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    Quote Originally Posted by jacknap View Post
    for lifting, what's the point of diminishing returns? should I overall be pushing to break PR's? Eventually I'm sure there's like an injury point.

    Right Now I'm 6'foot 168lbs. I Deadlift 285 8x3. Bench 175 5 x2. Squat 205 8x3.

    Will I get more T if I get more Testesterone if I systematically keep adding more to my lifts or am I just frieing my endocrine system with giving it too much of a load?

    One thing that sucks for me is I always was hard to put on mass. But I always had a lot of strength for my perceived size. I think I'm a high DHT and medium testosterone kinda guy and hence why I got hit with PFS. Someone called me 'spiderman' because I have deceivingly high strength for my build.

    Strange how I'm stronger than ever but my dick is only semi-functional lol.

    Was thinking of capping it at Deadlift one rep max at 2.5 my bodyweight. Squats at 2x my bodyweight. And Incline bench at 1.7x of my bodyweight. Is there more to be gained in endocrine benefit if I go for more? Or anything else to be gained?

    After I cap it then I was thinking on focusing on cutting as I put a bit excess weight to support the muscle growth.
    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.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cdsnuts View Post
    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.
    Too right.

    It also helps to avoid mental burnout too.

    In the past when I went to max every session pushing to my limits in my compromised state after a few weeks I'd lose the motivation because I just couldn't maintain that kind of intensity. Best to be in the middle and keep steady momentum over a longer period than go all out in bursts only to lose steam quickly and then needing to take break.

    Also have to remember I'm not in my twenties anymore and can't go through 3-4 heavy and explosive workouts per week

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