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Title: Is this true about Bodybuilding/intnse exercise and male fertility?
Post by: HERACLES on February 23, 2006, 12:47:28 PM

So my wife stumbled upon this fact online, even as a Biology major I never heard such a thing, tell me your thoughts.

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Overly intense exercise (excessive exercise may lower your sperm count by producing higher levels of adrenal steroid hormones, which lower the amount of testosterone in the body. This testosterone deficiency, in turn, decreases sperm production)

Another factoid was on steroid use, shrinkage of testicles, etc. I can see that, but not this one..

Title: Re: Is this true about Bodybuilding/intnse exercise and male fertility?
Post by: BroadStreetBruiser on February 23, 2006, 01:49:49 PM

maybe your wife is trying to tell you something "hercules" hahahaha oh brother what a myth

Title: Re: Is this true about Bodybuilding/intnse exercise and male fertility?
Post by: The True Adonis on February 23, 2006, 01:58:25 PM

Quote from: HERACLES on February 23, 2006, 12:47:28 PM

So my wife stumbled upon this fact online, even as a Biology major I never heard such a thing, tell me your thoughts.
Another factoid was on steroid use, shrinkage of testicles, etc. I can see that, but not this one..

Of course that is common knowledge.  Lets take a marathon runner.  He is placing so much stress on his body, endorphins through the roof.  The total stress will cause cortisol and adrenal buildup which in fact will lower testosterone and may even, in some cases, increase estrogen production.

Title: Re: Is this true about Bodybuilding/intnse exercise and male fertility?
Post by: The True Adonis on February 23, 2006, 01:59:55 PM

I also seriously doubt this will effect a bodybuilder.  Being a bodybuilder isn`t that hard.  Its not putting the kind of stress that an endurance athlete has to bear.

Title: Re: Is this true about Bodybuilding/intnse exercise and male fertility?
Post by: BroadStreetBruiser on February 23, 2006, 02:01:41 PM

it's easy

Title: Re: Is this true about Bodybuilding/intnse exercise and male fertility?
Post by: SQUAD1 on February 23, 2006, 04:55:20 PM

heracles sounds like a cum guzzler.

Title: Re: Is this true about Bodybuilding/intnse exercise and male fertility?
Post by: Supersoaker on February 24, 2006, 12:31:29 AM

Are you the guy that called up the radio station and asked that question? It was posed in the exact same manner.

Title: Re: Is this true about Bodybuilding/intnse exercise and male fertility?
Post by: BroadStreetBruiser on February 24, 2006, 05:01:34 AM

hahahahahaha hercules is lost and looking for answers.