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Phase 4 · Strength and endurance · Session P

Sixteen in.
Stronger.
And it lasts.

Phase 4 check-in: jaw strength, jaw endurance, and whether a meal still costs anything.

  • Psession
  • P4Strength
  • 12:00on the clock
  • — donecompleted

Track three numbers

Comfortable opening in finger-widths, whether the opening is straight, and headache days per week. Three numbers, weekly.

Flares are normal

A flare that settles within a day or two is sensitivity, not damage. Hold the level, do not stop.

Masseter is powerful

The jaw closers are among the strongest muscles in the body for their size. A small amount of constant activity adds up quickly.

Three couplets · two rounds · twelve minutes · a jaw that rests

A

Jaw strength

Resisted hold test + opening strength test
A1

Resisted hold test

60 s · slow reps

How long can you hold resisted opening before the jaw aches? Time it and note the pressure.

Easier less pressure  ·  Harder more pressure

R1R2—
A2

Opening strength test

10 × 10 s · ×2

Ten resisted opening holds; note at which repetition quality drops.

Easier fewer reps  ·  Harder more pressure

R1R2
B

Endurance

Chewing tolerance test + opening endurance test
B1

Chewing tolerance test

60 s · slow reps

Chew steadily, alternating sides; note how long before the temples or jaw speak up.

Easier softer food  ·  Harder firmer food

R1R2—
B2

Opening endurance test

20 reps · ×2

Twenty straight comfortable openings; note whether the last is as straight as the first.

Easier fewer reps  ·  Harder further opening

R1R2
C

Neck

Neck isometric retest + deep flexor retest
C1

Neck isometric retest

60 s · slow reps

Press into the hand in four directions; compare with session 12.

Easier gentler press  ·  Harder firmer press

R1R2—
C2

Deep flexor retest

1 × max · ×2

Nod, lift, hold to the first chin poke; compare the seconds with session 12.

Easier nod without lifting  ·  Harder aim longer

R1R2

The clock

Round 1settle in — 70%, perfect tracking
0:00A1 → A2
2:00B1 → B2
4:00C1 → C2
Round 2own it — beat Round 1 by quality
6:00A1 → A2
8:00B1 → B2
10:00C1 → C2

Each couplet: 60 s scored → the loading set → 10 s to move on. Done at 12:00.

How to run it

  1. A jaw that is strong and enduring tolerates a meal, a conversation and a stressful day.
  2. Resisted jaw work is gentle — two fingers of pressure, never a fight.
  3. Two clean sessions at a level earn the next. Add seconds before you add pressure.
  4. If a session leaves the jaw aching the next morning, drop a level and repeat it.

Tick it off

MovementRound 1Round 2Best
A1Resisted hold testslow reps in 60 s —
A2Opening strength test10 × 10 s
B1Chewing tolerance testslow reps in 60 s —
B2Opening endurance test20 reps
C1Neck isometric retestslow reps in 60 s —
C2Deep flexor retest1 × max
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Date
TE-12-JAWTMJ-P