testosterone

How often were you PMOing? Depending on how wired you were to PMO, it depends. But the once a week thing is not a good idea (actually more difficult than cold turkey for a few reasons)

In my experience, I usually feel increasingly better in the desired categories you mentioned up until about day 7...day 7/8/9 usually some really rough cravings followed by a flat dull feeling for a week or two. By day 21 things start improving

(Have been on and off the nofap wagon for a while)

Good luck and stay vigilant my friend

 

Ejaculating once a week is supposed to cause a spike in testosterone levels. That's what a plan to do with a girl after I've rebooted. I'm done making love to my hand though.

 

There was just a thread on this. This is what I said: "Testosterone does help build muscle, and test does spike in the beginning stages of Nofap, but after a while it normalizes. Now you will have more test then someone who regularly orgasms, as regular sex and fapping will deplete it."

I read a study on Chinese Weightlifters that concluded that orgasm once a week does indeed spike test levels the highest. Like I said though, after the flatline ends, maybe 30 days in, test levels will rise higher then if you were orgasming more then once a week. Keep in mind also though, that orgasming once a week has a higher spike in test right before the orgasm, but abstaining from all orgasm has higher STEADY level of test.

I I'm not an endocrinologist, but I think that's right.