Men, don’t increase your muscle tone at the expense of your sexual function!

Does fitness affect sexual function and sexual desire? Doctors point out that perfect bodybuilding proportions are the ideal body shape that many men dream of, especially proper fitness can have a positive effect on sexual ability and function. However, it should be noted that the wrong fitness method will affect sexual function and keep happiness away.

Foreign studies have found that running 6 miles (9.6 kilometers) a day can reduce the testosterone level in the body by nearly 1/5.

Dr. Zhou Shuoqu from the Department of Family Medicine at Shuanghe Hospital of the Ministry of Health and Welfare pointed out that male sexual function determines the amount of testosterone. People who generally engage in bodybuilding have more or less heard that high muscle mass helps maintain high "testosterone levels." The causal relationship between the two is quite close, and it is difficult to separate which is the cause and which is the effect.

Long-distance running training leads to low testosterone secretion

Basically, increasing muscle mass can help increase testosterone in the body. Similarly, increasing testosterone in the body can also help increase muscle mass, but excessive training will accumulate cortisol, which can easily reduce muscle mass and testosterone secretion. It should not only be avoided as much as possible, but also be prevented from causing sexual dysfunction.

According to foreign research, running 6 miles (9.6 kilometers) a day can reduce the testosterone level in the body by nearly 1/5. The exact reason behind this is still unclear, but research speculates that high-mileage physical training will temporarily interrupt the bridge between the brain and the hormone-producing glands in the body, which can easily cause symptoms of low testosterone.

Perfect bodybuilding proportions are the ideal body shape that many men dream of pursuing.

Testosterone is the key to sexual dysfunction

Dr. Zhou Shuoqu emphasized that testosterone levels in men will begin to decline around the age of 30, and the rate of decline will increase with age; but conversely, if the testosterone level is too high (normal is about 300-1000 ng/dl), the body will be more likely to suffer rebound side effects.

In particular, excess testosterone will be converted into estrogen, which can easily lead to symptoms such as gynecomastia, baldness, and body hair hyperplasia. These symptoms often occur in bodybuilders who use various steroids. Therefore, for men who want to increase muscle mass, they should focus more on increasing testosterone to avoid the risk of sexual dysfunction.

Rapid weight loss low testosterone secretion

Professional nutritionist Su Yanchen also reminds that many obese men think that "more muscle, less fat" is a sign of health. However, they do not know that if they consume too few calories or too little fat (<15%) during rapid weight loss, it will cause calorie deficiency and rapid changes in the body's fat storage, which will in turn affect the secretion of testosterone.

Then, men who work hard at exercising will find that not only can they not develop muscle lines no matter what they do, they may also suffer from a trouble that they are too embarrassed to talk about - "reduced male sexual function"!

【Health Tips】:

Losing weight and building bodybuilding is not just about working out hard and doing crazy strength training. If you want to lose body fat quickly, don't eat any oil or go on an excessive diet, which affects your testosterone storage, not only will you not be able to build muscle, but your partner may also be concerned about your "decreased sexual function", which will make you less happy.