Stupid Question - Does your face change when you gain more muscle?

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i kind of have that "baby" face. when i get more muscle, does my face mature more? would testosterone make my jawline more prominent? sorry if this is a dumb question. i was just wondering
 
I doubt any hormone change from training would result in a more masculine face.

Do you have some fat on your face? if so, lowering your BF would eventually take care of it. Some people lose fat on their face pretty fast, but for some, it's the last to go.
 
Karky said:
I doubt any hormone change from training would result in a more masculine face.

Do you have some fat on your face? if so, lowering your BF would eventually take care of it. Some people lose fat on their face pretty fast, but for some, it's the last to go.
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no, im actually pretty lean because i've been running track for 7 years. i just have a young looking face. im 17. i just thought it would look a little weird if i got some more muscle on me but still looked like a kid
 
testosterone can change your face, that was partly what I was referring to in my previous post. But I don't know how much the t levels actually raise due to weight training.
 
You probably have a baby face because you are one! :p Your only 17!

I know at that age you feel older, but trust me, hold on to that face while you can!
 
That Yahoo answers thing is a perfect example of why you shouldn't ask questions on the internet. In what way is GH the same as T? GH can cause extra bone growth but you'd need to be injecting that in your butt to have enough of an increase to make a difference as any natural increase should be nutralised in your blood stream.
T increase from lifting is not going to cause any kind of significant growth
 
No no no these people are ignorant. The guy above me especially. Yes lifting weights does change you face. When you lift weights. Mostly compound movements, it produces a hormone called testosterone. It secretes from your testes. Testosterone can do many things mostly build muscle. It also enhances you face. People that have more testosterone have less body fat, and can alter bone composition. Which is why we don't have the same face as when we were babies i.e. more pronounced jawbone. Bigger brow bigger defined chin. But women don't produce that much T so their features will not be as pronounced. If you look at people who take steroids look at their face. Steroids are just synthetic T, their face grows abnormally and organs grow as well which is sometimes you hear people say "juice" gut or GH gut But if you look at this pic ...
you notice his skull grew past his eyes on the side of his head. Just one of the side effects of steroids.

So in conclusion your you face does change from working out. Another thing is that the more muscle you work out at once hence FULL BODY exercises the more T you produce. Not by going to the gym and doing a few curls.
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Sounds pretty competent to me
 
Typhon said:
Are you for real? You think that any number of compunds will produce enough Testosterone to cause bone growth?
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Yes, I think the change is significant over time. Steroid users have an obviously more dramatic change, due to shorter time of change and more concentrated T and GH increases. But people who train hard have significantly higher gh and test. Give that significant increase a year or 10 and it's going to affect the skeletal structure.

The change, I would imagine, is even greater for teens and young adults who train, since the jaw bones don't ossify until 26 or so. So it's still variable to growth.
 
Despite it’s name Human Growth Hormone doesn’t stimulate growth unless present in such high quantities that the body can’t neutralise it before it hits the liver and gets turned into IGF-1 which can facilitate growth in the same way as insulin. The only way to get such high levels is to stick a needle in your butt.
As for T-levels, I think it’s highly debatable whether training can increase levels by enough to have an impact on bone growth
 
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I agree, more research is needed to make solid claims. So far all we've got is probably X amount of more test over time vs Y amount of supplemental test with additional bone growth
 
Excder said:
Wait im confused as he11. I understand that GH ha an effect on bone growth but does T effect it at all?
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Yes, have no idea on how much T is needed to see effects though and the point I was disputing was if it's possible to naturally raise levels enough for it to make a difference
 
Testosterone effects bone composition, or turnover. GH causes bone growth. And over the years from lifting, eating, and sleeping right you'll constantly have slightly elevated levels of hGH. This will lead to some growth of bones, those without a closed epiphysial plate.
 
mreik said:
Testosterone effects bone composition, or turnover. GH causes bone growth. And over the years from lifting, eating, and sleeping right you'll constantly have slightly elevated levels of hGH. This will lead to some growth of bones, those without a closed epiphysial plate.
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So when the plate is closed, hGH won't help? Will it still help bone density? or is that another hormone? :p
 
Correct. Which is why BBs who abuse hGH don't get taller, they grow larger jaws, fingers, etc. Because these bones never close their epiphysial plates. Same reason hGH deficiencies must be treated early, otherwise extremely invasive surgery is one of the only options. It increases calcium retention, so the normal person has about 1mM of free calcium ion in their blood, a study has show it can be raised up to 10% by administration of rhGH. This will positively effect calcium deposition. Other hormones also effect bone turnover, including, but not limited to: PTH, Calcitriol, Calcitonin, Testosterone, and Estrogen.
 
so having slightly elevated hGH in the long run can lead to a bigger jaw because those plates don't close? That's cool.. You know way too much :p
 
That's essentially why Tom Platz looked the way he did. You all remember him, don't you?
 
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