• GneissSchist@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Yes. Their jaw muscles are designed to hold prey, so their bite down is incredibly powerful. Unfortunately, most of their muscle mass is dedicated to that single action, not the other way. That’s why you can hold their mouths shut with rubber bands or your bare hands, if need be.

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      1 year ago

      Sounds like very poorly designed fitness plan? Maybe stop skipping jaw antagonist muscles day?

    • mryessir@lemmy.sdf.org
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      1 year ago

      I may need to append that its due to the level one grabs the chadolines mouth. You have been warned.