(HEALTH) Zero Gay Men Contracted HIV After 32 Months On PrEP, Study Finds!

by Alexander Stevenson 

A new study of more than 600 gay and bisexual men showed 100% of them remained HIV-negative after using PrEp for up to two-and-a-half years.

Conducted at San Francisco’s Kaiser Pemanente Medical Center, the study included men who self-reported that they did not use condoms consistently. Their average age was 37, and they reported a higher number of sex partners than those not on PrEP.

(SEX TALK) Why Can't I Stop Barebacking?

 

By: Gary McClain

 Don’t judge me. I’m HIV-negative and I love barebacking. It is so intense that it is almost a spiritual experience for me. I have to admit I feel kind of guilty afterwards. But then the next time I have an opportunity to go bare, I do it again. I’ve heard the safe sex lectures, okay?

So, no safe sex lectures allowed? That’s like asking me to respond with one hand tied behind my back. While I will do what I can to avoid the lecture, I am going to bring in a couple of different perspectives to answer your question.

 I am going to start by asking you to imagine we are sitting across from each other in my office. I’ll be wearing my unfashionable cardigan sweater, the therapist uniform. I will start with a story.

(HEALTH) 6 Reasons Why a Gym Body Isn't a Healthy Body!

 
Via Gay.net

Although it may be hard to tell, gay men are just like any other population: We come in all shapes and sizes. And at our healthiest, we would still look drastically different from each other.

Yet there is one body type that we are often expected to attain. A passing glance at the media and the advertising industry’s portrayal of the modern gay man is a portrait of massive pecs, bulging biceps, a teeny-tiny waist, and thighs the size of tree trunks. This impossible pinnacle of perfection is what we are led to believe is that of a healthy man, but for a countless number of gay men who are killing themselves to achieve it, it can be anything but.

(SEX TALK) Gay porn star Eli Lewis explains how you can reduce your risk of HIV!

 

by Brian Webb 

Since the AIDS epidemic of the 1980’s, there has been a huge fear amongst the gay community of contracting HIV. Through decades of education programs promoting condoms and the single way to not get HIV, the message was heard and followed. However, today, gay men have a lot more options in their safer-sex toolkit and medical advances are changing the decisions guys make about having sex.

In recent years, condom use amongst gay men has been on a steady decline; however, there is still misconceptions and fears over HIV that need to be debunked and cleared up.

 “I am a huge advocate for pre-exposure prophylaxis!” exclaims gaysian porn cub, Eli Lewis. “PrEP is a preventative measure for the spread of HIV infection, with Truvada being the most commonly known medication. It is prescribed to be used alongside with other safer-sex measures, like using a condom, which further decreases the chances of infection among individuals.”

(SEX TALK) Stop Blaming Yourself for Catching an STD!

 

By: Blake Michaels
GAY GUYS

When I found out I had chlamydia, I blamed myself for it. It was because of all the times I’d snuck around on Grindr, the lack of discipline I had when it came to sex, and the countless of men I’d lured into my apartment over the years. I love to have fun, but at times it overtook my life. An STD was a tiny warning, and I knew it would only get more intense if I didn’t change my habits. But after days of feeling dirty and ashamed of myself, I realized how silly I was being.

STDs happen, people. When they do, it’s easy to blame ourselves; we want to run and hide underneath our bed sheets and never come out. I was close to falling inside a deep depression, especially when I had to call my previous one night stands to tell them about it. But what happens after you get tested positive for an STD? Does it inspire you to change your lifestyle towards a less promiscuous future?

(HEALTH) How Much Fat Is Covering Your Abs? (You May Be Shocked!)!

 

By Lou Schuler

There are, as 

I see it, four classic ways to be lean:

1. There’s hunger-striker lean, achieved with starvation, and not recommended by any major medical organization.

2. There’s heroin-addict lean, achieved most notably by Iggy Pop during the early seventies…and mysteriously retained for decades after he quit using drugs.

3. There’s marathon-runner lean, which is a lot healthier than the first two but probably not what you had in mind when you clicked on this article.

4. And there’s cover-model lean, which I assume everyone reading this aspires to.

That fourth look—made famous by the men who fronted Men’s Health magazine in the nineties and early 2000s—is achieved with a combination of the most muscle you can maintain and the lowest body-fat percentage you can achieve. As we discussed in “How Much Muscle Can You Gain?”, the two processes are inextricably linked. You can’t gain a lot of muscle without also gaining some fat, and you can’t lose a lot of fat without sacrificing some muscle.

(SEX TALK) Can Smoking Pot Make Straight Guys Temporarily Gay?

By: David Artavia
GAY GUYS 

There’s no question that drugs open up our minds to loosen our egos. They limit our mental filters in such a way that we’re able to discover incredible truths about who we are and where we want to go. Trust me, I have experience in this. So does it really come as a surprise that straight guys often “discover” their gay fantasies while being high?

