Male chastity - the longest period without relief

zbovka I ironically only discovered this was a thing when I stumbled upon a sports manga where an athelete finds a new trainer and is required to abstain from self gratification

Interesting. This is the subject of a scene in the movie Raging Bull which was made in 1980, except it involves sex with the fighter's wife, not self-gratification.

I peaked at 3 weeks.

Avery Interesting. This is the subject of a scene in the movie Raging Bull which was made in 1980, except it involves sex with the fighter's wife, not self-gratification.

I mean, the basic theme (orgasm less frequently to train more effectively) can be found pretty much everywhere as anecdotes, but you rarely see the results of serious research on that matter.

youdontknowme can be found pretty much everywhere as anecdotes

True. For example I have found my running times have improved greatly since I stopped getting myself laid.

youdontknowme

I'm not an athlete, so I can only guess, but I guess it depends on how the orgasm-free time has a psychological effect. If it has a positive effect, it increases performance, if it has a negative effect, it reduces performance. a friend of mine once said sport is 10% talent, 10% training and 80% mental health, that could explain it

Angelina The main claim for males is usually around hormone levels. Testosterone tends to take a dip after orgasm and testosterone levels are usually at least somewhat correlated with sexual arousal, so it is easy to assume that unfulfilled desire will lead to elevated testosterone.

youdontknowme

and how exactly does this affect performance in sport? do men perform better with high or low testosterone levels

Angelina do men perform better with high or low testosterone levels

High - at least in most sports.
Testosterone is the dominant male sex hormone and higher levels make for greater muscle mass, more agressiveness (while not necessarily desirable in everyday environment it certainly helps to get the edge in competitive sports), etc.

Angelina I mean, in very oversimplified terms, testosterone is what makes a man a man, and considering the relative performance of top male versus female athletes...

Also, it is an anabolic steroid, and injecting those is generally banned by most sporting organizations as doping. So if you can create that stuff in your body naturally...

Angelina I'm not an athlete, so I can only guess, but I guess it depends on how the orgasm-free time has a psychological effect.

It seems sensible not to activate the body's major reward system until after you've got peak performance out of it.

Certainly I find that chastity keeps me active, alert and in the moment ....very different than when I was wanking all the time.

Jonas Certainly I find that chastity keeps me active, alert and in the moment

Makes sense from an evolutionary perspective. If males, of any species, became more lethargic when they were horny they would not pursue females with the necessary vigor and the species would die out.

youdontknowme and considering the relative performance of top male versus female athletes...

I always thought that was mainly due to the different anatomy (i.e. muscle mass, strength of the joints, etc.)

Cb85 ejaculated with out feeling an orgasm. so I guess that says something

that happened to my father once too, apparently men have to "discharge" at some point

Angelina I always thought that was mainly due to the different anatomy (i.e. muscle mass, strength of the joints, etc.)

And hormones play a huge role in how those grow. So abstaining just before the big match might not be as good as a very frustrated multi-year training regimen.

I’ve been practicing semen retention by myself, without a chastity device, since I was 18 (I’m 29). I still find it extremely difficult to get past a few weeks without orgasm but I have gone 4-8 weeks in times when I wasn’t focused on sex at all and was fasting . I find it’s hard not to think in a way that gets me slightly aroused, and then I happen to get blue balls very easily so the game quickly becomes painful. Fasting helps my body not want to cum as much. I have a ball trap cage but I haven’t gotten used to it for long term wear. I might save up for a full belt. I like how the cage/belt can keep me from getting hard. I also like the feeling of increased vitality and testosterone that comes with semen retention (I think women like this too).

youdontknowme

yes, i thought so, thanks for the explanation

Angelina it is a weird experience

Cb85

I'm sure it is

Last night my wife was super turned on so I assisted her in being satisfied.
She slept really well
But she was concerned for me.
It wasn’t really easy but not super difficult either.
It was a nice experience just focusing on her.