Hey guys,
In the time I’ve been a moderator on this sub I’ve been asked by no less than 100 different men (maybe more) How do I get my erections back? Whether it’s through a comment on a post I've made or a DM, the steady stream of men who need help knows no end. This tells me that there is a real need for a single, all-encompassing, no-nonsense protocol to help men achieve their goals. If you have read any of my posts, you know the love I have for u/JanusBifronz is immense. His work and his dedication to this stuff is the reason we’re all here so I want to preface this post by explicitly stating I didn’t invent any of this, I merely pieced together the work of others, primarily Janus.
That being said, here’s the official Attaboy Protocol. This is the protocol I follow and the one I wish someone would have handed me when I was starting out and it’s also the protocol I’ll send you if you DM me asking how to get your boners back, though I never mind if guys DM me.
Definitions:
CS - Corpus Spongiosum
CC - Corpus Cavernosa
DLC - Dedicated Lower Body Cardio
SABRE - Strike Activated Bayliss Response Exercise
BFR - Blood Flow Restriction
NPTR - Nocturnal Penile Tumescence and Rigidity
TRE - Tension Release Exercise
Phase 1: Erection Reboot (Months 0-2)
- No porn, no exceptions. Porn is the single biggest erection killer known to mankind and it’s robbing you of good sex. Giving it up is the simplest and best thing you can do for your erectile health. Like poison for the body is pornography for the penis. It must be stopped or you won't heal.
- Masturbation with (or without) orgasm is allowed up to 3X per week as needed to control urges to watch porn, but must be done preferably laying down and always with a relaxed pelvic floor (no clenching). The reason I’m limiting the number of orgasms is every time you orgasm your body enters a refractory period where vasoconstriction takes place. Do this too frequently and vasoconstriction can seriously slow your progress of getting your erections back.
- Dedicated lower body cardio (recumbent bike or stairmaster are preferred) 3X per week for 30 minutes per session. 90 minutes per week.
- Angion Method 3X per week (M, W, F). Start with AM1 and do it even while flaccid. It will get easier. Start with just a few minutes (as much as you can without losing your erection) and work up to 30 minutes.
- Get on 2.5mg daily Tadalafil. This will help you get a baseline improvement in your erectile health and will greatly help with your Angion sessions. This is technically optional, but if you can tolerate the symptoms, this will provide a much-welcomed boost to your erections early on (I still take it because I like the effects).
- Spend minimum 10 minutes daily in a deep squat (google “Malasana Squat” for an image of what it should look like) with your feet planted firmly on the ground and breathing deeply. This will work to lengthen your pelvic floor. Most guys have a tight pelvic floor and a deep squat is a fantastic way to loosen it.
- Do 4 sets of 10 single leg glute bridges per leg 3 days per week. Lay on your back and lift one leg slightly off the ground, drive your pelvis up with the other leg (the one that is on the ground). Hold for 3 seconds at the top and lower back down. Repeat for 10 reps. Try to keep a relaxed pelvic floor while you do this. This movement will help support your pelvic floor and build a strong thrusting motion which will help transfer your progress to sex. The single leg versions are superior to the two leg version because men will clench their pelvic floor even as they try to do the glute bridges. Driving with a single leg removes bilateral compensation and encourages glute activation.
Stay in phase 1 until you see a resurgence in NPTR and can get erect and stay erect for the entirety of your 30 minute Angion sessions. The following routine is a sample. The days of the week are less important than the work and frequency of the work. This holds true for the Phase 2 and Phase 3 routines as well.
