Algernon syndrome

Just wandering, could be that those who experience very fast gains are exposed to steep decay when stopping PE for a while?

I’d like to know if you have some examples supporting this idea, or maybe against it. I noticed kooljohn reporting very fast and impressive gains, followed by a steep drop in size after a break (followed by a new rapid gain, if I recall it right).

What is algernon Syndrome?

I did a quick search and couldn’t find an explanation.

I think it’s referring to the book Flowers for Algernon. I don’t know if the book was named after a literal syndrome or vice versa (if it’s a real syndrome). Basically the main character underwent a procedure which took him from being retarded to being pretty smart, but then he regressed back to being retarded again. Maybe think of the characters in Awakenings who sort of had the same meteoric rise and fall in their own cases.

Yes, I made an analogy with the main character from Daniel Keyes’ “Flowers for Algernon”. There is no medical syndrome named like that. Let’s not focus on the title, but the contents…

Making another note to self.

New book title with the PE world as its intended audience: Fowfers for Algernon.

:)

From what I’ve read (and I’ve been reading a LOT on this board learning things), I think you are pretty much correct and on track. I also think that ligament stretching is a big contributor to this since they may be easy to stretch but also re-constrict easily too.

Note to self: order Lamps new book!