Cycling and Men's Health; Sex Drive and Big Blocks Of Training

"Sorry Babe, I have a crusher ride tomorrow, time for bed".   Chapters  00:00 Men's health 1:00 sex drive and performance 4:00 really wanting it or being able to make it happen 8:00 the 5 bullet points  9:00 what did Patrick initially think of this topic, and the initial fatigue of initially starting his training 10:30 Andi regarding Relationships, performance, well being 11:15 Finished a race and peeing hurts 12:30 on the rivet all race and the post race pain 16:00 Brendan’s change of saddle after 135,000 miles 19:30 Andi, coming from pro peloton, you work with what saddle from the sponsor “works best” 22:00 children are the hall pass 26:00 keeping everyone in the family happy while riding a lot 29:00 Getting focus back to complete tasks after a long ride 32:00 Mitigation strategies for the fatigue that comes with life or training Diet, sleep, rest weeks 35:10 The foods to keep the energy levels high 37:00 (timestamp?) LIFTING WEIGHTS 41:00 libido from training vs getting older 44:00 hormones besides testosterone; stress hormones, cortisol 45:00 short burst training, 5s sprints x6 46:00 hormones for happiness; this is all related 49:30 overtrained leads to vastly reduced sperm count, so affects those wanting to have children  Some notes we had before the chat.  (1) The inherent fatigue of this whole enterprise;   Fatigue = decreased libido;  (2) The mechanics of riding;   Being on my perineum for several hours a day can’t possibly be good for blood flow or erectile mechanics.  (3) Increased stress;  Exercise is a good way to manage or reduce stress, but a training plan also creates stress because it has to be balanced with everything else in life. Add physical strain to that, and it’s somehow more stress on the body and the mind — it has to be.  (4) Hormonal/metabolic effects of training; really out of my depth here, but imagine there are some and that they bear on sexual arousal and performance;  -LIFTING!!!  (5) Maybe dehydration warrants a bullet point of its own. No matter how hydrated I am, I’m dehydrated after a tough workout. I can drink all I want; for sexual purposes, I’m clearly still dehydrated.