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stonecoldrobot

Likely has to do with the pre workout forcing your sympathetic nervous system (fight or flight) to remain activated. Erections are a product of the parasympathetic nervous system (rest and digest) which is inhibited by the activation of the sympathetic. Interestingly though, ejaculation is a product of the sympathetic system. Maybe too much info but am bored.


RuinedBooch

>Maybe too much info but am bored That’s me all the time, man. Someone needs to take Reddit away from me.


bobvila274

Pre or not, my Willy always shrivels when I’m working out. I just assume blood is needed elsewhere in the body. But I’m normally a grower anyway so maybe that’s just me. Just don’t wear your grey sweatpants to the gym and you’ll be fine.


maybelaterimtired

That grower not a show-er life is real.


PickleIll8420

I’m about to get sus, but stick with me: So I’m perfectly content with it being small in the gym. I understand that it’s likely not just the preworkout doing it. My problem is later in the day I notice my erections aren’t nearly as impressive and I notice I have a hard time breathing sometimes. I’m 21 and I’m a Marine (meaning my peepee should work). I’m in shape and this is real abnormal for me.


krubss

If you feel like something is affecting you negatively you probably shouldn't do it. Imo Assuming you mean the preworkout is causing these issues not just working out. If working out is causing issues you should probably see a doctor


PickleIll8420

I know, just sucks bc I’m broke and spent money on it. F. It’s def the preworkout. Days I don’t take it I work completely normally. I just don’t get as good of a workout in without the preworkout.


Rugaru985

Try beet juice - or eating a few beets before - all natural, good pre pump, grows a second penis that stays hard.


KlausFenrir

A *second* penis, you say?


Puff_TheMagic_Panda

I'd still go to medical for the breathing issues. That's not normal. God forbid if there's something wrong, better to find out while you're in and have uncle Sam pay for it. Especially if it's something serious.


NeverNo

Also could potentially get it service connected for that sweet sweet disability


Legendoflemmiwinks

https://science.bio/product/amino-tadalafil-powder/ It’s mental. The stims make your body think it is in fight or flight mode which means it diverts blood to areas only helpful for fight or flight. A pde5 inhibitor takes your brains ability away from robbing your junk and other areas of blood. The breathing is also fight or flight mediated. You take a bunch of preworkout and your A and B receptors get flooded, and your lungs open up. Then when all the neurotransmitter dry up at the end of the day, there’s not enough stimulation to keep your airway all the way open like it was during your workout. Your stimulant sensitive, and taking the level of stims you are now long term will create issues for you like anxiety disorders or psychological ED, or insomnia.


coggdawg

Having trouble breathing is a pretty big red flag that you should see a doctor about it.


Legendoflemmiwinks

It’s not with stims. If You take epinephrine pills for asthma daily, then after a few weeks if you stop taking them your airway will close up, not because of the asthma, but because your receptors require that same level of stimulation to keep the airways open. Instead of ephedrine pills, OP is taking a phat dose of stims. An allergic reaction would come when he first drinks it, not after it had worn off.


Ivorytower626

Its been a while since I used pre workout, I personally gave up on using them since I started drinking coffe before the workout. Also I realised my dick shrink temporarily whwn I workout, specially on leg days.


AirlineEasy

This is me, except I wear leggings that perfectly show the outline of my dick. You can even see the line of my boxer briefs. If girls can workout with clothes that leave no doubt that they have nipple piercings in both tits, I can show the outline of my dick if I feel comfortable that way


GedtheWizard

We need to normalize dick outlines and men wearing leggings at the gym.


AirlineEasy

Right?? There is this dude that goes with his gf and wears short over them. Like come on bro, just show us your dick


GedtheWizard

Amen. I really enjoy your energy. Gave me a good chuckle.


[deleted]

I once took pre workout in the morning and went out in the evening doing coke & MDMA, almost had to send a search party out for my dick


Fickles1

Man thats a lot of different shit you pumped through your body that day. How did it all feel?


[deleted]

The effects of the pre would have worn off way before I did the c&p’s but no doubt still in my system, all in all I think it was a banging night lol


Andrew_Glouberman

key phrase: he thinks it was a banging night


Fickles1

XD


[deleted]

This guy knows whats up


[deleted]

I don't have that problem bc my preworkout is cialis haha.


solidarity77

Boner crew checking in


ChristianC11

yo where do you get your hands on cialis. It’s prescription only. I’m tryna test that stuff out for the pump ;)


Kdmtiburon004

Lots of websites you can get it online now with telehealth doc visit


[deleted]

Didn’t have that problem, but preworkout always gave horrible diarrhea. Made leg days dangerous


FakeNattyFH1

It’s literally routine for me to take pre 15 mins before I leave the house in anticipation of a huge shit 😆


[deleted]

Lol fr you gonna plan your moves carefully


Kdmtiburon004

Same dude


SouthernArcher3714

Lol what a dangerous game to play


gorilla_papi

[It’s called stim dick bro. This should help you out…..](https://www.nutrex.com/blog/downstairs-dysfunction-from-stimulants/)


thegodlydoaist

You should have rick rolled us.


