Ok, so while randomly comment surfing (a great way to find new blogs is to follow links back to commenters on your blog, and then links back to commenters on their blogs, and so on) I ran across a link to an X-rated YouTube knockoff called YouPorn.com.
Unnecessary note: YouPorn.com is a porn site. If you’re offended by video porn you’re just going to be offended by YouPorn, ok? If you’re aroused by video porn you’ll probably find something you like.
And if you, like me, just aren’t as familiar with video porn as, say, text and still images, then you, like me, might learn something.
For instance I’ve learned that unlike any of my direct experience with real-life sex, a lot of people in porn, particularly men in porn, pump like they’re having a panic attack in a broom closet. If I had a metronome handy I’d be more sure but I’m guessing it’s somewhere between allegro and presto. Since I don’t let’s just say it’s faster than the average football half-time marching band marches.
So… Is it just me that’s never gotten into sex as an anaerobic activity?
Seriously?
Actually it can’t just me that’s into variations in pace and tempo. I haven’t watched that many other couples in real life but I’ve seen and/or heard enough to know otherwise. And I’ve had enough partners and enough who’ve set their own paces when, for instance, they’ve ridden on top of me, who’ve somehow managed to get off without pulverizing me or others.
Anyway, if I seem to be missing something please feel free to clue me in. I’m not adverse to it, just surprised and perhaps not sufficiently impressed.
Submitted by 1578 (not verified) on Thu, 2007-08-30 10:56.
keeping a healthy mix is hot, nice pic, happy HNT!
[Absolutely, TK. Thanks! --fl]
Submitted by 1578 (not verified) on Thu, 2007-08-30 07:41.
Yeah, I'm not really getting the "speed pump" thing either. I do enjoy some of the amateur stuff on YouPorn ~ though often more for the laughs than the sex . . .
[It's totally fine in it's place, obviously. Just not end to end. Thanks, Bunny. --fl]
Submitted by 1578 (not verified) on Thu, 2007-08-30 08:51.
Good Thursday morning to you, Figleaf !
You caught it right - the porn flicks are too bunny-rabbit like.
Nice and slow is nice and sweet initially. Taking your time, building the intensity up... Hard is very good at the end, but being jackhammered just isn't....
[Yeah, I love that build up. Thanks, Annie. --fl]
Submitted by 1578 (not verified) on Thu, 2007-08-30 06:07.
"Anaerobic exercise uses muscles at high intensity and a high rate of work for a short period of time. Anaerobic exercise helps us increase our muscle strength and stay ready for quick bursts of speed. Think of short and fast when you think of anaerobic exercise."
I just passed my exercise certification course...anyhoo...
There have been times in the "cowgirl" position that I think I have reached my anaerobic threshold and I've experienced a partner or two hit that level but it's not an every time sex occurance.
Fast and furious and pumping like you're having a panic attack in a broom closet is just another way to spice things up and if you happen to be watching in a mirror, give you a good laugh both of which burn calories!
[The problem with anaerobic activity, though, is you go into either local or systemic oxygen debt, which is fine if you're heading towards the finish line but odd if you jump right in. Don't get me wrong about gasping and moaning. (Oh no, not a problem at alL!) I just think they'd need to start and stop so much if they warmed their muscles up a little first. :-) Thanks, DL. --fl]
Submitted by 1578 (not verified) on Thu, 2007-08-30 06:22.
I quite like the energietic final sprint... ;-)
[Oh that final sprint is wonderful. I just prefer building up to it. But yeah, and that cool feeling you get lying there afterwards, your ears still ringing, your lungs burning, the blood surging back into cramped muscles, and heat radiating between your sweaty and sticky bodies? No complaints there. At all! Thanks, SeaRabbit. --fl]
Submitted by 1578 (not verified) on Thu, 2007-08-30 00:20.
you are not wrong - slow and steady is very good, and variety the key. And when has porn reflected reality?
love that series, figleaf. happy HNT
[Thanks, BSM. And happy HNT to you too. --fl]
Submitted by 1578 (not verified) on Thu, 2007-08-30 04:23.
Exactly! Variety is the spice of life, and that includes sex life. Given frequent monotonous “recipe†sex or less frequent spicy "unscripted" sex, I'll take the latter every time. Quality over quantity.
By the by, you also might want to check out www.pornotube.com.
[There's also a lot of variety in some of the clips I've seen. And I'm not even saying I have a hard time with high-tempo sex, just that it seems a little unsubtle to just jump in that fast, to keep going till your air runs out, break to get your breath, and then jump right back in again. Also I'll check out Pornotube. Thanks! --fl]