The so-called post-workout ‘pump’ typically leaves muscles looking bigger, stronger and fuller.
But an expert has warned that, particularly for men, it may have the opposite effect below the belt.
Known as ‘gym penis’, the term has been coined to describe genitals looking smaller-than-usual after intense exercise.
And according to Chris Bustamante, an aesthetic nurse practitioner and the founder of Lushful Aesthetics, this is a little-known, yet normal, symptom of working out.
He told the New York Post: ‘Many men experience some degree of temporary retraction while working out, but the amount varies dramatically.’
Mr Bustamante said some people will ‘barely notice it’ while others ‘may feel
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