Fubo wrote:Ian C. Kuzushi wrote:
I completely disagree. If you are 15-40 (give or take) and you don't experience urges that manifest in any number of ways (curtness, increased energy, aggression, etc...) you are the one who has something very wrong with you. Or, at least don't disparage people with a healthy libido. After all, a healthy drive is a sign of good health.
I did have to do some of this sort of practice when training full time and competing/fighting, and it certainly increased my aggression. I have no idea whether it helped my fighting, though. Dr. Fish has commented on this subject to my satisfaction. I then moved to compete in "non-internal" comps and did even better, all the while not abstaining from "good times." In fact, one of my most successful competitions involved double gold medals, competing up in rank, and all after a hell of a night (toga party while at school at Berkeley). Keep your teacher happy if you want to keep learning, but forget the mumbo-jumbo.
Ian, I'm interested in your response because you have tested the whole abstaining and not abstaining thing with the specific goal of competing. I have no interest in things like depleting Chi or whatever, just interested in quantifiable results. I've read a number of people from boxers, athletes to Rickson Gracie advocate for abstaining a few weeks before a fight, but don't know if they're working off of old wives tales. If they were brought up to believe this, perhaps they never tried going into a big fight without abstaining and wouldn't have something to compare. Then you have people like Connor Mcgregor that are all about sex before fights (if I'm not mistaken I believe is said that). im interested in what Dr. Fish told you, and also interested in the experience of people who have competed in combat sports competitions and played around with this.
Research demonstrates that testosterone levels rise as a response to sexual stimuli. Therefore, an athlete could benefit pre-workout by being exposed pre-workout to sexual stimuli. The athlete could then exercise with increased testosterone levels and aggression.
would do regular 24/48 once a week until my teacher explained it just bought toxins into the blood stream
Steve James wrote:My problem is equating poverty or starvation with fasting.
shawnsegler wrote:P.S. Don't have a job serving food that you have to work at while you're fasting. I'm here to tell you that it's the worst thing in the known universe to have not eaten in 5 days and have to run around serving Pizza's just out the oven to people. Just pure masochistic stupidity.
Taoist wrote:Good day,
I have been using various internal martial arts methods for several years now but an important question is yet unanswered to me: how do I store effectively unused sexual energy without getting depressive or hyperaggressive? And is it possible to abstain from sexual release for a longer period (more than one week, which is now my maximum period without release) without damaging the sexual organs? Serious question, serious answers (and only on topic- no comments like: Why do you want this? This is useless etc.) are much appreciated. Thank you indeed!
Dmitri wrote:shawnsegler wrote:P.S. Don't have a job serving food that you have to work at while you're fasting. I'm here to tell you that it's the worst thing in the known universe to have not eaten in 5 days and have to run around serving Pizza's just out the oven to people. Just pure masochistic stupidity.
That's awesome.
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