Masseter training
Chewing drills for the muscle that shapes your jawline.
Warm up
Chew gently for 1-5 minutes until the gum is malleable enough to start training.
Side chews
Chew the gum with your rear teeth normally. Make sure to chew on eat side evenly. Work on this for 10-30 minutes per day depending on your level of experience.
Front bites
Chew the gum with your front teeth to target the lateral pterygoid muscles.
Gum gone soft?
Drink cold water whilst chewing the gum and it will re-harden it temporaily.
Myofunctional exercises
Tongue and neck drills for the muscles under your chin.
Tongue rolls
Roll the ball of gum into a ball. You should feel activation under your chin.
Tongue-roll press
Press it to the roof of your mouth in 5–10 second holds. That works the muscles under your jaw (hyoid muscles). You should feel a burn underneath your chin. Do this enough and your hyoid bone could potentially raise which greatly improves the look of your jawline.
Neck curls with gum
Hang your head off a bed or a bench and curl your neck whilst pushing the gum on to the roof of your mouth. You should feel extreme activation under your chin and neck. Same story, do this enough and it's magic for your jawline.
Your first month
Ease in
- 5–10 min per session, 3–5 days a week
- Start with a third to half a piece
- Stop before your jaw aches
Build
- 10–15 min per session, 4–6 days a week
- Work up to a full piece
- Keep every rep slow and even
Push
- 2 sessions a day, 15–20 min max per session
- Always keep one rest day
- Level up when it feels easy
Assess
- 1 to 3, 30 min sessions a day
- 1 to even 2 pieces at once per day.
- At this point you might be happy with the results already, or you can keep going.
Maintanence
- 30 min sessions
- 1 piece a day
- Maintain the muscle you've built.
More is not always better. Treat it like any other muscle group.
If something feels off
Can I chew it all day?
It's not recommended to chew the gum all day. It's a workout, not a habit. Keep sessions under 30 minutes and let the muscle recover.
One side is doing all the work
Swap sides every 45–60 seconds so both sides get equal reps.
My jaw hurts
Sharp pain, clicking or locking means stop. Muscle burn is fine; joint pain is not. Rest at least few days before you train again.