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Why does working out give some people a squarer jaw? Am I imagining it?

StrawMouse
StrawMouse Posts: 30 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Some people seem to gain squarer jaws and generally well-developed facial muscles as they become fitter, yet they're not exercising their face in particular. It seems to be more than fat loss for some. Why is this? Am I imagining it?

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  • sofaking6
    sofaking6 Posts: 4,589 Member
    If you're talking about men in the weight room, it's because of steroids. Otherwise it's probably just fat loss exposing the muscles and jawline.
  • JasonH_DFW
    JasonH_DFW Posts: 63 Member
    as the face leans out the double chin gives to a tight adams apple. This raises the horizontal line of the jaw flatten out.
  • BusyRaeNOTBusty
    BusyRaeNOTBusty Posts: 7,166 Member
    When you lose fat, you lose it all over including your face. I suspect this is what you are noticing. It's kind of sad as my face looks better/younger when I'm a little chubby.
  • hdrenollet
    hdrenollet Posts: 147 Member
    sofaking6 wrote: »
    If you're talking about men in the weight room, it's because of steroids. Otherwise it's probably just fat loss exposing the muscles and jawline.

    Funny - I was going to say steroids...

    I've known a few guys that have abused steroids - I've noticed that they always get this same "look" in their facial features, and it seems like their skin always has a reddish tint too - like they always have a slight sunburn... I don't quite understand the appeal personally.
  • allaboutthecake
    allaboutthecake Posts: 1,535 Member
    This is so hilarious. Never noticed before. probably gonna be staring at jawlines now lol
  • pscarolina
    pscarolina Posts: 133 Member
    I think it depends on what they're using. I dated a guy who was doing something that made his face so puffy like chipmunk cheeks. My ex's girlfriend looks like she did the same thing before the Mid-Atlantic show in October. She was unrecognizable at the time, but looks ok now, just like the skin in her face is a bit droopy like when people lose a lot of weight really fast & have loose skin.

    The ex's face is pretty rosy so yeah...I can see that.
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