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"THE EXPERIMENT"
I (the "subject") conducted an experiment over 7 days to see what the effects of abstinence would do to him mentally, and physically. Here is the abstract:
Here is a related article showing proof of elevated levels in testosterone when abstinence occurs:
SUBJECTS FINDINGS:
Day 1: The pain begins.
Day 2: Almost failed experiment.
Day 3: [GYM DAY] No clear benefits. Almost failed experiment.
Day 4: Surprisingly, day 4 was as easy as day 1.
Day 5: Easily excited. Subject became aroused in front of dentist/dentists assistant, and female friend [*1].
Day 6: [GYM DAY] Easily excited. Excited during entire gym session due to an attractive female in the weights section wearing short shorts [*1]. Usually struggle on 3rd set of 85kg bench, but nailed it, and went on to do a set of 4x100kg. Subject also added 20kg to deadlift on 3rd set with same rep range as previous sets (120kg to 140kg). Clear strength benefits. Almost failed experiment terribly [*2].
Day 7: Easily very excited. Days productivity was fail. Only wanted one thing, and one thing only. Experiment concluded wonderfully.
Side note:
[*1]: No, I did not take pics - sorry.
[*2]: Subject almost failed in sleep.
I (the "subject") conducted an experiment over 7 days to see what the effects of abstinence would do to him mentally, and physically. Here is the abstract:
PubMed.Gov said:Abstract - A research on the relationship between ejaculation and serum testosterone level in men.
"The purpose of this study is to gain understanding of the relationship between ejaculation and serum testosterone level in men. The serum testosterone concentrations of 28 volunteers were investigated daily during abstinence periods after ejaculation for two phases. The authors found that the fluctuations of testosterone levels from the 2nd to 5th day of abstinence were minimal. On the 7th day of abstinence, however, a clear peak of serum testosterone appeared, reaching 145.7% of the baseline ( P < 0.01). No regular fluctuation was observed following continuous abstinence after the peak. Ejaculation is the precondition and beginning of the special periodic serum testosterone level variations, which would not occur without ejaculation. The results showed that ejaculation-caused variations were characterized by a peak on the 7th day of abstinence; and that the effective time of an ejaculation is 7 days minimum. These data are the first to document the phenomenon of the periodic change in serum testosterone level; the correlation between ejaculation and periodic change in the serum testosterone level, and the pattern and characteristics of the periodic change."
Source: A research on the relationship between ejaculation... [J Zhejiang Univ Sci. 2003 Mar-Apr] - PubMed result
Here is a related article showing proof of elevated levels in testosterone when abstinence occurs:
PubMed.Gov said:Abstract - Endocrine response to masturbation-induced orgasm in healthy men following a 3-week sexual abstinence.
"These data demonstrate that acute abstinence does not change the neuroendocrine response to orgasm but does produce elevated levels of testosterone in males."
Source: Endocrine response to masturbation-induced orgasm ... [World J Urol. 2001] - PubMed result
SUBJECTS FINDINGS:
Day 1: The pain begins.
Day 2: Almost failed experiment.
Day 3: [GYM DAY] No clear benefits. Almost failed experiment.
Day 4: Surprisingly, day 4 was as easy as day 1.
Day 5: Easily excited. Subject became aroused in front of dentist/dentists assistant, and female friend [*1].
Day 6: [GYM DAY] Easily excited. Excited during entire gym session due to an attractive female in the weights section wearing short shorts [*1]. Usually struggle on 3rd set of 85kg bench, but nailed it, and went on to do a set of 4x100kg. Subject also added 20kg to deadlift on 3rd set with same rep range as previous sets (120kg to 140kg). Clear strength benefits. Almost failed experiment terribly [*2].
Day 7: Easily very excited. Days productivity was fail. Only wanted one thing, and one thing only. Experiment concluded wonderfully.
Side note:
- Subject feels 3 weeks of the experiment is not at all possible.
[*1]: No, I did not take pics - sorry.
[*2]: Subject almost failed in sleep.