[Nascimento]

Quick question regarding facial features, specifically jawline, and facial hair.

Obviously facial feature development in a male begins sometime during puberty due to testosterone levels, and continues as you age.

These features vary from person to person, and so does the rate and time at which they develop.

I am wondering, at which point did you guys start to see big changes? No not development of first facial hair. But rather the point at which your face made the transition from a baby/kid like face to that of a man.

I'm about to turn 20 soon, and recently I have run into some girls that hadn't seen me for a year or so and told me that I have changed so much, that I look different. I feel I get looks more nowadays as opposed to last year as well (although correlation is not causation, there are other factors too). I just had to renew a membership at a gym yesterday and my previous picture was from a year ago and they made me retake the picture because they said I changed a lot.

I might be slightly leaner and have a bit more muscle then I did a year ago, but those changes aren't substantial enough to have an impact on my face. I think from pictures I can see my face is slightly more angular and I have a jawline that is a bit more prominent than before. I feel I can attribute these changes to finally making a transition from having that baby face.


How do/have these changes happened for you guys? Do they continue into your twenties? Thirties?

[void]

working out makes your face more masculine. i don't know how to describe it, but your fitness-level is chiseled in your face. %bodyfat also plays into that

[LibertarianBootyHunter]

It has to do a lot with working out. When you lift your testosterone levels increase.

Also, if you were a chubby kid with baby-fat around your face , dropping bf levels to under 12 % will bring out your jawline which makes you look more like more of a man.

Life experience also takes on toll on your facial features in my opinion. The guys who i graduated highschool with who stayed in their city/town and still live with their parents with little life goals look much younger & baby faced than the guys who went to school, worked their asses off, traveled and have been through shit in general.

However, I don't think you can really look like a "man" until you're somewhere between 23-26 years old.

[ghostdog]

jaw development is affected by mouth breathing, thumb sucking. that's also what creates crooked teeth and overbites. if you have a deviated septum or something that prevents you from breathing properly through the nose it's best to get it fixed as early as possible.

[Nascimento]

Yes, definitely was a chubby kid, even into halfway through high school.

Only over the past two years or so have I gotten down to and maintained a body fat % of ~15-20%.

I imagine my body fat levels might have decreased 1-2% from a year ago, and yet my face has changed a lot, according to feedback.

I have been working out for a few years, and it wasn't until a year or so ago that I really increased the efficiency of my workouts (started doing full squats, started shoulder presses and deadlifts) so I guess that point you guys have made above is true.

But I thought masculine facial features (jawline, facial hair) was largely genetic? Obviously lower body fat levels will show these features more prominently, but can you actually chisel a jawline through training alone?

[LibertarianBootyHunter]

(04-30-2013 06:08 PM)Nascimento Wrote:  

Yes, definitely was a chubby kid, even into halfway through high school.

Only over the past two years or so have I gotten down to and maintained a body fat % of ~15-20%.

I imagine my body fat levels might have decreased 1-2% from a year ago, and yet my face has changed a lot, according to feedback.

I have been working out for a few years, and it wasn't until a year or so ago that I really increased the efficiency of my workouts (started doing full squats, started shoulder presses and deadlifts) so I guess that point you guys have made above is true.

But I thought masculine facial features (jawline, facial hair) was largely genetic? Obviously lower body fat levels will show these features more prominently, but can you actually chisel a jawline through training alone?

I do believe so. Have you seen female bodybuilders ? The majority have a man jaws with a chiseled jawline.

From my own experience, i used to be a skinny kid with sub 10 % bodyfat levels. When i gained muscle (fat) my jawline got more prominent. So in my case I suppose it is a matter of rise in testosterone rather than drop in body fat levels.

This might be just bro-science but I'd look more into it if I were you.

Bottom line is, keep lifting ! Whether you do it for your jawline, general health, Test levels, girls, confidence, aesthetics doesn't matter. You will get all those benefits.

[Low Status Beta]

I think Diet may play a huge role. For example, a Steak will require 20-30 chews, while noodles or bread will turn mushy after only 5 chews.