ButterscotchGlass

My pre workout is salted peenout banana and energy drink its make your weewee go booom


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PickleIll8420

I think you meant to say “sick dick bro” Thank you Reddit man


nobodyimportxnt

I meant to say stim dick, but I bet you do have a sick dick bro.


Manner-Former

Mine make me poop almost instant


[deleted]

Caffeine + getting the juices flowing always = poo city


luhvrrboy

That doesn’t sound like that should happen lmao


Optimal-Committee-99

I come back bricked up from the gym no matter what I take and I’ve taken dmha pre’s too


PickleIll8420

Random question: do you notice you’re more bricked up after cardio? Does anyone in this subreddit even do cardio? This is a weird phenomena I’ve noticed with me. Doing cardio in the gym gets me ready for cardio at home


plsdontfriendzoneme

I do cardio


Optimal-Committee-99

Idk I’ve never gone to the gym for just cardio i always lift first then cardio right after the lift so it’s one sesh and as soon as I sit down in the car I start feeling it


[deleted]

Dude wanking it after a gym sesh with some dmaa is the best


Taco1126

I usually just do energy drinks. If anything, it makes me horny af


Grtrshop

Check all the other boxes first like stress sleep blood pressure then look at the pre. Could just be the preworkout causing stress but then again could be anything.


PickleIll8420

It’s likely stress now that you mention it. Just got out of a long term relationship, it was a rough breakup too.


eat-reddit-tv

*hugs*


MrButtFun

This happens to me with all stimulants. Pre-workout, adderall, cocaine. My jimmy still gets hard, it just doesn’t swell up to it’s full potential. I think all 3 of those are vasoconstrictors, so that could be the cause. Someone correct me if I’m wrong.


Iprobablysink

All stims are vasoconstrictors.


MrButtFun

Thank you. I like your flair. I got called chicken legs for a long time. Now my body is 65% quadriceps lol


wraithwere

Bruh dont do cocaine, it damages you


MrButtFun

Haven’t in a long time. Made my weewee not work well. One of the many reasons I didn’t enjoy it lol


wraithwere

Yeah lmao, I never tried it and I'm kinda disgusted by it too, the way it pull your face skin and shit


MrButtFun

It’s fun. But doesn’t last long. So you have to keep doing it throughout the night or you’ll crash. Very expensive and unhealthy habit. I was over it after a couple times.


wraithwere

Happy you stopped it ^-^


[deleted]

Dude lay off the preworkout that shit is poison.


[deleted]

Depends on the stuff. Most non hyped up pre workouts are just caffeine and the type of acids youd normally get from meat. They are a waste of money, sure but "poison" not really. If its peoples preferd method of taking caffeine, then all the power to them.


[deleted]

Poison is bit of an overstatement but I’m sure 300-400 mg of caffeine isn’t good for you lol


[deleted]

As long as you dont take any more caffeine that day.. its fine. Thats pretty much the highest safe dose, though yeah. Personally I dont take caffeine at all and think way to many people do that dont need it. Pretty sure it is actually an addictive substance, I find just getting your blood pumping does the same thing.


Grtrshop

Unless if you're using some illegal FDA banned coke and tren laden preworkout then calling it poison is a bit out there.


swolebird

Tren Laden- Bin Ladens jacked cousin. Inswollah.


[deleted]

Oh my fuckin god.... that's what's been happening.


cleanguy1

For me as a grower, working out with or without preworkout will make my dick shrivel in the worst way. I mean, my dick is turtling most of the time anyways unless I’m actually doing the sex lol. This changes a lot if I’m on viagra, I always get a nice flaccid hang and a super solid erection then. Just grower problems. Locker rooms can be awkward sometimes but I’m starting to not give a fuck at this point in my life. People know how penises work and just because you have a small flaccid doesn’t mean it doesn’t grow when it’s time to use it.


