This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies. Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: Looksmaxxing, fibermaxxing, proteinmaxxing, T-maxxing. There are so many TikTok trends that promise to optimize our lives.
Just when you thought there was nothing left to #maxx, there's another trend to add to the list—voicemaxxing. Its proponents claim the deeper a man's voice, the greater his success at attracting a woman. And they're offering exercises and apps to help train young men to sound more "manly" and improve their dating game.
But voicemaxxing might not give young men the results they intended. The larynx, or voice box, is a structure made of cartilage that sits at the top of the windpipe. The bump that sticks out is your Adam's apple.
The vocal folds—two bands of muscle and connective tissue covered in a thin mucous membrane—stretch from front to back inside the larynx. Their length, thickness and tension shape the pitch of your voice (how deep it is). Testosterone thickens these folds during puberty and lengthens the vocal tract.
This is why men's voices are generally deeper than women's and why they have a more prominent Adam's apple. It is also why the pitch of a man's voice is largely set by the time he matures. Once anatomy sets the pitch, the sound then resonates through the throat, mouth and nasal cavities to adjust the tone.
This is the quality of the sound, which can be adjusted somewhat. For voicemaxxers, TikTok prescribes a vocal regimen that is a mix of legitimate voice training and sciencey-sounding bro folklore. Singing teachers may recognize and approve of humming exercises, learning how to use your "head voice" and "chest voice," diaphragmatic breathing techniques (where you push air out of your lungs from the diaphragm), and regularly drinking water.
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