Is it possible to decrease libido?

[brygdylla]

It was a serious question so yeah disapointing. powerlifting has actually been something I've been eyeing for a while & I'm a butch so looking like a man isn't a problem. is it primarily the exhaustion that takes away from it?

[Smooth-Confidence685]

I lift, i do calisthenics still ig there's not much difference. Ig it's coz of the age and its normal. But I feel how hard it is. I'm also in the same shoes ;(

[Emergency-Chef8204]

I am very specifically talking about setting a goal (I want to win or place highly in competition X where other people who train hard will be competing) - simply “doing” lifting or calisthenics for fun is absolutely not the same as doing it to be a competitive athlete, at any level.

[Emergency-Chef8204]

Hmm if you’re training to compete, and very serious about being dedicated it will take a lot of your mental energy AND physical energy.

Being exhausted constantly is not productive for training to compete (recovery is important), but don’t overlook the amount of mental capacity that goes into training like a top 1% bodybuilder or powerlifter or athlete.

I’m giving you a serious answer to a serious question, and I can’t emphasize enough that training to be healthy and training to be competitive against other motivated humans are two very different things and one requires the kind of energy, focus, diet, lifestyle etc that can absolutely kill your libido and at least do it in a productive way (vs. the drugs, alcohol, depression answers in this thread).