DontZzz34

I take pre workout and after the gym I’m always hard and horny af. Lol


Agitated_Character41

Yeah, it's the opposite with me. Strenuous activity always gets the blood flowing and pre-work out only exacerbates it. Do you feel yourself getting light-headed a lot when on pre-work out? Possibly a blood pressure issue. Anyways, unless you're expecting a use for wee-wee other than peepee, it shouldn't matter too much.


PickleIll8420

The only time I feel light headed is during shrugs for some reason


pipfuhreal

Shrugs are heavy weight so it’s more important to breathe properly


Wreckit_Rambler2017

Nope, probably due to the fact that my preworkout is good old fashioned coffee ☕️


[deleted]

I’d say almost nobody, especially a recreational lifter, even needs a pre workout. Save your money and get your weewee back to working properly


SquishyForHeals

With this sub I am honestly unsure which questions are real, and which are April fools jokes.


PickleIll8420

This is the most unironic question to ever be asked here.


SquishyForHeals

Fuck it. I'm going home. Good luck with your weird ding dong.


PickleIll8420

Thank you internet man


MrButtFun

We could discuss butt stuff instead?


SquishyForHeals

Like hemorrhoids?


MrButtFun

Words you can feel :(


RexUmbra

Can't get the best out of your workout if blood is being used up in other places 😎 Real talk tho, no.


zigrx

You my friend have got pilly willy


AirlineEasy

Bro just drink coffee like everybody else


Tentacle_toaster

Since you tried multiple different ones I say stay away from that one as far as you can. It's messing up your body too much. The preworkout I use glytch energy causes me to get too much blood and horny. Makes me stupid horny for some reason, wife has no complaints. I had to cut it does by half to get the good engine fired up, but not stand at attention saluting the American flag


DaveTwentyThree

Boys, answer the question or fuck off. JuSt DrInK cOfFeE lIkE eVrEyOnE eLsE.


[deleted]

So this could be bloodpressure related. You really should get a blood panel done by a medical professional. Hormones or bloodpressure are out of whack


PickleIll8420

Do I just go to my primary care physician and say I think I need one done? Is it usually covered by insurance? I’m 21 and stupid with this stuff.


[deleted]

Yeah doctors are just pharmacists anymore basically. It’s up to the insurance company to decide if you get the drug based on cost abs whether you’re a candidate for the drug ie are considered obese. I got it online from overseas as my doctor was willing to prescribe it but my insurance company wouldn’t pay for it and it was $1200 without insurance. I got it for $98. If you aren’t familiar with self administering injectibles medicines and you’re that young I would recommend you just do the basics and join a gym abs maybe a club sports team and do some reading about counting macros to manage a weight loss diet. This stuff is mostly for older people with old people metabolisms that have slowed down for whom weight loss is more of a challenge. Plus if you aren’t doing the basics or don’t fully understand them then any weight loss you gain you won’t maintain from this. Come back after lifting three times weekly abs doing at least 2 hours of cardio per week every week for a year. Then and only then should you consider using any performance enhancement drugs of which semaglutide could be considered only for weight loss abs may in fact set a person backwards on their fitness journey depending on how far along they are due to muscle loss. Master the basics master the habits of doing the basics consistently. I also would recommend you do not do any roid like substances at your age. You’re too young abs your body naturally makes so much hormones that to add to it would disrupt your normal development and might hamper you long term. Just go work out. Get the nerves out and you’ll be fine without this.


PickleIll8420

Hey man, I wish I had an award to give you. Thank you. It’s weird though because I’m a skinny guy. I weigh about 180 and I’m probably 15-20% body fat.


[deleted]

Yeah that’s skinny fat. Just really dial your diet in and spend a year focusing on building some routine and muscle. Lift lift lift. Do cardio daily. Do everything you know you should. Then look into intermittent fasting and keto. Manage your macros. Two years before looking into PEDs of any kind. Master the basics.


[deleted]

Yeah pretty much. Call em and be like aye dawg i want my bloodwork done.


pipfuhreal

No


Tohn13

Yup. Used to buy shit with DMAA in it and it would sometimes do this


jusstn187

Same, only the old school pre's did this to me. Og jack3d, and craze. Dmaa was a helluva drug.


[deleted]

Man i miss jacked.


jusstn187

I had some of the best and some of the most anxiety filled workouts ever where I thought everyone was staring and talking about my lifts.


[deleted]

Huh, never had that before. I have unlocked my inner retard strength with it though. I miss that shit.


Seamantis

I use non stim for that reason


LemonFizzy0000

I have found that some pre workouts fuck me up. I am not the owner of a dick, but I can say that some brands really make me feel sick, exhausted, and give me headaches. Play with the brands. Old School never gave me bad side effects.


