Darkness after non PE excercise?

I’ve been noticing that after a training session at the gym, my penis looks a little bit darker (almost purple) than it does the rest of the day. Maybe I’ve just noticed this because I’m paying more attention.. It looks pretty good otherwise not turtled or shrunken or anything just dark.. Maybe the fresh blood was just elsewhere in the body.

Are you using a training mask? If so the increased strain on your respiratory system and the need to supply your active muscles with oxygen might be drawing all the oxygenated blood away from your penis.

I workout daily mon-sat and have a heavy PE schedule too. I’ve never experienced this, but I do get shrinkage from the blood supply going elsewhere. How purple you talking dude?

No training mask.

Not crazy purple or anything. The time period is RIGHT AFTER a very intense workout. And it returns to normal shortly after a shower.

Are you overweight? It’s probably still an oxygen issue if the tissue is turning colors. Maybe strengthening your cardiovascular system some would help.

I’m no expert, but if it was me and it returned to normal, you don’t experience any numbness, or any issues other than slight discoloration I’d write it off as a fluke with your body. Everyone’s anatomy differs and some peoples bodies will react to stressors different than others.

Personally I get purple/blue fingertips, toes, lips and gums, and penis (with turtling to about half its normal flaccid size). My cardiovascular health is good, I can run as long as my left knee lets me so it’s in no way a limiting factor, ECG and blood pressures all read ideal. In short, I wouldn’t worry about it. It is normal to reduce blood flow to reproduction and digestive systems when you are physically active (orthosympathetic nervous system vs parasympathetic nervous system controls this). As long as it goes away when you catch your breath there should be little to worry about.

That said I am no physician and if you have additional reasons to believe there is something wrong with your cardiovascular health this could be an additional symptom. On its own though, I don’t think it says much. So your body is so good at diverting blood to the important areas that your dick turns purple for a few minutes. Big deal :-P

I’m overweight. I’ve been losing fat slow and steady though. My unit looks and feels better than ever now so I guess I wont worry about it.

You do know that blood is very dark in color when not exposed to outside air. It really isn’t red that we think of when we bleed. It’s more deep deep red/ blueish. Now after exercising not only do you have more blood which extends the vessel but they vessels themselves are blueish in color.