Hey doc thanks for the thorough response, I feel much better knowing this is probably beatable and not permanent. The issue i have with RK's is i've done the belly breathing combos for some time that Hans mentioned and I gave up doing them because to be honest i didn't feel any additional improvement from doing just nothing.
Hi HelmeHF! You're welcome
Hans is not wrong. The combos work. Learning to breathe without creating tension, throughout the day, is extremely important.
However, for me, belly breath combos are just the warm-up. To train, I prefer the more aggressive route. In fact, Hans mentions this in The HANS Protocol:
"So basically, the belly breath combo is when you time your reverse kegels to your breathing. It is like training wheels for your reverse kegels."
So, if you also think that the warm-up was not enough, bet on the advanced and intense.
Just a detail. Hans advises to coordinate Reverse Kegels with the phases of breathing, doing Reverse Kegels during inhalation:
"The key is to train yourself to RK when you are breathing, doing that will retrain those muscles to relax. When you breathe, inhale through your nose and blow up your belly like a balloon , then exhale through your mouth. RK while doing this so basically as you inhale your pelvic floor "drops" and when you exhale it will maintain relaxation until it tightens again. "
I agree, I think it is the right phase of breathing to do them. However, what I do is maintain a continuous Reverse Kegel during both phases of breathing. For me, it is more aggressive and intense, than holding the Reverse Kegel for just the 2-3 seconds of inhalation. In other words, what I do is hold a Light Reverse Kegel, during exhalation, and a Strong Reverse Kegel (because the combo increases the intensity), during inhalation.
The only improvement i've felt is when i've had minimal erections, i notice some improvement. However nocturnal/morning erections will stubbornly show up and seem to make things worse. Basically if i could have little to no erections i feel like things would improve quickly but alas there's always the nocturnal erections that seem to always take me backwards a bit.
Another Troublehshooter's case?... Man, this is bizarre... In my case, I started to feel the fastest improvements when I started having 20+ spontaneous erections per day. Even more, I am thinking about giving, now, a month of total abstinence, to see if I cure the remaining 1%. I think maybe I'm having too much sex... I've been missing having erections all day...
However, I always did intense Reverse Kegels, during all spontaneous erections... I don't know what is the best advice for you about this matter... Obviously it is impossible to do Reverse Kegels while you are sleeping... BUT, try to do them right after wake up. Especially if you see an erection. And whenever you have a spontaneous erection throughout the day. I do Reverse Kegels uninterruptedly until the erection goes down completely. And even for a few moments after becoming totally flaccid. Give Reverse Kegels a chance...
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