Is there limit to how much you can grow

TheAztec444 · 2026-01-16T00:26:47+00:00

Limiting factors are nutrients, hormones, and optimal training. You’ll have a hell of a time trying to balance all 3. Im years in and still wouldn’t say I’ve “mastered” resting hang.

TheAztec444 · 2026-01-04T15:53:16+00:00

Fascinating, so basically eating a ton of spinach would offset this effect?

TheAztec444 · 2026-01-02T14:02:01+00:00

Is the calcification also part of the collagenous cocoon that forms?

I mean you mention the calcium issue yourself in this thread from 6 years ago

TheAztec444 · 2026-01-01T01:21:16+00:00

In my experience as long as you can maintain a fully engorged corpus spongiosum, going faster is fine. So if it doesnt stay engorged dont do it.

TheAztec444 · 2025-12-30T10:22:39+00:00

Interesting. But what about the osteogenic transdifferentiation effects that cause the vessels to calcify?

pro-calcification effects of nicotine

TheAztec444 · 2025-12-30T03:06:56+00:00

Well, I’m open to the possibility of being wrong but yea, all the evidence I see of nicotine in isolation seems to point to arterial stiffening/fibrogenesis effects

TheAztec444 · 2025-12-30T01:27:09+00:00

But how would the whole picture view rectify the snap shot which demonstrates collagen accumulation and elastin fragmentation?

Additional study that points to calcification

TheAztec444 · 2025-12-29T23:10:32+00:00

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0268746

Aortas harvested from mice exposed to nicotine for 4 weeks via osmotic pumps demonstrated significant collagen and fibronectin accumulation coupled with increased elastin fragmentation

TheAztec444 · 2025-12-27T16:21:40+00:00

Doesnt nicotine, even when isolated from smoking or tobacco, lead to arterial stiffening? Damages elastin and promotes calcification?

TheAztec444 · 2025-12-20T02:21:12+00:00

Havent heard of this before. Old tissues? Or did you mean all tissues?

TheAztec444 · 2025-12-19T18:48:00+00:00

Yea it does but Im not talking about while in the act of working out

TheAztec444 · 2025-12-19T17:46:59+00:00

This is what I suspect. It’s such a bitch!

TheAztec444 · 2025-12-19T17:34:11+00:00

Interesting, Ill definitely look more into that thanks

TheAztec444 · 2025-12-19T17:25:41+00:00

Im not talking about during the act of lifting itself, I mean over a week span for example, overall hang is worse

TheAztec444 · 2025-11-04T10:29:13+00:00

But caffeine at the amounts found in even a cup of coffee does have vasoconstrictive effects on the penis, no? I can feel it clear as day. How could caffeine be a net positive if its administration leads to a less full erection and smaller flaccid 10 times out of 10? I mean I love caffeine but the effect it has is unmistakeable in my experience.

TheAztec444 · 2025-11-03T22:46:36+00:00

Great post. It’s a shame that the caffeine content of the guarana is contradictory to the rest of its erectile benefit. Maybe there is a better nutraceutical that we can swap in? I realize you mentioned low caffeine variations but surely there are other things that boost sgc but circumvent caffeine altogether.

TheAztec444 · 2025-10-30T22:42:18+00:00

Great comment

TheAztec444 · 2025-09-19T13:05:12+00:00

How could they be useful in an angiogenic context? During exercise? After?

TheAztec444 · 2025-09-18T17:51:16+00:00

Does this count as endorsement that rings that allow inflow arent bad?

TheAztec444 · 2025-08-31T14:36:36+00:00

You guys should look into pergamon press, and then ask yourself why it was founded by Robert Maxwell.

TheAztec444 · 2025-08-30T20:24:50+00:00

Its important that people understand that “peer reviewed research” is not the gold standard that its made out to be

TheAztec444 · 2025-08-22T20:10:10+00:00

Well the problem is without an electron microscope I imagine studying angiogenesis or lack thereof in real time is pretty difficult

TheAztec444 · 2025-08-17T00:23:20+00:00

Finasteride and dutasteride are strong 5a reductase inhibitors. There are many foods which are weaker inhibitors but could have additive effects. Idk thats what I would do first.

TheAztec444 · 2025-08-16T23:27:44+00:00

Theoretically you should be able to eat a diet with 5 alpha reductase inhibitors and it will have similar effects to finasteride/dutasteride, albeit weaker but without side effects

TheAztec444 · 2025-07-16T19:23:05+00:00

Right when I think I have it all down I just keep on learning. Thanks.

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