Ask The Batemaster: Jacking and Winning

…Semen retention in the long run, or at least edging until after the event, helps some athletes feel energized, charged up, and at their peak.

QUESTION: I’ve won some decent medals for track as a university athlete. I exercise daily and masturbate a lot too. During the time before a meet I masturbate as much as possible, but don’t let myself come until after the competition. Whether I win the race or not, then I shoot like a champ! Do you think that helps me win?

RESPONSE: This is a great topic, about whether masturbating to ejaculation before a sports event helps an athlete’s performance or hurts it! There is not a simple yes/no answer to this, however. Different athletes report opposite experiences with the issue, and various factors are involved. I’ve encountered athletes who swear that they do best by ejaculating shortly before an event or competition. They maintain that this helps clear their head of distractions with such matters as other attractive athletes, or simple desire to masturbate more than to compete.

On the other hand, semen retention in the long run, or at least edging until after the event, helps some athletes feel energized, charged up, and at their peak.

Several specifics may be involved. You may do best on the mix of brain chemicals and hormones that peak during edging, and that may drop to a lower baseline after you ejaculate. You may also motivate yourself with the blissful reward of a great ejaculatory orgasm as your reward for finishing, whether or not you win the actual competition. In that sense, you win either way.

I know of athletes with both major variations of this strategy. Being in good shape enhances erotic energy overall, so I’m sure that most athletes consider the issue quite important. Everyone is sexual. But the way in which your masturbatory practice influences athletic performance clearly varies. Any athlete probably has to determine by experiment which of the two major options works best for him.

Personally, I practice semen retention most of the time. I’m not an athlete, though I do exercise regularly for my health and well-being. I find that choosing not to ejaculate very often keeps me feeling more energized, more on top of things, at the same time more relaxed. Perhaps because I don’t ejaculate often, when I do, I feel a significant energy drop. At my age of 65, basically healthy, it takes me about a day to recover my full libido.

Sometimes when I do ejaculate, I notice it helps me to shift my attention from just wanting to masturbate more, to other things I may want to focus on… just for a while! But I tend to feel a bit let down and low energy. What works best for you or me may not be best for someone else.

Anyway, my congratulations on your medals! Go dude!

A note from The Batemaster: I’m honored that the guys at Bateworld have asked me to respond to some questions from male masturbators around the world every week.

Always check with your doctor about any issues you might be experiencing with your sexual organs. Prompt diagnosis and treatment are important. This article’s purpose is to inform and entertain readers and is not a substitute for medical advice or treatment.