
Originally Posted by
Cdsnuts
In regards to health as it's related to dick function, the limiting issue here, imo, is in the brain. This is why you can be in good physical health and yet still have problems with erectile function. PFS negatively effected parts of the brain, which is where libido actually resides. That being said, a healthy fit body does positively effect the operations of the mind, and it does so in a cumulative way.
With lifting, you can over do it and over tax the nervous system which is obviously not optimal. Personally I only go for max's once...sometimes twice a month on all my lifts. I don't lift to failure everytime I lift. As a general rule of thumb I'll lift to about 75-90% of my max most sessions. This allows you to not only build your muscles, but strengthen your nervous system as well. You'll notice by lifting this way, you'll slowly build upon your max without burn out.
The thing here is, it's going to be different for everyone depending on where they're at in the healing process. Slow and steady progress is always better then going too hard, too soon, which will have the opposite of the desired effect.
I'm not a body builder, per se, so I never did the whole bulking/cutting phases.