Does masturbation affect the hypertrophy?

[Rugger]

but isn't it a strange coincidence between sex and greatness? newton, gandhi, etc. shakespare. even ronnie coleman. they believed in sexual transmutation.

Yeah, it is a strange coincidence, but still a coincidence. Genghis Khan is related to a fair percentage of Asia, JFK was a sex machine, Marie and Pierre Curie? F-R-E-A-K-S.

Okay, I probably made that last one up, but you see my point. I don't really feel like cataloging the sexual behavior of history's greats, but I'm willing to bet that for every one you can find that abstained to give themselves extra energy or whatever, there are two that got down constantly and consistently.

Personally, I find it's kind of the opposite, jackin' it is something I do as a release for excess energy. I find if I'm in a really busy or physically demanding time in my life, I'm less likely to go 7/7 on a weekly basis. I can recall during rugby season when I was 17 when I abstained for two weeks and didn't even notice, and a couple times when training was getting really heavy that I had less extra energy (maybe I should start tracking this in my log ), same kind of thing with final exams. However, I'm not quite 19, so it will be a cold day in hell when I pass up sex, and I got laid the night before my powerlifting comp, just saying...

[mjh]

be careful, pookle, using apocrophyl anecdotes about famous people's lives to base your conclusions on. Newton was celibate because an oath of celibacy was required when he entered Trinity College. Very little is known about Shakespeare's life. Ronnie Coleman is a devout Christian and this will no doubt influence his views on sex. Ghandi's sleeping with naked women was about renouncing material and sensual pleasure, surrendering to God, and an exercise in faith and self control, and was not necessarily about harnessing sexual energy.

Also be wary about adopting weak fallacies like "Johnny Awesome didn't wank and he won the Awesome games ten years running. Therefore people who wank can not be awesome".

[americanadian]

So I can still wank AND be awesome?

[Ghost]

No you cannot, those things are mutually exclusive..
Jeez people, do it if you feel like it, don't if you're not. No point in overthinking stuff.

[Norman]

My reccord for not masturbating: well, 3 months or so? At age of 15. The first couple of weeks were quite tough, but after that it didn´t bother me at all. Until I got tired of not jerking it of and started again ^^ Don´t think i did better at tuff during that three months, so, jerk if you want to I say.

[amrit]

Postby alzheik on Fri Dec 05, 2008 5:23 pm
Per ejaculation (self-induced):

- 3% reduction in grip strength
- 2.13% reduction in deadlift 5RM
- 1.746% reduction in squat 5RM
- 1.491x acceleration of palm hair growth

These results are permanent, accumulative, and unavoidable.

I completely agree with you alzheik. I have personally experienced it.

Masturbation affects your grip. Once your grip gets affected, you are able to do 2-3 less repetitions, hence slower muscle growth.

[hazmat]

I think the only thing you'd need to worry about, depending on how often and furiously you need to manhandle yourself, is a bit of elbow tendonitis....

Speaking of which, I've been having a flare up lately.....

[DJJ]

And? Has anybody expierenced monstrous muscle growth as a consequence of not wacking it anymore? XD

[dlewis7444]

Sexual transmutation. So THAT'S why I haven't taken over the world yet. Hmm. Now that I know, the world better watch out.

Actually, this is the first I've ever read about it, but I've noticed this trend myself. My energy levels at the end of the day are higher if I've stayed "pure" that day.

And I agree with the Catholic point, "Masturbation appears to decrease sexual magnetism." Well, actually I don't know about "magnetism" but, when I'm feeling deprived, I'm definitely bolder with the opposite sex. And I look more often too - and with hungrier glances. I've thought that if I weren't married I'd purposely deprive myself just to enhance my confidence. It's almost as good as drinking!

Yep, now that I have a plan, Dictator of the World is definitely in my future. You all can say, "I knew him when..."

(And, PG, for putting me onto this secret I'll save a position for you: Director of Paganism, Atheism, and Women's Athletic Studies.)

[pagangoddess]

Amazing how guys can talk about this stuff but I mention my nipples getting hard with exertion in my workouts and the conversation goes straight to the gutter.

[MrWalk]

That's a tasty joke setup right there, but I'm not touching it.

[eLvarouza]

Per ejaculation (self-induced):

- 500% increase in grip strength
- 2.13% reduction in deadlift 5RM
- 1.746% reduction in squat 5RM
- 1.491x acceleration of palm hair growth

Fixed

[pagangoddess]

That's a tasty joke setup right there, but I'm not touching it.

Thank you. At least one of us knows when to keep their mouth shut. I need a muzzle.

[BillyBob]

I am asking this seriously.

Thanks!

Masturbation causes you to go blind, therefore its really hard to workout.

[Portillo]

Dont you need testosterone to build muscle? Doesnt masterbation/sex drain you of testosterone?