The Lantern Jaw

[pugdog]

Question: If it's not doping why do so many top athletes have big chins?

 

[JMBeaushrimp]

Eons of genetic selection. Only the grossly-mandibled will end up ruling the masses of small-chinned peons!

Mark my words. Time will tell...

 

[2008885]

Question: If it's not doping why do so many top athletes have big chins?

Please give details of the study of athletes / non-athletes which demonstrates this.

 

[Jalina]

Compare the bodies of today's champion swimmers with the champions of the early '60s. Today's swimmers look much more like NFL lineman.

It's a chemical freak show, cheer-led by NBC.

A lot has changed since the 60's. Sports science was virtually non existent then. The knowledge about diet and how to train properly has significantly changed athletes both in attitude and physique. Spitz was swimming with a porn moustache at the Olympics in '72, in today's environment you'd be hard pressed to find a swimmer with a body hair on them during competition. It's a whole different world in every way, I don't think it all comes down to it being a chemical freak show. It's perfectly reasonable, with the knowledge available now, that we are seeing bigger, stronger athletes.

I know AFL (Australian football) players who have completely different body types than players from other eras, and I know they are not on the juice. Back in the 60's and 70's you'd see players having a smoke at half time and recovery after the match consisted of heading to the closest bar and most had day jobs. Now they are full time athletes.

I'm not naive, I accept that a lot of what I'm seeing across all sports is "assisted" in one way or another. But I'm going to need a lot more proof to label anyone dirty than good results (by good results, I mean a natural progression, not a run of the mill athlete suddenly smashing world records), a big chin and a body type that is considerably different from competitors from 50 years ago.

I don't want to get to the point where every single performance I see I immediately label as dirty... what's the point?

 

[pugdog]

Please give details of the study of athletes / non-athletes which demonstrates this.

no details, just a flurry of photos posted here and there that led to my question.

 

[pugdog]

Eons of genetic selection. Only the grossly-mandibled will end up ruling the masses of small-chinned peons!

Mark my words. Time will tell...

I'm doomed ( I have a small chin and a big nose.......

 

[Cycle Chic]

I was watching Boardman - like Phelps he has trouble closing his mouth due to the lower jaw.

As for everyone questioning the Lantern Jaw FACT -that it is a testosterone trait.....I suggest you go on a Steroid website and become informed.

 

[sniper]

here's one jaw that used to raise some eyebrows.

 

[noddy69]

Interesting, but judging based on a photo of someone with a big jaw, even if they have gapped teeth a huge forehead and bad acne, doesnt really show anything other than ugliness, or beauty depending on the eye of the beholder.

Some then and now shots to compare and show a marked difference in appearance would be a good place to start.

 

[sniper]

this thread made me wonder, what other impact does dope have on facial structures?

take steffen. no lantern jaw, but certainly other suspicious traits:

 

[noddy69]

this thread made me wonder, what other impact does dope have on facial structures?

take steffen. no lantern jaw, but certainly other suspicious traits:

Like what exactly ? Any trait that you pick up could also be a normal facial feature of the person. There is no use posting one picture without something to judge it against. On its own its useless as a pointer.

 

[taiwan]

Any persons with a jaw or any other facial features are suspicious IMHO. Keep your eyes peeled =o

 

[D-Queued]

here's one jaw that used to raise some eyebrows.

What's the deal with Fabio? This is a cycling forum.

Dave.

 

[Tyler'sTwin]

 

[Cycle Chic]

This is from the year 2000 - its actually quite difficult to find photos of sportsmen in their early years. I tried searching for Kristin Armstrong and found nothing. The Federer lantern jaw seems natural as he has the jaw from early years.

 

[sniper]

This is from the year 2000 - its actually quite difficult to find photos of sportsmen in their early years. I tried searching for Kristin Armstrong and found nothing. The Federer lantern jaw seems natural as he has the jaw from early years.

then why aren't 16-year old swimmers' lantern jaws natural?
or do you mean Fed's jaw should have grown further by now if it were due to systematic juicing?

 

[2008885]

As for everyone questioning the Lantern Jaw FACT -that it is a testosterone trait.....I suggest you go on a Steroid website and become informed.

I think that people are questioning the facile assumption that any person with a big jaw / forehead etc is on drugs. People look different for all kinds of reasons.

 

[function]

Any persons with a jaw or any other facial features are suspicious IMHO. Keep your eyes peeled =o

Ten Four!!

 

[function]

I think that people are questioning the facile assumption that any person with a big jaw / forehead etc is on drugs. People look different for all kinds of reasons.

Here are some "facts"

1) The "lantern" jaw exists on some athletes, FACT
2) Some athletes dope, FACT

Ergo athletes with said jaws are doping

 

[Cycle Chic]

Laszlo Cseh - now how similar is that jaw to Michael Phelps. Okay i,m done with this now

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

Nothing wrong here with Gabrielle Douglas. Just for comparison to all the freaks.

 

[D-Queued]

Nothing wrong here with Gabrielle Douglas. Just for comparison to all the freaks.

Had to read the fine print.

But, of course, HGH in gymnastics would be hard to imagine.

Dave.

 

[Mellow Velo]

Huge French lantern jaw just cruised to an easy 50m freestyle win.
So nice to have such conclusive evidence of the dark art.

 

[Cycle Chic]

Are you being sarcastic ? if not - the french swimmer does not have a lantern jaw at all....if you are being sarcastic, who is saying that every swimmer has a lantern jaw ?

 

[Panda Claws]

Lol, I have a lantern jaw and I can guarantee that I never doped.

It's like people with great hands, it COULD be a sign but most of the time it isn't.