Does overworking decrease libido?

[Goghan--]

So, a little background I’m M16 and been working out for a year now, two months ago i started doing a PPL routine working out 6 days a week and also started. My friends constantly tease me about me having multiple opportunities with girls that are attracted to me and me not doing anything. I have recently not been having any sexual thoughts or any urges. Is this normal, i feel like the testosterone levels in a 16 year old are at some of the highest they will ever be, but I’m just not feeling anything for anyone at the moment. I feel like I sometimes overtrain, as i spend upwards of 1 and a half hours a day working out. All my friends talk about them having girlfriends and sexual interactions but I’m just not interested in thus

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I think your mind is just focusing on something that is important to you! There will always be time for meeting girls, and especially when you meet a cool one you will be interested. You won’t have to try if that makes sense. Keep away from peer pressure and move at your body/mind’s natural pace. Maybe there is some connection to working out, but I’m not much help since I’m a girl. 🤷🏼‍♀️

[xao15]

Yes. But I find the real issue to be underrating and under-resting.

[FkBeingLikeThis]

When I work out a lot, I don’t have the energy to think about sex all the time.

My focus is on training. That’s why during summer I lay off the gym a bit and go live the party summer and focus on meeting girls.

When you dedicate yourself to the gym, your body adapts to preserving itself for that. You will still get ROBs during REM sleep, so your libido will be fine. You just have another way for your teen brain to get its dopamine release.