[SlickyBoy]

(07-26-2018 09:49 PM)Bazzwaldo Wrote:  

Here's an interesting quote from an article from the Huffington post regarding lower T levels recorded in males

'a “substantial” drop in U.S. men’s testosterone levels since the 1980s, with average levels declining by about 1% per year. This means, for example, that a 60-year-old man in 2004 had testosterone levels 17% lower than those of a 60-year-old in 1987.'

and ' In a 2016 study, the average 20- to 34-year-old man could apply 98 pounds of force with a right-handed grip, down from 117 pounds by a man of the same age in 1985.'

source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/neilhowe/20...9ee9618b7f

I can't find the study but there was at least one conducted which showed young men of the past decade or so have significantly less bone mass (something around 18% less) than the men from 25 years ago. This would fit with the trend towards obesity, which goes hand in hand with reduced bone mass. Lack of physical exercise when young also sets a boy up to become a low bone mass man.

When the US army started to reduce their physical fitness standards to meet recruitment numbers as well as broadly reducing the test standards service wide, there was a notable increase in stress related fractures to deployed troops in Afghanistan. The Marines, which as a smaller service unit did not face the same recruitment pressures, did not reduce their fitness standards and did not see an uptick in stress-related bone fractures and similar injuries. I'm talking about male troops in both cases, of course.

As a side note, it stands to reason (for those Department of Defense planners still paying attention to reason) that women generally are cost inefficient personnel when it comes to filling combat roles, even given the increase in strength we see here and there. Generally speaking women are not getting slimmer and stronger, but a the number of outliers is greater. Alas, we will still see the stupid push to force combat roles into gender neutrality while hoping the use of drones and missiles can paper over any overall decrease in combat power.

[armenia4ever]

I may be an exception to this - so to speak.

My wife experienced a trauma years back which made her unlikely to be able to get pregnant, let alone carry to full term. I'm pretty sure I've done just about everything that would reduce my sperm count: jerking multiple times a day to porn, cell phone always in my pants pockets, wearing skinny jeans and tighter fitting shorts, etc.

Granted my wife is young. She had our two boys at 19 and 20 so the fertility is there.

So if I can knock my wife up with her issue and my likely low sperm count, the rest of you can go out there and start shooting out kids. (Note, I've never had my testosterone or sperm levels checked.) Also granted I've always been in good shape, though the last 2 years I've gained like 25 pounds above my normal weight since highschool and haven't been able to shed it - partially due to me working a more sedentary job now.

[SlickyBoy]

Here's a sample of what's out there - I bet these young, out of shape recruits have low sperm counts in addition to zero self respect being schooled by a female drill sergeant.

Quote:

...The report says, "Many states in the southern region of the United States are recognized for higher rates of obesity, physical inactivity, and chronic disease. These states are therefore recognized for their disproportionate public health burden."

In addition, the 10 Southern states "are also disproportionately burdensome for military readiness and national security," the report states.

The study notes the presence of "high physical inactivity and obesity prevalence" in the South, and says "physical inactivity and obesity are well recognized among the most critical public health challenges of the 21st century."

The study warns that the overall recruiting pool for the military is dwindling and cites estimates that 27 percent of Americans aged 17-24 are too overweight to qualify for military service, "with obesity being the second-highest disqualifying medical condition between 2010 and 2014."...

What's sad is the south stayed rural and by extension closer to the land (via farm work) than did the north for many decades. Unfortunately fried food, sugar and cheap carbs caught up to them along with easy subsistence living compared to hard labor of yore from the farm lifestyle days. Now the average southern guy is probably facing reduced fertility in addition to not being able to see his own dick without using a mirror.