Thanks to an anonymous user on Reddit (via NewNowNext), the question was raised and you might be surprised with some of the responses. “I feel very attracted to girls and not at all to men when sober,” he writes, “but when I get high I just want a big cock to suck and man who f**ks the shit out of me… I’m still attracted to girls while high, but I sometimes feel weirded by male friends with whom I don’t usually feel attracted to.”

(MORNING WORKOUT) Lower Body!

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The king of lower-body exercises:

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Posted by Men's Health on Saturday, July 18, 2015

(DIET) These Two Naked Aussies Are All About That Raw Life!

 

Ben and Sam like it raw.

No, not the kind that leads to a high risk of contracting all sorts of unwanted STIs (more on that here), but the other raw lifestyle.

You know, the one with dehydrated sunflower seed crackers, juiced kale and dried goji berries. Sorry to disappoint.

But clearly the raw diet is doing these two Aussies justice, as they’ve decided to appear in the buff to promote their new raw cafe called Acai Brothers.

ADVERTISING

If only raw walnuts tasted remotely like bacon.

(HEALTH) Why Burpees Are the Most Badass Exercise!

 

By Kelsey Cannon
MEN'S HEATH

Burpees make everything burn: Your muscles, your lungs, and most importantly, a ton of calories. The exercise—which entails going from pushup position to a jump and back to a pushup position again—is so tough that performing about 10 fast-paced reps is just as effective at revving your metabolism as a 30-second all-out sprint, according to a recent study published by the American College of Sports Medicine.

In the study, researchers enlisted ROTC cadets for something called the Wingate Anaerobic Power Test: a 30-second sprint with 4 minutes of rest in between for 4 rounds. Some cadets performed 30 seconds of sprinting on a stationary bike while the others did 30 seconds of burpees as quickly as possible. The result: Both high-intensity exercises resulted in serious metabolic and cardiovascular spikes.

But here’s the difference: "Pedaling on a stationary bike is a relatively simple motor pattern, whereas the burpee involves some degree of agility, balance, coordination, and total body strength” thanks to the exercise’s multiple steps, says lead researcher Nicholas H. Gist, Ph.D., deputy director of The Department of Physical Education at the U.S. Military Academy.

And since the burpee is a total-body exercise, you feel the muscle-building benefits from head to toe, instead of just in your legs and lungs. Want to get an even bigger burn from your burpee? Try turning it into The Hardest Exercise on the Planet.

(HEALTH) Why Viagra Won’t Fix Your Sex Life!

By Christa Sgobba 
MEN'S HEALTH


Popping a pill might not be the answer to all your bedroom woes: Guys who take certain meds for their erectile dysfunction (ED) still report problems with their sex lives, finds new research from the U.K.
Even though a whopping 80 percent of men over 50 who use PDE5 inhibitors—a class of ED drugs that includes Viagra, Cialis, and Levitra—say the meds have a positive or very positive effect on getting busy, they still experience some snags.

In the study, these men reported more difficulty reaching orgasm and higher levels of concern with their sexual activity, function, and relationships than guys without ED.

(IMAGE) The Battle Of Accepting Your Own Beauty!

By: David Artavia
Gay Guys 


It’s hard for gay guys to accept the fact that they’re beautiful, especially when much of our perception on people lies on the physical. The sad result is unconscious self-judgment. My body isn’t good enough, my talent is good enough, my job isn’t good enough, my personality isn’t good enough, ultimately leading to the worst of them all: I’m not good enough.

The more we judge our self-worth on how many likes we have on Facebook or how many compliments we get a day, the more dependent we will become on other people’s approval – rather than our own. It has to come from us first. Once we can fathom the idea that, indeed, we are beautiful and we do deserve
 happiness, it’s like laying out a welcome mat for beauty to enter our lives. Trust me, I know from experience.

(HEALTH NEWS) 4 Super Natural Tips To Stay Sweat-Free!

By Jordan Davidson 

Summer is worthless if you spend it cooped up inside. So here are four ways to stay cooler, drier, and sweat-free this season.

(IMAGE) 15 Things All Gay Guys Should Stop Doing to Themselves!

By: David Artavia 

No one is a saint. I can vouch for that. But the world as a whole is slowly accepting that gay people are, in fact, alive, well, and becoming less afraid to show their true colors. With that comes a greater responsibility. Too often gay guys are becoming their own worst enemy, turning social perception into social habit. We have the power to change our own lives, and if you ask me, we can start by not doing the following:

(IMAGE) 10 Reasons Why Gay Guys Hate Their Bodies

By: David Artavia 

 NUDE IS THE NEW BLACK?

Gay guys everywhere are cursing their bodies as a matter of form. It’s become normal to not like the way you look so more people are joining in on the fun. Personally, I find it a disgrace. As someone who actually loves his body, I know what it’s like to experience social pressure tempting me to feel otherwise. It’s as if our entire culture supports self-loathing. But where did it all start? I have a few theories: