2el @exiviz @alan @Gengar
The orbicularis oculi muscle is a muscle located in the eyelids. It is a sphincter muscle arranged in concentric bands around the upper and lower eyelids. The main function of the orbicularis oculi muscle is to close the eyelids. This occurs when the muscle contracts. The orbital section of the orbicularis oculi is more involved in the voluntary closure of the eyelid, such as with winking and forced squeezing. (NLOM)
Commentary
This muscle basically is the blinking muscle. It closes the eyelids, by making the muscle contract. This muscle is used when it is voluntarily contracted. **People with a more attractive eye shape, such as no scleral show, better PFL, usually have a "developed" orbital occularis.** Though it is not always correlated, people with an underdeveloped occularis usually have a lot of these failos, such as extremely low lower eyelids (leading to scleral show and round orbits)
- There are other reasons why people have these failos, such as extremely round orbits.
How do we train this muscle?
Just like any muscle, our friend the Occularis can be trained to become larger, or become smaller as we age.
"Cross-sectional studies have suggested progressive age-related declines in muscle size and function in humans. For example, whole-body skeletal muscle volume (mass) measured by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was lower in older men and women than in their young counterparts .These results are also supported by a 15-year longitudinal study using MRI " (MDPI)
"A cross-sectional study on men and women reported that older individuals have smaller orbicularis oculi muscle thickness and larger orbital fat prolapse compared with young individuals, and there was a negative correlation between the two variables" (MDPI)
"The facial muscles are expected to show similar adaptations as the limb muscles, but there is a lack research to support this thesis. For the facial muscles involved in mastication, it is possible to measure maximum muscular strength and use a device for exercise training .By contrast, there is no established training protocol for the muscles of the upper face" (MDPI)
- Basically, nobody has ever designed a method to grow the facial muscles, because they are all busy growing random other muscles in the body(gymcelling), and that there is no established way to measure growth
"A case study showed the possibility of muscle hypertrophy of the orbicularis oculi following resistance exercise . One man (37 years old) featured in the case study was a member of the circus and was capable of performing with the area around his eyes. He could pull a truck with his lower eyelids using metal hooks attached to his inferior orbital rim. His training consisted of hanging a 5 kg weight on the lower eyelid every day. The authors measured muscle thickness of the orbicularis oculi using MRI and reported that he had an orbicularis oculi muscle that was twice (5.0 mm in left) as thick as a person of the same age (2.5 mm). Although an initial value of his muscle size was not reported, it is inferred that the apparently large muscle size was acquired through daily training. However, we could not obtain the training variables (i.e., training intensity, volume, frequency, and training period) required to cause muscle hypertrophy of the orbicularis oculi muscle." (MDPI)
- Basically, some jester was pulling trucks and shit with his Occularis, and his **was twice as big** as a normal guy, and even though his occularis wasn't measured initially, it is assumed the constant stress enlarged the muscles.
Commentary
So how would we train it?
Just like any muscle, long duration of strain can be used make the muscle larger.
What I usually do is I enact the **HARDEST** squinch face I can, to stress them out. However, I hold my fingers on the skin above my brows and underneath my orbital, such that I can't actually close my eyes. The resulting face is quite funny and silly, so but it works.
Routine
Basically, do the above whenever you can, or whenever you remember to.
Every night, I hold the squinch position for 10 seconds, then relax. I do this about 45-50 times a day.
Results
I have been doing this exercise for about 3 months now, and I can definitely say it has had an impact. My eyes have less scleral show, and look better. They are more horizontally wide. Another thing I noticed that squinting(lmfao) for longer periods was actually easier. The reason why squinting is uncomfortable is because when we squint, our eyes get dry. The tear duct is partially controlled by the Occularis, hence a training it allows my eyes to be lubricated even when I am artistically squinting at every hoe I talk to.
By the nature of this exercise, you may also find that your eyes are more hooded, as an increase in the size of the muscle has the same effect as a browridge augmentation . Source( Me) (lmfao)
Sources
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK441907// Abbreviated NLOM
https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9284/8/2/29 Abbreviated MDPI
TLDR:
Train the occularis muscle to have a better eye area.
@Mosh12 @Squirtle @appealmaxed @Narcissus🥀 @romm2el @exiviz @alan @Gengar