Phase 1 Sample Routine
Monday - 30 min DLC, AM1, 10 min deep squat, glute bridges
Tuesday - 10 min deep squat
Wednesday - 30 min DLC, AM1, 10 min deep squat, glute bridges
Thursday - 10 min deep squat
Friday - 30 min DLC, AM1, 10 min deep squat, glute bridges
Saturday (optional) 10 min deep squat
Sunday (optional) 10 min deep squat
Phase 2 - Neural rewiring (Months 2-6)
In addition to what you’re doing in phase 1, you’ll add:
- Male Definitive guide training r/MaleDefinitiveGuide which will help you decouple your sex drive from the urge to ejaculate. This is very helpful in overcoming the desire to use porn. For most men, the urge to ejaculate is completely tied to their sex drive. What MDG does is slowly, but surely eliminate your desire to ejaculate. Once the desire to ejaculate is gone, porn completely loses its luster. Right now, you’re driven to pornography partly by habit, but partly by the growing pressure in your testicles and seminal vessels that start screaming for a release. After many months of MDG training, the urge to ejaculate will evaporate completely and you can comfortably live your life without the nagging reminder from your genitals about how many days it’s been since you ejaculated. I used to count the days and after about 48 hours I’d be craving orgasm. Now, I often lose track of how many days it’s been since I ejaculated, because it doesn’t matter at all and I only ever ejaculate while having sex with my wife.
- Consider adding TRE. TRE stands for Tension Release Exercise and is a great way to release subconsciously held tension in your adductors, psoas, and pelvic floor. It works well in conjunction with deep squats because as you release tension, your squats will become even more effective at lengthening your pelvic floor. Here’s a follow along YouTube video and you can also check out r/LongTermTRE.
- Graduate to AM2. By now your member is ready for the stimulus of AM2 so it’s time to step it up and start developing your CS.
- Add 5 minutes of SABRE (thumb strikes) and 5 minutes of BFR to the end of your sessions on M, F. It’s time to add a dedicated training stimulus for your CC. Enter SABRE / BFR. I wrote about how to do these in detail in my post Demystifying DLC, SABRE, and BFR.
- Start eating to gain. With the addition of SABRE / BFR comes the need to be in a caloric surplus. Now’s the time to start that.
Phase 2 Routine*
Monday Morning - 30 min DLC, 20 min AM2, 5 min SABRE (thumb strikes), 5 min BFR, glute bridges
Monday Evening - 10 min deep squat, 20 min MDG
Tuesday (anytime) - 10 min deep squat, 20 min TRE
Wednesday Morning - 30 min DLC, 30 min AM2, 5 min SABRE (thumb strikes), 5 min BFR, glute bridges
Wednesday Evening - 10 min deep squat, 20 min MDG
Thursday (anytime) - 10 min deep squat, 20 min TRE
Friday Morning - 30 min DLC, 20 min AM2, 5 min SABRE (thumb strikes), 5 min BFR, glute bridges
Friday Evening - 10 min deep squat, 20 min MDG
Saturday (optional) 10 min deep squat, 20 min TRE
Sunday (optional) 10 min deep squat, 20 min MDG
*I have Angion and MDG done at different times of days since that's what works best from an erection perspective and it's when I do them, but do whatever you can to fit both of them in. If you're struggling to hold an erection for either program, prioritize Angion and come back to MDG when your erection stabilizes. MDG should only be done once erections are effortless to obtain and maintain. Trying to train sexual stamina with a weak erection is counterproductive.
Phase 3 - Growth (Month 6 and Beyond)
In addition to what was prescribed in phase 1 and phase 2, if you want to grow, it's time to step it up again.
- Transition to the AM3 or ideally the Wheel. By now your member is ready for the hyper-stimulus of the wheel. It’s time to step up the intensity again.
- Increase duration and intensity of SABRE / BFR sessions. Now it’s time to add 10 minutes of SABRE Hammer or SABRE with a metal rod* after your 5 minute thumb strike routine and continue with BFR (glans pulsing and cyclic bending), increasing the duration of it to 15 minutes as well. As your member starts to be able to handle more stimulation, we want to keep feeding it more stimuli to encourage growth.
*Don't be intimidated by the metal rod. The purpose isn't to beat your member to a pulp, it's to strike it with precision to elicit the Bayliss response. A metal rod is a fantastic tool to elicit the response we're seeking. The key is to strike firmly, but gently so that you get solid fluid displacement within your CC.
