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The bolded was taken from AI overview:

No, sex does not lower androgen (testosterone) sensitivity in male lions. While frequent mating can temporarily exhaust a male lion's energy, biological sensitivity to androgens remains stable. In fact, androgens govern the size and darkness of a lion's mane, which helps females select mates

The Science of Lion Androgens

Testosterone and the Mane: A lion's mane is highly sensitive to testosterone. Higher androgen levels lead to darker, fuller manes, which signal a male's health, fighting ability, and genetic strength to females.

Receptor Sensitivity: There is no scientific evidence that mating down-regulates or lowers androgen receptors (sensitivity to testosterone) in male lions. Receptor sensitivity remains consistent throughout their prime.

The "Challenge Hypothesis": Rather than dropping after sex, a male lion's testosterone naturally surges during the mating season to help him compete with rival males and fend off challenges to his pride.

The Cost of Mating

While their hormonal sensitivity stays intact, the physical act of sex in lions is incredibly demanding. Lions mate continuously for several days—sometimes copulating up to 50 times in a 24-hour period. This marathon effort results in temporary physical exhaustion, weight loss, and a short-term dip in general stamina, but this is a matter of physical fatigue rather than a change in hormone sensitivity.

Key points here:

- androgen receptor sensitivity is genetic and tied to age and environmental factors (diet, sleep, etc);

- testosterone increases during the mating season due to both violent fights between males for dominance, and high testosterone being necessary to have sex with females up to 50 times in a single day for several days (very high testosterone lowers refractory period and increases sex drive);

- the lions do get tired: but they get tired from lack of sleep, lack of eating food and drink due to fucking so much, etc...kind of like how humans tend to not get as much sleep when they are having sex all night, and then blame the supposed "hangover" they have the next day on the sex instead of said lack of sleep.

The verdict: being around attractive girls and competitive social situations is beneficial for testosterone and energy levels. And androgen receptor activity is determined by genetics, good diet and good sleep, and keeping pollutants to a minimum.

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Meanwhile, in the words of Alain Delon:

"From the age of 16 to 35, I lived a kind of permanent orgasm."

"When you are particularly beautiful, it is a pleasure to contemplate yourself in the mirror every morning. You wake up knowing you're going to get many compliments during the day, especially from women. I had the power to make most women fall in love with me at a glance. I didn't need to do anything except exist."

"I was very, very handsome. Women were all obsessed with me. From when I was 18 till when I was 50."

My point? orgasm can either be a terrifying thing for you resulting from a lifetime of negative reinforcement...or it can be an exhilarating and calming aspect of your life and provide even more positive reinforcement in your life than you likely already have if you live this lifestyle.

Don't be so rigid minded. your are afraid of orgasm and your testosterone is low because your life has been filled with negative reinforcement. Try to find anything and everything in your life that promotes positive reinforcement - whatever it may be. Because it is literally a matter of life or death: negative reinforcement promotes chronic stress in the body which chronically inflames the heart and blood vessels, leading to a great increased risk of the savage malfunctions of the human body - namely heart attack and stroke - and an early death.

Don't fuck around with this. Life is a matter of positive reinforcement vs negative reinforcement. Winning this means happiness; losing means suffering.

The bolded taken from AI overview:

Liquid courage is a colloquial term for the temporary confidence and lowered inhibitions people feel after drinking alcohol, making it easier to do things that typically require nerve or bravery (like speaking to a crowd or approaching a romantic interest)

Semen retention is quickly becoming the new "liquid courage", except instead of alcohol, it is powered by semen. I say this based on all the "increased aura" type posts I have been seeing here recently. Or, to sum it up in a gif:

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If retention makes you feel like that on the inside, more power to you. But if it makes you delusional about your situation or standing in any given situation...it can be dangerous. And, I can promise you this: semen retention is not making anybody "submit" to you (yes I actually have seen people on here claim that semen retention will make other men submit to your masculinity). Don't let liquid courage write checks that your actual self can't cash.

And none of you are Mike Tyson by the way, who retained for a few years during his physical prime. Likewise, none of you are Tyson Fury who bragged about spanking it seven times a day; or Deontay Wilder who bragged about having sex mere hours right before his fights - and both of those guys were heavyweight champions by the way.

So, you have a boxer that retained for five years...but then other boxers that were masturbation / sex addicts. And they all were successful. Why? because of genetic gifts and training/lifestyle.

Meanwhile you have a bunch of long term retainers on youtube that look like they couldn't fight their way out of a wet paper bag (with very few exceptions).

get over yourselves guys. gooning to porn is bad...but gooning to semen retention is no better. your still coping and trying to fill the void in your lives...the answer has always been to go out and actually have a life.