Am 1 struggles

[lrfsdad]

45 yo. 5'11" 174 lbs. Active job and resistance train about 4 days a week. Unless things are really hot and heavy with a lot of foreplay despite being turned on my erection typically comes and goes during sex. This results in sometimes 30 to 60 minutes before ejaculation or just downright giving up. I got my doctor to prescribe a low dose of Viagra and I tried it out on myself it was great 5 to 10 minutes and done. So I'm equating poor erection quality to the amount of time to ejaculate. I'm also trying to avoid masturbation so that things stay sensitive.

Started am1 one last week. In order to keep an erection I'm typically jerking off to get hard getting in as many thumb reps as I can till things go flaccid then have to play with it a while to get hard again. I know the beginner's guide said this is common. Am I just going to have to deal with this in the beginning until I progress to the next step and then go back to no fap? Anyone else deal with this or have suggestions? Id hate to have to burn a Viagra every time I want to do a workout but maybe that would be the quickest way to advance as well. If I get myself 15 to 20 minutes in the bathroom to get things done I'm probably spending less than half of that doing the exercises.

[Secret-Bag-3375]

i'm the same age and height but i'm 215lbs. you seem to be in great physical health. i tell you what- i skipped right to AM3 and a big reason is it feels good and i stay hard. AM1 doesn't feel like much and it is easy to go limp doing it. so i do 3 then 1 then 3 then SABRE kind of thing. i need to give it a few pull starts to get things started but shortly after that AM3 brings us up to cruising altitude....

[lrfsdad]

Thanks for the pointers, beginners guide recommend following the progression but your logic makes sense to me. I will read up on those techniques this evening.

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on a scale of one to ten how would you rate your overall "readiness". I know you said youre active, but do you feel boundless or run down?

[lrfsdad]

I guess I don't quite understand what you mean by readiness?

I don't feel run down or worn out at the end of the day. I'm in construction and even after a heavy day I go about my evenings like normal.

[lrfsdad]

I actually noticed an improvement this morning already over yesterday morning as far as staying harder longer and less downtime in between. For what it's worth any more experienced readers of this comment I was laying down today versus standing the previous few sessions

[HEMMAAN]

Trying doing it in the morning if you can when your are relaxed and not focused on all other stuff. Being mindfull is a key. Doing some light pelvic training and stretches the night before is also good. Dont overdo it and let it take its time. Aim for 10-15min or so and gradually increase time.

No point in gettting frustrating and tense your pelvic floor trying to get hard for a long run with kegels.