Lurking, no more

First of all, my hat goes off to Thunder and everyone at this excellent board. What a great wealth of information.

I have been lurking and PE-ing for about 4 weeks. My stats now are (I didn’t get an official pre-PE measurement) BPEL 6.5” and EG 4.5”. I would like to gain girth primarily, as well as length. I have been doing a light routine of jelqing (wrong for until just 2 days ago, I viewed the movies. Previously I had not been keeping one hand locked at the base), hand stretching and pumping (with a store bought cheap pump). I pump for as long as a shower lasts (maybe 10 minutes). I can tell from just the first few days that flaccid hang is the first thing to “improve”. Yesterday I bought the cable clamps and clamped once. I was impressed by the engorging effect clamping had (I experienced a similar engorged look when I locked one hand at the base during my latest jelqs). However, I do have a question/observation. When I pump and when I clamped, I start out fully erect, but then after a few minutes I loose that hard feeling. I am still engorged, but not hard. While in the pump I hold it away from my body (as is sucks against my pelvis) and do some kegels now and again, but I still do not remain rock hard for the duration. Is this normal? The same applies to when I clamped?

Thanks for any replies. This is a great site, the suicide bunnies were hilarious.

Welcome to Thunder’s Place Raurc. I’ve had similar experiences with both pumping and clamping. Maintaining a full erection is difficult without some kind of stimulation. I don’t think it’s necessary to be completely hard for either method, but find it easy enough to bring the erection back with some tube movement or manual strokes while clamped.

Hi Raurc,

I am getting psyched to re-start actively PEing and have purchased home made pump materials. Clamping still scares the bajeeziz out of me. I will need to do more reading on the experiences of others that have clamped safely.

Welcome and keep us posted.

Welcome aboard Raurc!

While I haven’t had any experience with pumping, that is normal with clamping. As westla suggested, just add a little manual stimulation.

If you’re new to PE, be careful with the clamping. There’s a definite learning curve. You’ll want to make sure you’re well conditioned before doing too much of it.

Best of luck to you

Well, at about the 4 week mark. I have gained an 1/8” in length!

I was able to do more strenuous jelqing and pumping earlier in my training. Lately I have only been able to get a couple of jelqs in after the shower and occasionally later in the evening (a couple being around 100). I use to pump while in the shower (as in pump it on and leave it on while showering, so for about 10 minutes a day total time), lately I haven’t pumped but maybe 3 times a week. I have, however begun to do manual stretching as often as I can. I have also dabbled in making a hanger, so far I have tried to make a Bib hanger (out of the flexible pvc) but was having trouble with the whole wrap/hang method that I have put that off for now (trouble in that the hanger would still pull off once weight was applied).

In short. I am really excited about my gain. I know I have measured correctly, as I had been measuring about once a week. I put a ruler in my drawer in the bathroom, in fact my wife found it the other day and asked what a ruler was doing in the bathroom! I know I was just under/at 6 1/2” on my original post, and I am now solidly past the 6 5/8 mark.

I haven’t taken a girth measurement as I don’t want to be let down. I don’t think I have gained any past my original 4 1/2”. Although, the dorsal view has changed. My pronounced left hand curve is less and I am straighter.

I plan to intensify the manual stretching, and work on more jelqing and clamping as often as I can. It goes without saying that flaccid hang in much improved and dare I say impressive (to me and my wife). I love it when I come out of the bathroom after a shower and quick jelq session how her gaze lingers as she tracks my movements across the room. She does know I am “up to something” as she caught me with some of the hanging surplus and I know she found the pump (it was in our box of goodies) the other day. But she never asked about the pump. She claims that I don’t need to change, but she did get her first internal orgasm the other day after she got some goodies out of the box. Now, I’m not attributing 1/8 of an inch to triggering an internal orgasms. But I’m thinking her added excitement that something is going on, and my increase confidence had alot to do with it!

Thanks again to Thunder and everyone on this great site.

Yeah that sounds good but be careful with clamping.

Thrombosed veins are a bitch

6 week update!

Well, I have cast aside any thoughts of constructing a hanging device and clamping.

I have thus far gained 1/4” BPEL. I now measure 7” flaccid stretched length (mostly noting the measurement now, I had not measured that way before so I don’t know it that has gained). For a total of 6 3/4” BPEL, or a gain of 1/4” over starting stat.

Girth-wise, 4 3/8”. I have started using a tape measure for girth, instead of previous measurements of using a length of paper, marking it and measuring. So, I don’t think I have lost any, although there is a 1/8” difference in before and after measurements.

I have a starting photo which shows a good 6 1/2” shot. I seem to have the same trouble others have had with photographing my unit. By the time I get the ruler and camera ready, I have lost some length. Will post as I am able to find a host (I’ve seen one mentioned in the past).

Briefly, my routine. I have been mainly manual stretching, with a good 20-30 second hold, about 5 minutes a time, several times a day. Stretching, each time I use the restroom (if private). I frequently do a rotary stretch, like a clock hand. One stretch clockwise, the next counter clockwise. I have noticed that when I am doing this rotary stretch, when I am stretching my unit to the right side of my body, I feel a “clunk” on the left side. There is no corresponding “clunk” on the right side when I stretch to the left. I am not really concerned at this time, just think it ODD. Might this be some lig breakage I read in previous stretching posts?

Thanks again to Thunder and everyone on this great site.

Wow, it has certainly been awhile. I have really only taken up PE again in the last 8 weeks or so. As I have stated in other posts, I have primarily taken up an extensive heated pumping routine with some manual stretching. My stats are now 6 7/8” by 4 3/4”.

To sum it up, I have gained 1/8” in length and a 1/4” in girth in the last 8 weeks or so. To be honest, I have been doing manual stretching this whole time, but I think most of my gains have come in the last 8 weeks. I really think there is something to this heat thing.

My goal is to pack my current tube, which is 7 1/2” by 2 1/4”. I will most certainly be happy to be close to packing it in width. I have recently upped my routine from 10 minutes on with heat with a 10 minute break with heat for 4 or 5 reps. To 13 minutes on with heat and 13 minutes off with heat. I do stretch during the off/out of the tube. So my rest periods are the same length as my in tube periods but I stretch every few minutes to make sure I can apply as much heat to as much of my unit as I can during my out of tube rest time. It seems to be working for me.

Can you imagine if you had stuck with it since you joined 3 years ago:)

You know, I almost want to cry. If I had been dedicated since then, I would easily be at my goal. Fortunately in a sense, my wife and I are trying for our second child now. So, I am thinking, that I will be able to gain some in the interm while she is with child for a nice suprise for her at the end of it. But yes, I think that if I had stayed true this whole time, I would easily be over 7 1/2” in lenght and shooting for my girth goal. We live and learn and at the time I just didn’t have the time or state of mind to work out. I was working 2 jobs for many of those years, I bearly had time to sleep and work, not to mention working out.

“Once more unto the breach” Raurc!