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Pelvic Floor muscle training post-prostatectomy
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After the surgery, doing Kegel exercises occasionally worsened my incontinence. I'm not sure if the muscles became fatigued or what happened. Still, it's worth doing them.
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You probably wore them out. Pelvic floor muscles wear out super fast on men because we've never had to use them as actively as women do. Lower your sets a bit if you need to - while the number of sets is important, it's more important to just be consistent in doing them at all.
For me, I know my pelvic floor is done pretty quickly. I incorporate kegels into all my normal exercises, like weight lifting and squats and kettlebell swings, so I wear them out pretty fast - usually about 30-50 reps of those things at most and they are toast for several hours.
But, because I incorporate them into other exercises, I'm pretty sure I can crush a full sized truck with those muscles at this point 😀