How To Use Exercise to Reduce Your Stress and Improve Sexual Performance…

By Elliot Newman

If you’re reading this, it’s likely you’ve already invested in some Go All Night Formula. If you have, this article will help you get even better results from Go All Night (meaning: even greater staying power, even bigger ‘loads,’ and so on). So read on carefully…

Remember:

The #1 cause of both Premature Ejaculation and Erectile Dysfunction is STRESS. So, if you want to eliminate both issues, you have to:

• Increase your Tolerance to Stress

And:

• Lower your Day-to-Day Stress Levels

Now, many people think of exercise as something that REDUCES stress. And that can certainly be true.

However, it can also raise your stress levels faster than just about anything else! You see, it’s all dependent on HOW you exercise, and whether we’re talking about physical or mental stress.

Let’s get into it…

The Best Form of Exercise for Reducing Stress…

The simplest way to reduce stress, using exercise, is to go for a WALK.

Honestly, as far as exercise goes, a 20 minute walk, daily, is just about one of the best things you can do.

No, it’s not very exciting (unless you happen to live somewhere with EPIC scenery).

And, no, walking alone won’t help you win a Gold Medal at the Olympics.

And yet, walking is really, really healthy.

It’s good for clearing your mind. It’s good for reducing your stress levels. It’s good for your cardiovascular system (heart and lungs). It’s great for your digestion and elimination. The benefits go on and on.

Walking is also just about the only form of exercise that can’t really cause you any stress! (Unless you’re a moron, and you do something idiotic like walking barefoot, wearing a 100kg backpack, through a forest, for 27 hours straight, with no food or water. But, hey, you bought Go All Night, and you’re reading my blog, so I know you’re not a moron!) 🙂

So, yep, a short walk each day (between 10-30 minutes) is ideal. It’s definitely something you, me and the next guy should all be doing, for a variety of health reasons (including de-stressing).

Tips for maximizing the health benefits of walking:

• Use proper footwear. I like Vivo Barefoot. Elwin – the Master Herbalist who formulated Go All Night – likes Vibram Fivefingers. Whatever you choose, wear something with a thin, flexible sole, and a wide ‘toe box’
• Look straight ahead (not down) and let your arms swing freely (this reinforces good posture, and builds reflexive strength. To learn more about Reflexive Strength, visit my friends at www.originalstrength.net. It’ll change your life)
• Vary your walks… in terms of time, pace, and where you walk. This’ll stop you getting BORED (which, if you think about it, is a kind of mental stress!)

Ok. So, we got the ‘boring but sensible’ form of exercise – walking – out of the way. 

Now let’s talk about some other kinds of common exercise, and their effects on STRESS…

Resistance Training (Barbells, DB’s, KB’s, Bodyweight etc)…

Ok. When I say “resistance training” – for the purpose of this blog post – I’m talking about ALL forms of resistance training you see people doing at the gym:

Bodybuilding…

Powerlifting…

Olympic Weightlifting…

Lifting Barbells, Dumbbells or Kettlebells…

Doing Bodyweight exercises like Press Ups and Pull Ups…

ALL of it.

So, the question is:

“Can resistance training build up your tolerance to stress, and reduce your stress levels?”

Well…

The first thing to understand about resistance training is that it is a STRESSOR. Period. Full Stop. The end. 

Scientific FACT.

And, yet, with that said, I believe it can reduce stress greatly, particularly MENTAL stress.

Here’s why…

If you’re having a really shitty day (or even a really shitty week, month, year, decade, or LIFE – God Forbid) – lifting weights can relieve MASSIVE AMOUNTS of stress.

Scientifically, this is because when you exercise you produce lots of Neurotransmitters… particularly Endorphins and Dopamine. Both of which make you feel TREMENDOUS.

Now, if you’re a Bodybuilder type who has some sort of weird Mental Disorder where you always feel SMALL, even though you’re ‘massive’ by most people’s standards, this is probably less true. Because you’re sort of borderline depressed – and mentally f-d up – at all times.

However, say you’re into STRENGTH TRAINING, like I am – you get a really amazing Dopamine hit every time you break a personal record…

Every time you do something you’ve never done before…

Be it lifting a weight you’ve never lifted before…

Or, doing more reps than you’ve ever done before we a given weight.

We call these “Personal Bests” – and every time you hit one, you get the Dopamine hit and you feel AMAZING. That simply has to be good for your mental health and well-being. In fact, I know many ‘lifters’ who use their hard-core gym workouts to relieve mental stress that they probably couldn’t otherwise cope with (without resorting to DRUGS all of kinds).

So, yup, resistance training can definitely help relieve mental stress.

But…

“What about physical stress?”

Well, resistance training is a physical stress. And, that’s ok, so long as you don’t push beyond what you are capable of RECOVERING from!

If you push so hard in the gym that you tear muscles, injure your joints, damage your tendons or ligaments, or overtrain to the extent where you fall ill and have to spend 2 weeks in bed to recover, well, that’s no longer a stress-busting form of exercise! That’s a stress-inducing form of exercise!

My point?

You have to know how hard to push yourself. Hard enough to get results (which is, generally speaking, much harder than the average ‘snowflake’ pushes himself at the gym). Yet, not so hard that it causes physical harm.

Think about it…

If you push to the point of INJURY – not only have you caused yourself physical stress, you’ll have also caused yourself MENTAL STRESS too.

