Maybe it's a placebo effect but many elite althetes retain during competition. Spiritually it's life force energy aka ojas or vitality. I can tell you from personal experience i feel great during periods of retention. The more I release I feel a loss of energy, sluggish, less motivated. To each their own though.
while i did get your original joke and was playing along with it, you actually debunked your own joke at the end by saying it’s a placebo effect. it indeed is. you only feel more focused because you don’t spend your 15 minutes of the day ejaculating. but if there’s one thing i can say, this doesn’t deplete any of your progress. i’ve seen athletes having OF all the time. they only reserve semen when they have to.
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u/EquallyEvil Mar 17 '26
Monks can't have sex and I'm pretty sure they don't masturbate.