Explain morning wood, please!

Do you ever wake up with a hard-on? A full on raging boner in the sheets? You might know of it as “morning wood” and The Batemaster is here to explain what and how this even happens.

QUESTION:

I’m in my 40s and still wake up every morning with a raging boner. Of course, I always have a great stroke session first thing! But now I wonder, Bruce, what is the reason for morning wood?

RESPONSE:

Sometimes I mention that one major reason for the fact that many men—especially when they are younger, meaning teens, 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s—often wake up in the morning with an erection is because during the early hours between 3 AM and daybreak your testosterone cycle usually reaches its peak.

However, this is only one factor for what is sometimes called (more formally!) “nocturnal penile tumescence.” Yes, your male hormonal cycle, a collaboration between specific brain centers, the adrenal glands atop your kidneys, and your testicles, tends to peak sometime after midnight each night. This cycle, which includes testosterone, a primary male hormone, tends to reach its highest point just after you awaken from REM sleep, and this in itself may produce a nice erection. 

However, there are other factors involved, such as the possibility of having erotic dreams, even if you don’t specifically recall them. Further, you may experience some kind of physical stimulation of your body or genitals by yourself, or in relation to a bedmate—if you have one. 

As I often mention, the two parts of your autonomic nervous system—actual wiring within your body—are also involved. While you are awake and thinking of things that may concern or stress you, the “fight/flight,” alert-to-danger part of the autonomic system is often active enough to inhibit erections. But as is true during relaxed masturbation, during sleep you may experience more influence from the part of that system called the “relaxation response,” associated with erection.

In fact, you may experience several erections during the night, and sometimes they last quite a long time. This can happen to you at any age, though for many men it grows less common in the 60s, 70s and 80s, it may still occur and ought to be enjoyed at any age. Many men report there is some very special quality to the pleasure of stroking their early erection after first waking up. 

Regardless of your age, it’s especially delicious to take advantage of Morning Wood and enjoy some intense masturbation, if possible. 

There’s actually no better way to start your day!

Here is a Morning Wood Meditation by Dr. Jallen Rix

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.