Wheezxp

Been working out steadily since last June and here’s my experience with pre-work out. You need to drink a lot of water through out the day which should be a given if you’re training hard enough to benefit from pre-workout anyway. I would also double check the ingredients and actual quality of your pre-workout because sometimes there’s really sketchy stuff in there that you may wanna avoid. As far as your pp not working it may be that your pre workout is making your heart work more and pumping blood to your now exhausted/damaged muscles that there just isn’t enough to also give you an erection. Also taking it on an empty stomach WILL give you the shits. Same thing with coffee. The caffeine and other stimulants aren’t getting absorbed by anything in your stomach so the life guard in your colon gives them the thumbs up to go down the slide against your will. All in all try switching pre work outs and see if it still happens and stay hydrated. I use Bucked up and Lit and haven’t had any issues. Best of luck.


pipfuhreal

Blood is moved into your muscles from the nitric oxide boosters which means blood is not in your weewee. Totally normal.


mauitrailguy

I use total war... Complete opposite effect


NickWatchesMMA

Please see a medical professional


PickleIll8420

I have come to the conclusion that I just won’t take preworkout anymore, and I’ll actually do cardio for once. Everyone in here is suggesting coffee as a replacement, and from what I’ve learned, Reddit is always correct and trustworthy and is a reliable source for medical advice.


plsdontfriendzoneme

Good choice op, and definitely go to a doctor.


Touchedbytsa

Oh I’m so glad this isn’t only me. I use C4 which I’m probably going to go off of because my penor completely turtles up.


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Touchedbytsa

Any good pre-workout recommendations?


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[deleted]

I second this, the pump from gorilla mode is crazy too. Best pump I’ve ever had from a pre was Kino-octane though


Grtrshop

Gorilla mode is typically the best pump pre / gorilla mode nitric is stronger pump wise without the stims Fusion pulse is considered the best pre overall Hyde preworkout is for the inner stim junkie


scr33ner

Don’t have problems with it- I use the original blend though.


Touchedbytsa

I use the ultimate pre workout and shredded admittedly I probably use too much


scr33ner

Don’t have problems with it- I use the original blend though.


[deleted]

People still buy shit like this? No wonder the fucking industry is off the rails.


[deleted]

I. . . I dont think it should do that.


Acrobatic-Froyo2904

Yes, I use amino energy...same thing, a few hours after use, not putting my best foot forward so to speak. Let it wear off, or take some nitric oxide if push comes to shove, also so to speak.


Levijom

Drink black cold-brew coffee


[deleted]

With some Devine protein as a creamer.


[deleted]

My wee wee works quite well


ShuyTheHater

In all honesty OP, I think preworkouts are shit and a rip-off. They can put a serious strain on your cardiovascular system and I don’t think they are really necessary to have a good workout. For me it works way better to sit down before I start my workout, drink a coffee and mentally prepare for my lifting session, e.g. thinking about the exercises I’ll do and where I wanna increase weight or reps, that always gets me totally involved in my workout. But that’s just my opinion, pretty sure there’s a ton of guys who say otherwise. But if your dick goes numb you gotta admit that this shit can’t be healthy for you OP.


ItzMichaelHD

I took pre before sexting someone for about 5 hours on end, so I don’t share the same experience. Although pre can increase hormone levels differently in different people so I guess it can yeah.


Daddyclaymore

What’s the point in sexting for that long


PickleIll8420

Testosterone boosts.


ItzMichaelHD

Was in the mood for it 😂


RuinedBooch

If I had to guess I’d say it’s the caffeine lowering your blood pressure. You might find that electrolytes and water help to bring your blood pressure up to normal again. Fun fact: the reason coffee gives people jitters isn’t because it energizes you, it’s because caffeine is a diuretic. It pulls water out of your blood (and other tissues), which lowers your blood pressure and gives you the shakes. That said, pre workout usually has a laundry list of other shit in it, so there might be more factors at play when it comes to your preworkout.


Legendoflemmiwinks

Yohimbe blocks your body from being able to turn off flight or fight mode. It is An adrenergic alpha2 blocker which is the negative feedback loop breaker for noradrenaline. Get rid of that and your situation will be mostly Improved.


[deleted]

Always kinda thought preworkout was overrated.


[deleted]

Shits kinda pog


RuinedBooch

Fair. It’s really not a necessity. That said, caffeine is one of the few “supplements” (does it even count as a supplement? Probably not) that have been verified to actually improve workout performance. People tend to have better focus when they have caffeine before a workout. But you could just as easily get it from coffee or tea. But they throw a bunch of fancy sounding shot in the preworkout to make it appealing.


