Numbness

[Jeffrey Meyer]

Hi I have a question regarding use of the stationary bicycle at my gym. After about 20 min my, um,
dickie becomes rather numb. I'm a guy who enjoys this form of gym exercise for about 40 min, but am
worried about this numbness. Is it serious? Should I simply ignore it and carry on?
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Jeffrey

 

[Harris]

Jeffrey Meyer <[email protected]za> wrote:

> I have a question regarding use of the stationary bicycle at my gym. After about 20 min my, um,
> dickie becomes rather numb. I'm a guy who enjoys this form of gym exercise for about 40 min, but
> am worried about this numbness. Is it serious? Should I simply ignore it and carry on?

This is often more of a problem on a stationary bike than on the road because you tend to stay
seated and in the same position for a longer time.

If the stationary bike allows you to stand occasionally, that might help. The problem may also be
related to the seat tilt or height (or the seat itself), or some other fit issue. I would not
ignore this.

Art Harris

 

[Mark Lee]

"Jeffrey Meyer" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> Hi I have a question regarding use of the stationary bicycle at my gym. After about 20 min my, um,
> dickie becomes rather numb. I'm a guy who enjoys this form of gym exercise for about 40 min, but
> am worried about this numbness. Is it serious? Should I simply ignore it and carry on?
> --
Don't ignore it. Ride on the road (esp. rolling hills) where you'll get some variety. Mark Lee

 

[Steve McDonald]

Answer A: If you were riding hard enough to get a good workout, you wouldn't even notice minor
problems like this.

Answer B: Keep it up and the numbness will become much worse. But then, it will fall off and won't
bother you any more.

Steve McDonald

 

[Ken]

"Jeffrey Meyer" <[email protected]> wrote in news:3e64feb0$0$230 @hades.is.co.za:
> I have a question regarding use of the stationary bicycle at my gym. After about 20 min my, um,
> dickie becomes rather numb. I'm a guy who enjoys this form of gym exercise for about 40 min, but
> am worried about this numbness. Is it serious? Should I simply ignore it and carry on?

Ask you girlfriend if you should ignore it.

Seriously, the is often caused by poor saddle position. If your seat is too high or too far foward,
you may be putting too much pressure on the front of your seat. Moving the saddle down and back will
put more pressure on your sit bones, which is where the padding in your shorts is aimed.

Also try moving around when riding. Lower your cadence and stand up periodically. Riders often do
this when climbing hills on a real bike, but you can also do it on a stationary bike. Getting off
the saddle allows blood to circulate down there; the lack of circulation causes numbness.

Ken

 

[Bernie]

Jeffrey Meyer wrote:

> Hi I have a question regarding use of the stationary bicycle at my gym. After about 20 min my, um,
> dickie becomes rather numb. I'm a guy who enjoys this form of gym exercise for about 40 min, but
> am worried about this numbness. Is it serious? Should I simply ignore it and carry on?
> --
> Jeffrey

You've received nice answers so far, but I am certain the solution is in the fit. Pay close
attention to the seat. For starters make it dead level and not too high. Fore and aft position
counts too. Bin der dundat. It is all in the seating. Ride a real bike on the real ground and take
all the time you need to tweak the seat. You are able to make yourself comfortable and not numb.
Best regards, Bernie

 

[Per ElmsäTer]

If your saddle looks anything like the ones we have on our stationary bikes in the gym there's not
much you can do. Ours are big, wide and soft. Feels really nice to sit down on them until you start
pedaling. Ie they are not meant to be used for more than 10-30 minutes.

Get hold of a statinary bike with a decent saddle on it instead. Most of the spinning bikes seem to
be pretty much OK.

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Perre

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> Hi I have a question regarding use of the stationary bicycle at my gym. After about 20 min my, um,
> dickie becomes rather numb. I'm a guy who enjoys this form of gym exercise for about 40 min, but
> am worried about this numbness. Is it serious? Should I simply ignore it and carry on?
> --
> Jeffrey

 

[Wafflycathcsdir]

>Don't ignore it. Ride on the road (esp. rolling hills) where you'll get some variety. Mark Lee

Yup - agree Cycling out in the open air is much more interesting & fun than some stationary
thing in a gym. Besides which, for your annual gym fee you'll probably get yourself a pretty good
real bike

Numbness in the male nether regions can lead to complications - penile erectile dysfunction. Simple
solution - get a bike that fits with a saddle that fits and wear padded cycling shorts - then you'll
be problem free as you won't get numbn*ts

Cheers, helen s (being a wimp today as it's really windy out there, so I'm not out on my bike)

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[Art]

"Jeffrey Meyer" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> Hi I have a question regarding use of the stationary bicycle at my gym. After about 20 min my, um,
> dickie becomes rather numb. I'm a guy who enjoys this form of gym exercise for about 40 min, but
> am worried about this numbness. Is it serious? Should I simply ignore it and carry on?

If your gym has recumbent bikes use one. If not, start using the treadmill, don't ignore
the problem.

Art

 

[Peter Cole]

"wafflycathcsdirtycatlitter" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...

> Numbness in the male nether regions can lead to complications - penile
erectile
> dysfunction. Simple solution - get a bike that fits with a saddle that fits
and
> wear padded cycling shorts - then you'll be problem free as you won't get numbn*ts

This has been claimed, but never established. The lone medical authority (Dr Irwin Goldstein) making
these claims has not been supported by the medical community at large. See:
http://www.rightofway.org/research/wilting.html for some background. There are lots of articles
about this on the web, google for them if interested.

Making unsubstantiated claims only adds to the hype and hysteria.