George Kittle opens up on bizarre NFL training method with sex life side effect

San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle might’ve shared too many details about his recovery treatment.During a recent appearance on the “Bussin with the Boys” podcast, Kittle explained that he uses a Vasper machine to help improve his recovery — and the extra side effects it has on his testosterone levels.“I do it a little bit during OTAs (organized team activities), but as soon as I get back in the summer, it’s like my cardio every day at the end of my workout,” Kittle, 31, said.

“I’ll go lift, run my routes, run hills and then I’ll do a 20-minute Vasper session, four days a week.I love it.“It also knocks you the f–k out at night, unconscious.

You sleep so well, and you have wild dreams, too.It’s awesome … The main selling point is you, um, blow huge loads.”Warning: Graphic languageThe Vasper System is a recovery bike that utilizes blood flow restriction (BFR) and uses compression technology, liquid cooling and interval training to “create the effect of a high intensity (anaerobic) exercise without the wear and tear, time, effort or stress it takes to achieve the same results with conventional exercise,” according to the company’s website.“I was like, ‘How do I say it?’ I just gotta say it,” Kittle continued regarding the sexual side effects.“That’s how it was sold to players.

It was like, ‘Look, it boosts your testosterone, you sleep really well, you’re going to feel great and you also blow huge loads.”‘Kittle — who’s been married to his wife Claire since April 2019 after meeting at the University of Iowa —  was skeptical at first.“I was like, ‘Oh, that’s bulls–t’.Not bulls–t.

And then that rumor started going around,” he said.“In 2019, there were six or seven coaches that were doing it all of the time… [like Mike LaFleur] one of my (offensive coordinator)’s, he was in there all the time, going to town.”Kittle added that he’s “lightyears ahead” of where he was last...