May’s Position of the Month: Clutch to Climax
Written by Katie Mitchell, M.A., NCC, LPC, CST
May’s highlighted position of the month is the Clutch to Climax. While many have been vaccinated and life is now busy for many again (or has always been busy, just a different busy now), keep in mind healthy sex practices - please remain cognizant to wash your hands (and use the restroom) before and after a sexual experience! If it helps you both to feel more comfortable, start your shared sexual experience by taking a shower together. Remember that a sexual experience will release Oxytocin and other beneficial endorphins, which will help you and your partner(s) feel bonded to one another and release stress/tension. As I always recommend, begin this experience by doing some light stretching together to help avoid injuries and/or muscle cramps that might arise during a sexual experience (FYI – muscle cramps/injuries are the most common sexual injuries).
Ideally, you and your partner would try out the Clutch to Climax on a bed that sits lower to the ground (you’ll understand why bed height is important in a moment). The penetrating partner will lay on their back on the bed surface, with their legs hanging off the bed (let them hang staring about mid-thigh). The partner being penetrated will straddle their partner, while facing away from them (towards the partner’s legs). This same partner will straddle while standing on the floor, NOT kneeling on the bed (so that they can “sit” back on their partner to be penetrated). The penetrating partner will also stabilize themselves by holding onto their partner’s legs that are handing off the bed (the two of you will exert force oppositely of one another to help provide support).
Once penetration has occurred, the partner being penetrated will take the lead in creating a thrusting pace that is pleasurable for both of you; however, the penetrating partner can also help to slow their partner down by holding onto their buttocks. Remember to communicate with each other about pleasure and comfortability – you can’t read each other’s minds! For the penetrating partner, this position will work their core and lower back. For the partner being penetrated, this position will work their lats, glutes, hamstrings, and quads. It is recommended to try this position out for 5 to 10 minutes. If this position is out of the norm for you and your partner, be conscious of foreplay and be sure to have lubrication on hand; it’s a benefit to have it be a grab away, versus realizing you are out!
Here’s to trying out something new this May! More information for this specific position (including a visual image) can be found on page 160 of The Kama Sutra Workout, and this book can be purchased from Amazon here.
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