Phase 3 Routine
Monday Morning - 30 min DLC, 15 min AM3 or the Wheel, 15 min SABRE (5 min thumb strike, 10 min metal rod or SABRE Hammer strikes), 15 min BFR, glute bridges
Monday Evening - 10 min deep squat, 20 min MDG
Tuesday (anytime) - 10 min deep squat, 20 min TRE
Wednesday Morning - 30 min DLC, 30 min AM3 or the Wheel, 15 min SABRE (5 min thumb strike, 10 min metal rod or SABRE Hammer strikes), 15 min BFR, glute bridges
Wednesday Evening - 10 min deep squat, 20 min MDG
Thursday (anytime) - 10 min deep squat, 20 min TRE
Friday Morning - 30 min DLC, 15 min AM3 or the Wheel, 15 min SABRE (5 min thumb strike, 10 min metal rod or SABRE Hammer strikes), 15 min BFR, 100 weighted glute bridges
Friday Evening - 10 min deep squat, 20 min MDG
Saturday (optional) 10 min deep squat, 20 min TRE
Sunday (optional) 10 min deep squat, 20 min MDG
What if You Can’t Do All This?
I’m in phase 3 and this is everything I do week to week and even typing this all out, it seems like an immense amount of work. I’m sure many guys are reading this and thinking is all this truly required? Look, I’m just a guy who wants his dick to work. What’s the bare minimum I need to do? If you’re looking to cut some stuff I’ll rank them in order of importance for the purpose of having a healthy, functional penis. And anyone who’s read my posts knows I don’t have a ton of patience for nonsense, so if something is on this list, there’s a reason for it. I don’t do things just to do them.
Assuming you quit porn (which is the real number 1, but doesn’t take active time so I’m excluding it), here’s my order of priority.
Group 1 - Non-Negotiables
DLC (gasp) even above Angion??? Yes, even above Angion. Janus describes Angion as a finisher to cardio, not the other way around. I believe that building your body’s overall vascularity is the single best thing you can do for your erectile health.
Angion Methods (AM1-3, Wheel). After the body’s baseline vascularity is robust, the mission to build the vascularity within your member becomes much easier.
Pelvic Floor Health (deep squats). Anyone with a history of porn use, must consider the health of his pelvic floor. The results that most men see from relaxing and lengthening the pelvic floor justify giving deep squats a place in the non-negotiables list.
I just drop into a deep squat while I’m watching TV at night with my wife. Building this into my daily life means I don’t have to set aside dedicated time for it.
Group 2 - Nice to Haves
4. SABRE / BFR - For me to list these two movements in the nice to have section was hard to do because I love them so much, but they truly are not essential for overall penile health. For growth? Absolutely, but growth in and of itself is a nice-to-have so they belong here.
5. MDG - I love MDG, but plenty of men live their entire lives with happy, healthy penises and never hear about this program so it’s by definition a nice-to-have. The benefits are pretty sweet, though. The mental clarity I experience on a day-to-day basis without the noise of the urge to orgasm is awesome and it's worth pursuing.
6. Glute Bridges The reason these come in at number 6 is because I only recently added them to my daily protocol, and while I’ve enjoyed the benefits I’ve seen, I got pretty far without them, so they’re not essential. I do think they help build the glute strength needed to keep the hips open and your pelvic floor completely relaxed.
7. TRE I only discovered TRE about a month ago when a good friend of mine, u/soon2bhuge (a former Angion mod) turned me onto them. After about a month, I really believe there is something here and I plan to stick with it.
What Can I Expect if I Follow This Protocol?
Here are my unfiltered results from 18 months of following this protocol.
- Consistent, powerful NPTR
- Heavy hang, often 5.5” in length
- Spongy, plushy feel when flaccid
- Effortless erections for sex with maximum rigidity
- Thick, hefty feel in my hand while erect
- 0.5” increase in length (started 6.0”, now measure 6.5”)
- 0.75” increase in girth (started 5.25”, now measure 6.0”)
- Improved sexual stamina (working on mastery)
- Zero urge to orgasm, while maintaining a healthy sex drive
- Improved confidence
That’s it, guys! Follow this road map and you’ll be able to achieve whatever goal with your member that you’ve set out to achieve.