A good erection of the penis in men is a sign of healthy functioning of the body. Nowadays a lot of men are facing erection issues like
- maintaining an erection
- Getting hard after ejaculation, and
- Staying hard for a while.
Many men are quite familiar with the frustration of not able to get hard or stay hard for intercourse or losing the erection at a crucial moment with the special one as it can damage the relationship.
Staying hard and getting hard isn’t something everyone gives much thought to, but there are lot of things that have to go right for you to maintain an erection. Some of them are
- The blood pressure has to stay high enough
- Your mental state has to be right and
- Your partner should be quite understanding about it.
Men usually start to lose erection as they age and is quite common as the testosterone levels in the body gradually decrease as they age. Staying hard for a long time for intercourse is quite challenging for a lot of men nowadays. So we are here to discuss, “How to stay hard and get hard?“
How to get hard and stay hard
There are mainly two important things that are very important for staying hard longer and there are Blood flow and Libido(level of interest). The more one is attracted to the woman the longer he would want to last and the blood flow in a part that we can control.
Breathe:
One of the most effective ways of lasting longer in bed and staying hard even after ejaculation is by taking deep breathing during intercourse as this regulates the blood flow into the body and to the penis.
A complete breath during intercourse when one is about to ejaculate usually relaxes the whole body and will allow one to stay in the moment which helps to last longer. This technique also helps you to counter premature ejaculation.
Foods to stay hard and long
There are several natural foods that helps men to stay hard and long without any pills. There are also some foods to avoid if one wants to stay hard longer. Fast foods and fried food with unhealthy oils should be completely avoided for hard erections. Drinking much alcohol also worsens the situation as drinking excess alcohol can lead to Erectile dysfunction.
Here is the list of foods that give you better erections naturally
- Walnuts
- Sweet potato
- Oysters
- Avocados
- Almonds
- Cayenne pepper powder
- Raw carrot
- Bananas
These foods will provide you with healthy carbs, nutrients and gives you some extra energy which help to hard and long. These fruits will eventually boost vitamin and mineral intake. Zinc usually helps with getting harder erections and boosts libido.
Avoid anabolic steroids which are often used by bodybuilders and athletes as these steroids can shrink testicles and can affect the ability to produce testosterone.
A Mediterranean diet such as fruits, whole grains, healthy fats such as fish, nuts, and red wine have relatively shown to help stay hard for a longer time.
Libido boosters
Herbal libido boosters and aphrodisiacs have a very good effect on erection issues as they inhibit blood flow into the penis. The best herbs that are available to help one stay hard longer are
- Damiana
- Cordyceps
- Horny Goat Weed
- Eleuthero Root
- Maca
- Ashwagandha
The best way to take up these herbs is to cycle them so that one can avoid building tolerance to a specific herb. The effects of these herb taken in the long run are very effective, long term and cumulative.
These herbs will provide cumulative positive effects that will go beyond staying or getting hard sexually. There are some side-effects with these herbs.
NoFap
No Fap is considered to be the way to last longer in bed and maintain an erection longer. Masturbating watching some videos on the internet is the way to reduce the time one lasts in bed and the erection time. The instant gratification and the instant pleasure damage the brain system of sex and causes erection issue and performance anxiety when one is actually having sex.
Excess masturbation is prone to cause premature ejaculation and performance anxiety while having actual sex. Do not squeeze your penis tightly while masturbating as it can lead to Death grip syndrome(DGS) and it cannot be compared to real sex. This syndrome can cause delayed ejaculation too.
Psychological changes
Staying away from stress or turmoil, depression, low self-esteem, past sexual trauma, or anxiety can eventually boost your sexual performance and helps to get hard erections. Talking the problem out with your partner can help you ease out of the situation and can help with the situation. 15% of the total erection issues are due to Psychological factors. Avoiding these psychological factors can easily benefit in harder erections.
Stay longer with pills
The easiest way to stay hard longer is by taking ED pills such as Viagra(Sildenafil), Levitra, and Cialis(Tadalafil). These pills work like a charm when it comes to having harder erections.
They improve blood supply to the penis thus giving one long hard erections.
They work best with sexual stimulation and the effect can last up to 24 hours. Among the ED pills, Cialis is FDA approved and a daily dose of 5 mg can help produce an erection on demand. By using these pills one can stay hard all night and even after round 2.
Penis Vacuums
The Penis vacuum is also known as a penis pump which is a device used to get or maintain an erection for sexual intercourse. The device consists of a pump, a vacuum tube, and a constriction ring. The penis pump achieves erection by creating a vacuum around the penis, which encourages blood to flow into it, and once erect the constriction ring is placed over the base of the penis to hold the blood flow and erection. This way one can get a hard erection and can stay with it for longer.
Natural training
Training your own body naturally can help one to stay hard much longer in bed until ejaculation. Only some men have the control to ejaculate when they wish to and this is all possible cause of natural training. This process involves week on week training as you get closer to control your ejaculate and can enjoy sex to the fullest without any drugs or special pills.
To train your own body you have to be confident in the bedroom with no anxiety about the act or no fear of expectations. This might be hard to achieve but once you master this your erections and your sex drive can last way longer than they used to be.
Kegel exercises
Kegel exercises are a method that involves training the kegel, a special muscle that most guys don’t even know that they have. This is the same muscle that is used to stop your urine in mid-flow. By exercising this kegel muscle daily, within a few weeks you can use the muscle to stop yourself ejaculating while you are having an orgasm. The result is an orgasm without ejaculation and you don’t lose your arousal at all. You still enjoy a full orgasm but you can keep going again and again until you want to ejaculate and in this way, you can still be hard even after orgasm.
Conclusion
Sometimes it might become difficult to get hard and stay for long in given the situation as it might be due to various reasons. No erection can affect the one mentally and psychologically but there are many different treatments available now and this can be easily cured. Best way to be hard even after ejaculation is to eat healthy and exercising regularly. ED pills will help you temporarily as you can take them before intercourse and they help you with hard erections.