Does heavy weightlifting at the gym affect sperm count?

Question

Lifting weights at the gym about 3 times a week 45-60 min each time. I lift until failure (about at 5 reps) after warming up. Does it affect sperm count?

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Not sure if you're still interested but I thought I would pass this on anyway - hubby went in for his appointment for a sperm count. The doc said to avoid heavy lifting the day of giving the sample. According to this doc super heavy lifting can have a short term reduction on sperm count - for a longer term gain.

Doc has said to hubby that around my fertile week he should lighten up and do moderate exercise only - then after the week go for the heavy lifts. (When talking heavy I am referring to a much above average gym user.)

Funnily enough the doc also said that summer will make sperm count lower and that he will have a higher count in winter. (We are in Australia and it is super hot at the moment) Doc said that people who go to Antartica will come back with on average 30% higher sperm count than normal!

I am not a doc and I am just commenting what has been said to us in our situation... I have no medical background myself but I do trust my doc and thought I would pass this on.

So best of luck to you... I am sending hubby to go sit on an ice pack and be lazy in preparation for a few days time 😂😂

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It shouldn't do. My hubby is in to heavy weight lifting and he has just out samples in for a sperm count today. Hopefully the results will come back as fine and he can keep on throwing ridiculous weights around.

Doc says exercise is great for conception so it should be good.

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Lifting weights and exercising greatly affects sperm in a good way. You pump testosterone in your body when working out, so it increases the number and mobility of sperm. Don't over do it though.

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It can but more importantly some of the supplements that you take to help with your workout might have a bigger impact.

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idk honestly

Does heavy weightlifting at the gym affect sperm count?

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