Libido tips/hacks when lean?

[btails]

With summer approaching im assuming most are now in their cutting phases.

Libido is always great for most I'd assume in the offseason when cals are high, but was wondering if anyone had any tips/life hacks when it comes to libido when they hit that point in a cutting phase where the libido begins to drop off?

 

[danieltx]

For most guys, you just have to accept that it's going to drop at some point if you diet hard. I'm not well-versed in the science but obviously the PEDs commonly used in cutting phases can impact it, particularly if you drive estrogen too low. Thyroid also plays a role in libido - if it's too low or too high you can have issues, so be careful with T3 / T4. Add in the lack of energy from being on low calories and doing cardio and it's easy to see why libido drops for most.

Matt Jansen also made a good point about this in an interview - as men, we can become very singularly focused on our goals, like dieting to hit a certain body fat or be ready for a show. Through observing his guys, he thinks part of what kills the sex drive when cutting is just how focused we become on diet, lifting, and cardio - we get blinders on and nothing else matters, even stuff we really enjoy like sex.

 

[thethinker48]

What a philosophical dilemma too

Look like specimen to the opposite sex but more interested in cheesecake

 

[Jph30]

If you are able to add Proviron into your regimen, that should take care of it

 

[FrancisK]

Besides the drugs, stop jerking off and definitely stop watching porn...shit is poison.

 

[Matsuo Munefusa]

What a philosophical dilemma too

Look like specimen to the opposite sex but more interested in cheesecake

What women are you meeting that like you when you’re PEELED!? I think it’s almost categorically true that women are not into shredded physiques but I guess there are some freaks out there.

 

[thethinker48]

What women are you meeting that like you when you’re PEELED!? I think it’s almost categorically true that women are not into shredded physiques but I guess there are some freaks out there.

Depends on the level of muscularity, and how you carry it

It's not the leanness that's the issue, but the things that come with it; ie. Attention, level of commitment to a certain lifestyle, stereotype of guys who look like that

P.S- The dad bod is a lie

 

[3BILLS]

If you need a life hack to get a hard on you should probably find a new hobby

 

[btails]

If you need a life hack to get a hard on you should probably find a new hobby

Lol you ever been a legitimate 6% bodyfat? Guessing not.

 

[3BILLS]

Lol you ever been a legitimate 6% bodyfat? Guessing not.

Why would i need to be a legitimate 6% for summer ?

 

[LK3]

refeeds help as can fat.
when you go and stay low cal for times it can often have this impact. sort of an evolutionary feature.

 

[m314]

Low dose trestolone fixes everything. I'm not a real bodybuilder, though. 9 - 10% is as lean as I want to get.

I have tons of respect for the guys who get to 6%, but that's not me. This is a hobby for me, something to improve my quality of life.

 

[USMuscle9403]

What a philosophical dilemma too

Look like specimen to the opposite sex but more interested in cheesecake

That's when it's time to turn the tables and catfish women for a free meal

 

[Thappy]

Besides the drugs, stop jerking off and definitely stop watching porn...shit is poison.

Is that sarcastic?

 

[m314]

Is that sarcastic?

No, that works to boost libido. Some guys get desensitized by porn and start losing interest in sex in the real world. Quitting the porn and masturbation habit brings your natural libido back.

 

[Thappy]

If im not in the mood bit of porn ALWAYS changes that. If course if you rip the top off it you are not going to want to have sex. But isnt it all about control?

 

[m314]

If im not in the mood bit of porn ALWAYS changes that. If course if you rip the top off it you are not going to want to have sex. But isnt it all about control?

Yeah, everything in moderation. Some guys just get stuck on watching porn every night. They lose the motivation to go out and meet girls when they focus all their energy on porn. Real life can seem boring when you're watching more and more extreme stuff online every day.

I went through a phase like that in my 20s. I had to decide to stop for a while to motivate myself to actually date and look for a girlfriend.

 

[Thappy]

Yeah, everything in moderation. Some guys just get stuck on watching porn every night. They lose the motivation to go out and meet girls when they focus all their energy on porn. Real life can seem boring when you're watching more and more extreme stuff online every day.

I went through a phase like that in my 20s. I had to decide to stop for a while to motivate myself to actually date and look for a girlfriend.

Damn i watch that shit and im like she going to do that if i can hit her right.. The prize at the end...

Girls watch porn too and most of them crave the same depraved shit we do. Most men are to soft to tell them whats up

 

[FrancisK]

Is that sarcastic?

No not at all, why would it be?

Porn isn’t real it messes with your brain when it comes to actual real life sex.

 

[TheOneAlone]

No not at all, why would it be?

Porn isn’t real it messes with your brain when it comes to actual real life sex.

totally agree
Desensitizes you to sex
Hyper sexualizes society and ruins the family unit/love
Weakens men


just what satan wants

I believe there’s been some studies on how young adolescents who view porn are more like to become psychopaths