I speak from experience when I say that… injury can make you a grouchy bastard!

Now, earlier I mentioned that some guys train to get bigger, but always feel small. And, as I said – that’s a NASTY mental disorder.

However, it’s also true that many weak guys, who are bullied and lacking in confidence (and clearly very STRESSED as a result!), successfully use the gym to build themselves up, gain confidence, improve their self-esteem, and reduce their stress levels.

Jesus! This is a freakin’ Rabbit Hole and a half, eh? It’s not a crystal clear ‘black and white’ kind of topic.

Let’s re-cap and summarise “Resistance Training” from a Stress Point of View:

• All exercise is a stress
• The trick is to exercise in a way you can recover from
• If you push beyond your recovery abilities, too much stress will occur… aches, pains, injury, overtraining, illness, depression and so on
• Resistance training can significantly reduce mental stress. It’s kind of a like a natural “happy pill” for many people
• When you exercise, you produce a lot of Endorphins, and, if you’re making progress and achieving goals – Dopamine too. Both of which are exceptionally good for your mental health and well-being!

Oh, and one more thing…

• If you use resistance training, and successfully make yourself STRONGER, it may very well reduce your physical stress in other areas of your life  – for instance: carrying things will be easier, defending yourself will be easier, you’ll be less likely to break a bone (because strength training builds bone density) and so forth

So…

• Do your 20 minute(ish) walk each day
• Do some sensible resistance training a few times a week

Comprende?

Good.

Next…

“Aerobic Training?”

So,we’ve established that you can’t really go wrong with walking, and that it’s great for your health and your stress levels.

And, we’ve established that resistance training is good too. Provided you do it sensibly (in a way you can RECOVER from).

The other form of exercise many people do is often referred to as “cardio.” Or Aerobic Training.

This might be:

• Riding your bicycle
• Running
• Swimming, and so on

These activities are usually done at a steady pace, for 20, 30, 60 minutes or more.

Question is:

“Should you do them?”

Well, funnily enough, many of the same arguments apply here as they do to resistance training!

Basically that “YES,” aerobic training is good, if done sensibly.

However…

I’d suggest that daily walks, plus resistance training is WAY better than aerobic training for 99.99% of people.

Here’s why…

Aerobic Training will give you similar Endorphin and Dopamine “hits” that resistance training will. That’s good for your mental health, and good for your stress levels.

However, pushed too far (in terms of intensity and duration), it’s actually been PROVEN that aerobic training can be BAD for your heart! 

So, by all means, run marathons if you like. 

Or, do IronManTriathlons. 

But, let’s not pretend these things are healthy. Fun, challenging, great sense of achievement, sure. But, healthy? The research, in many cases, and in the long-run, really does show otherwise.

Here’s something else to consider…

• By 65, studies have shown that most people’s #1 FEAR is FALLING! This is because their reflexive strength has gone, and if they fall without reflexive strength, teeth are getting smashed! (to fully understand this, visit my friends at www.originalstrength.net and immerse yourself in what they teach. It’s a “life-changer”)
• Now, if you FALL and your bone density SUCKS, you stand a good chance of breaking something. And, if you’re 70+, those breaks can be FATAL! What does resistance training build? Bone density. Does aerobic training do the same thing? Nope

In fact, long duration ‘cardio’ can make you LOSE muscle. Combine a loss of muscle (something that’s aging), with a lack of bone density (another thing that’s aging) and the benefits of aerobic training are starting to look ‘not so great.’

Also, consider the way aerobic training makes most people look…

I never see a runner who looks happy, healthy or fit. They usually look miserable, and fat or skinny/fat. 

Imagine how demoralizing (and stressful!) it must be to pound yourself into the pavement 5 times a week, causing yourself ankle, knee and hip pain, only to still look like a wobbly bag of shit!

Meanwhile, some woman down at the gym lifts weights moderately hard, for 30 minutes, 3 times a week, and has a figure that puts most of today’s donut eating lard arse 20-something’s to shame!

Ok, how about:

“Sports”

Depends on what sport.

Sports can obviously bring you a HUGE boost in Dopamine, if you’re successful and achieving a lot, which is great for your mental welling, and for de-stressing.

However, sports can lead to a lot of physical injury, as well as negative emotional states (caused by acquiring injury, or simply not performing the way you want).

Contact sports, like MMA, Boxing, Rugby and American Football also have the added problem of Brain Injury. I’m not saying you shouldn’t do them (in fact, I used to do a lot of Boxing), I’m simply highlighting that if you do them, you’re likely to suffer brain injury of some degree (and that has to be pretty stressful).

The Bottom Line?

The issue of Exercise and Stress is not a ‘black and white’ thing. 

There are MANY things to consider.

However, here are my recommendations for any man who wants to have low stress levels, high tolerance to stress, high performance in all areas of his life, and be generally healthy:

• Take a 20 minute(ish) walk every day
• Do a few minutes of Original Strength each day (it’ll change your life, I promise)
• Do some resistance training 2-4 times a week
• Whatever you do, don’t push it so hard that you can’t recover, and/or cause yourself injury (because that will cause you STRESS)

And remember:

If you want much better performance in bed, and maximum results from Go All Night –  you need to do all that you can to become as TOLERANT to STRESS as possible, while also reducing your daily stress levels. Hopefully this blog post has given you some good ideas as to how to go about using EXERCISE to help you get on top of Stress!

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