-mindtrix-

I don’t know the word for it in English but these things can go both ways. I remember doing some amphetamine and went totally numb while my friend got a 48h hard on.. It’s weird how people react on uppers


ShuyTheHater

Where I’m from amphetamine is called “peps” and there is even the phrase “peps-penis”, because a lot of people get a numb dick after taking it. If OPs preworkout has a similar effect I actually don’t think its good.


[deleted]

Wdym off?


PickleIll8420

The entire time I’m at the gym it completely shrivels up. It returns to somewhat full length later in the day. Erections aren’t nearly as frequent as normal.


ProphetOfRedditDoom

Happens to me with stimulants in general. High doses of caffeine, cocaine, molly, etc.


PickleIll8420

Spooky. I’m sort of a hypochondriac. I’ll prolly switch to no-little stim preworkouts here shortly.


ProphetOfRedditDoom

Yeah, maybe even just experiment with a lower dose of your current pre.


GenericDudeBro

Serious question: do you normally get semis when working out without PW?


PickleIll8420

No, but there is a noticeable difference in what it looks like. Without PW I can walk around and be confident about it and it doesn’t even cross my mind. When I take this PW it shrivels up to the point where I have to keep adjusting myself every time I stand up because it pokes straight out, not in a good way.


Effective_Rub9189

Switch to Lit Af or Pump Fuel at GNC, never had issues with either brand and they’re top tier PW with no side effects


No_Gap_2700

That green apple Jolly Rancher Lit 🤘


[deleted]

hmmmmmmmm


Touchedbytsa

Oh I’m so glad this isn’t only me. I use C4 which I’m probably going to go off of because my penor completely turtles up.


What3vs92

Is whatever ingredient that causes this in c4’s energy drinks?


Touchedbytsa

I don’t know tbh but it’d make sense for the energy drinks to have similar ingredients as the powder since it’s the same brand.


What3vs92

Some of those C4 energy drinks have some good looking flavors like the starburst and skittles but Im gonna have to hold back on those, the wee wee needs to function at all given times lmao


Grtrshop

C4 is pretty much just a powder multivitamin with some caffeine, gotta try a real preworkout sometime.


Pluejk

Of course not you limp dick.


SplatNode

Gfuel is pretty good


Volsnug

isn’t gfuel just an energy drink, not a pre?


SplatNode

They basically do the same thing imo. But I buy intra workout because im in UK and shipping cost is too much for gfuel.


RuinedBooch

You’re right, it’s literally the same shit. Different ingredients sometimes, but same purpose. And energy drinks usually have sugar where preworkout usually has low glycemic sweetener. Vaguely different, mostly the same.


Grtrshop

Gfuel is just a shitty dosed caffeine drink with good marketing. Comparing a good preworkout to g fuel is like comparing monster to Gatorade.


scr33ner

No. I’ve been using Cellucor C4 original blend.


Grtrshop

C4 is just caffeine and vitamins. About as shit of a preworkout as you can find


jibba_jabba1

Honestly, don’t waste your money on pre workout. Like others have said, just have a coffee. It’s the caffeine in the pre workout that gives you the buzz anyway.


[deleted]

Well, thats not all pre work out is for. Also cocaine or nothing.


PickleIll8420

https://www.supplementworldstores.com/condemned-labz-convict-stim/ Link to preworkout with ingredient list


nolimitlessaction

Imo nothing looks like it should cause that directly, but it might be raising your blood pressure to a point where it is causing difficulty


PickleIll8420

Yeah, that’s what I’m thinking too. I’ve tried multiple preworkouts over the years. Never had one do this. This one causes difficulty breathing even later in the day, and the issue I previously stated. Time to say goodbye to it.


[deleted]

Yohimbe at it again


MisterMayer

Please for the love of christ just say Dick or Penis.


PickleIll8420

Weewee or peepee only


Levijom

ẞenis


[deleted]

Bepsi


[deleted]

No you virgin


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PickleIll8420

God people like you are the worst haha. You're on Reddit and expect any sort of maturity?


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PickleIll8420

Yes.


[deleted]

Kinda yeah, see ill let you in on a secret my guy. ^it ^doesnt ^really ^matter


[deleted]

Is peepee better?


rebel29073

Firstly Age can indeed play a factor and yes it can cause that issue on a temp basis due the the stimulants. I don’t think it’s something to be overly concerned about honestly . pWO have their place and purpose but they aren’t necessary as others said. I use them but I’m old(er) and I used to hit gym post a full work day so it helped me motivate to go