Varicocele Exercising and Treatments

Question 1 of Many!

Hi Daniel,
      Sorry I took so long to reply. I'm a bit busy with school. So I got the ebook and Varico Health Kit. I've been reading through the ebook and do have one question. First, pretty much my only hobby is skateboarding. While I only do it once a week while at school, during the summer I do it 3-4 hours every other day. Now Skateboarding involves a lot of jumping, which is a risk factor. So I'm wondering if you think I'll be okay if i have supportive/breathable underwear, shorts, and frequent cooling while skateboarding? Or should I really take a break from skateboarding? Also, I happen to have some reishi and chaga mushroom supplements. Have you heard of or used these? I wonder if they might be beneficial. Anyhow, I'll let you know if I have anymore questions. In the meantime I'll try to incorporate the treatments into my day! Thank you.

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Here are great treatment tips for exercising with varicocele:

(Name) okay cool. Yeah, skateboarding is okay. I'm sure you'll be fine. Yes, breathable and supportive underwear help make a big difference. There is a whole chapter on how to be active with varicocele in the Healing Guide, but here is kind of a summary of what to consider for you:

• Pre-exercise: No masturbation/sex for minimum 2-3 hours pre-workout, no working out on a full stomach (give minimum 1-2 hour to digest), no exercising when bloated, a cool (not cold) shower before a workout helps (but is not necessary)
• During-exercise: No tight belts, pants, or waists, exercise with good technique and posture, promote muscle balance and posture with your workout, no protein shakes or energy drinks during workout 
• Post-exercise: Stretching & inversions help, a cool shower post-workout is almost mandatory (with minimum 10-15 seconds of cool* (not cold) water running over your testicles

That will help. You don't have to follow all of it, but that's the idea--and they all help, independent of exercise type, be it squats, weight lifting, sports, skate boarding, etc.

Regarding your supplement, unfortunately, I haven't heard of them, but, in general, I advise caution and moderation with supplements. I'm not sure if they'd actually make any difference for your varicocele in all honesty.

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Many many more varicocele treatment questions!!!

Okay, that's good to hear thank you! I think the stud underwear could really help reduce the effect of constantly jumping while skateboarding. Anyhow I've gone through the book and figured out what I need to do. I just had a few extra questions for you about things I couldn't pick out from reading the book. Thank you!

• Questions: how much inversion per day is best (what's too much)?
• What temperature water is cool and cold? If it feels only cool on the testicles is it cold?
• How hard should I make the yoga, postural, and other exercises? It seems like some might not be very challenging.
• When is it good or bad for exercises to be more challenging/intense?
• Can I do more intense ab exercises or should I keep it low intensity?
• How long into the recovery could/should I resume intense lifting or skateboarding?
• What kind of progress is possible? What have you seen? Increase in testicular volume? Testosterone levels?

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Answering everything!

​(Name) cool! Thanks for getting in touch. Yes, the STUD Underwear is very helpful. I personally however like workout out underwearless--but that's a personal preference, and my workouts are a little different than Skateboarding which involves more jumping, and more fresh air and cool environment. 

• Q1: How many inversions? 
  • As much as you like in all honesty. I recommend 1-2 times per day max, because I don't want my clients to worry about spending too much time on the treatments. It's helpful, and likely you won't notice too much additional benefit from more than 1-2 times per day. But, if you like, you can do more. Personally, ideal, for me is 1 time per day.
• Q2: Cool vs cold? 
  • Stay on the safe side -- don't over-cool. If it feels good on your face, it's good on your scrotum. Sorry, I don't have an exact temperature right now, but, that's a really good idea for the new addition of the Healing Guide. Be contentious-- sometimes, a little cooler is okay, sometimes a little warmer. Just don't do anything that feels uncomfortable. It should feel good. 
• Q3: How strenuous should the Yoga, postural and other exercises be? 
  • Well,l the Yoga Exercises that I recommend in the Varicocele Yoga Video Series are more so for therapeutic effects, specific stretches to help improve posture, ways to improve bowel health, reduce stress, etc. They're technically not meant for "Exercise" per-se. So, they shouldn't really necessarily be strenuous. I am working on the next edition of the Yoga Series which will include a more difficult exercise/yoga sequence--that will be more so challenging. Oh, and no "high-risk" exercises for the first 2 weeks of treatment. 
  • Regarding anything related to posture and exercising, they can really be as challenging as you like! But, ensure good technique! E.g. you can even do heavy deadlifts, but, make sure you follow the previous advice I gave you on exercising, and make sure you use good technique (search "perfect deadlift technique" on YouTube, and watch the first 10 videos.) <-- Just an example for you.
• Q4: Can I do more intense ab exercises? 
  • I would recommend slowly building up in all honesty. Start with the easier ones, and over the first month of treatment you can reach whatever exercises you like. 
• Q5: How long into the recovery could/should I resume intense lifting or skateboarding?
  • Well, I normally recommend minimum 2 weeks of no "high-risk" activities. The goal is to give your testicles a little time to recover, and to also re-approach "high-risk" activities with a strategies (like the ones I messaged you earlier).
• Q6: What kind of progress is possible?
  • I've had some clients report complete reduction of varicocele--but usually about 40-60% reduction in swelling, many note improvement of testicular size, almost all complete cure of pain, restoration of fertility in most, and similar results testosterone--because it's linked to the other symptoms--should return to normal.

I hope that helps (Name)!