HOW MUCH IS "NORMAL"?

There is no "normal" frequency of masturbation. You cannot "run out" of sperm (any more than you can "run out" of spit), so you can masturbate as often as you like. The worst thing that can happen is your penis might get a little sore. (Rub any part of your body that much and the same thing will happen!) In any group of healthy high-school- or college-age guys, some masturbate several times a day, some once a day, and some only once or twice a week or less. There are also a few who never masturbate.


IS MY PENIS BIG ENOUGH?

Sure it is -- you can have a great time masturbating no matter how large your penis is. Now, a lot of kids worry about how they "measure up" to other boys -- especially if they haven't been around many erect penises before. What's average? Well, most grown men have erect penises that measure about five or six inches from the base (where the pubic hair is) to the tip. If you're in your early teens, you almost certainly have some growing left to do, and some people have reported that their penis continued to grow until they were 17 or 18 -- but for most guys, it pretty much reaches adult size by about age 15. We'll talk about some techniques and how they relate to penis size in a moment.


HOW DO YOU MASTURBATE?

Many guys discover masturbation by accident, when one day they're rubbing their penis and it feels so good they don't stop until they ejaculate. But there are finer points to masturbation, and there are many ways to make it more fun and enjoyable.

There will be times when you feel a strong need to masturbate when it isn't convenient; in this case, you'll want to ejaculate as quickly as possible, perhaps in a bathroom stall at school. That's fine -- but you should know masturbation is much more pleasurable when you can relax and take your time. If you have your own bedroom and can close the door, you can have a great masturbation session every night and perhaps every morning, too. If you share your room with a brother, you can masturbate in the bathroom or shower. Or, you can wait for him to fall asleep and masturbate quietly under your covers. But if he's younger and he hears you, be prepared to answer some big questions!

Some guys masturbate by lying on their stomach and rubbing their penis against their bed. While this has certain benefits, most guys prefer to masturbate by lying on their back and rubbing their penis with a hand. This has its advantages -- when you ejaculate, the semen will end up onto your chest or stomach, so it will be easy to clean up. (You'll probably want to pull up or take off your pajama top or T-shirt, so as not to get semen on it, and you'll want to have a roll of toilet paper or a box of Kleenex handy.)

Every successful masturbation session begins with getting an erection (ee-RECK-shun), or "hard-on." An erection occurs when your penis fills with blood to the point that it becomes quite a bit larger and firm to the touch, usually sticking straight out from your body or angled upward. Getting an erection is usually as easy as thinking sexy thoughts and rubbing your penis. If you haven't ejaculated in a while, you may not have to do anything to get an erection!

Once your penis has reached its full length and hardness, don't just move your hand around in all sorts of different directions and speeds -- you'll get best results from taking a hold of it and rubbing it lengthwise at a consistent rate. This will mimic what it feels like to thrust in and out of a woman's vagina, which is what happens during sexual intercourse -- something you'll likely enjoy later on. It will also allow you to concentrate on the pleasure masturbation produces, so you can refine your technique to give you the maximum pleasure.

Here are four basic "grips" you can try:

THE FIST
In this common technique, you simply wrap your fist around the shaft of your penis like a baseball bat and rub it up and down. It provides a maximum amount of contact between your hand and penis -- and more contact means more pleasure. This technique is good if you have a fairly large penis; if it isn't much longer than your fist is wide, you won't be able to stroke it very far, so another grip might be more effective.



THE FIVE-FINGER
In this technique, your hand and arm form an angle with your penis, with four fingers on top of the shaft at a diagonal and your thumb below. This allows you to get more control over the hand-to-penis contact, and it lets you move your hand along the entire length of the shaft, even if your penis isn't very large.



THE THREE-FINGER
This technique is good for younger boys or those with smaller penises. Simply hold the penis as you would a pen or a pencil. This grip allows maximum control and maximum distance of motion (from the base of the penis all the way to the head), but unfortunately, the hand-to-penis contact is minimal.



THE BACKHAND
This one -- kind of a backwards version of the "fist" -- is a little funny, but it feels very good. This time, grab your penis from the left side rather than the right (if you're right-handed). To do this, you'll have to rotate your wrist so your thumb is pointing down and pull your penis to the right slightly. It's a little awkward, but it's a good grip to use when you just want to try something other than the "fist" for a few minutes.




Courtesy of JackinWorld.


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