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Well the high altitude thing isn't feasible for everyone...if that were a requirement, hypothetically speaking, then that implies some people should be doing semen retention. At least until they can move lol.
I want to increase my maintenance calories from 2550 to 3300 so i can eat more and maintain my leanness, how much NDT should I take to avoid suppression and boost the metabolic rate and for how long/when will I know I have reached 3.3k
That's a good question! I'm not sure...not aware of any type of chart that states that 1 serving of NDT boosts metabolism by 5%, 2 servings boost metabolism by 10%, etc.
I'm 143 9%body fat, over average muscularity, started gym at an extremely light weight, would rather not have to stick to 2550 as maintenance way too low imo
Eat more! No sex drive is not a good thing...
Heh, I see. May you die so young as to feel fulfilled.
Environment is mostly irrelevant in that one can't keep blaming it in response to their lack of self-control. The bulk of the process of abstinence takes place internally, rather than externally. Even if you are surrounded by naked women, it is ultimately up to you whether or not you let your eyes feast on them.
It does and will. While sperm production will never completely stop in the absolute sense of the word, its rate of production is significantly dependent on lust-induced conditioning. For example, at the end of a long bout of abstinence your first ejaculation will consist of mostly clear fluid.. In addition, any sperm that are not ejaculated will eventually be broken down and reabsorbed by the body through the lymph system, providing the body with powerful, protective and nourishing compounds such as spermidine. This is common scientific knowledge.
You might have quoted a wrong passage -- the amount of spiritual references in the part you quoted is zero.
Not sure I'm following. Are you disputing that resources invested in one bodily process equals resources away from other bodily processes?
No doubt many feel that way. There are users of every possible drug who share your sentiment in regard to their drug of choice. Frequently it can be hard to distinguish whether you're experiencing positive effects due to your behavior, or in spite of it. Equally difficult is determining whether you're indulging in order to get from feeling normal to above-normal, or from below-normal to normal (note that normal should feel blissful to begin with). Failure to produce a wholly objective answer to either question will easily cause you to misjudge a harmful behavior as a net benefit.
Wear and tear and bioenergetics each represent truth in their own corners within the holistic big picture. If someone forces you to choose one, run away, they're either a Dunning or a Kruger in disguise (and unlike with Jekyll and Hyde, they are both evil).
I don't know, I don't count days. I ejaculate a handful of times a year on average and this is my eleventh year.
Wet dreams are more about expulsion of prostate fluids than sperm and not of a significant concern. Their frequency will first reduce down over time and from that point onward be dependent on the amount of arousal you subject yourself to, as well as certain kinds of foods. The testicles readily break down unused sperm and recycle the byproducts through the lymph system.
How to completely replicate a weed high without smoking weed? How to completely replicate a woodhouse without using wood? Complete replication of an effect does actually require complete replication of the cause -- as surprising as it is!
I can definitely believe that, and appreciate the much-needed nuance you're bringing to this discussion!
Not just replicated, I think what I do is way better. I've hinted at it in this thread, you want me to say it out loud? xD
"I have never seen evidence that they ((our bodies)) contain any principle of mortality, and in recent years the suspicion that we contain all the equipment needed for perpetual renewal, given the right circumstances, is seeming to be increasingly plausible." Ray Peat
I make an effort to use as pure natural fiber clothes as I can, cotton, hemp, linen what have you. Artificial fibers look ugly and feel iffy.
great post. thanks
what about spandex? i think many boxers are like 95% cotton, 5% spandex
I did it for few months when I was a teenager. Didn't read about it or anything like that, just stopped masturbating because it made me feel gross. After few months I started having leakage during the night, then while awake, even when I didn't have a boner. Then my libido and ability to have erections started to go down. Messed up my confidence and my relationship with my first girlfriend among other things. Became really depressed about it, almost suicidal.
