Manual Stretching makes my EQ worse

Hey guys.

To give you some context, I’ve started doing PE 2 weeks ago and I went with Linear Newbie Routine.

My routine for the last 2 weeks are:
- 5 mins warm up
- Jelqing 10-40 times, 3 seconds each (I added 10 reps every 2 sessions)
- 5 mins warm down

So far, I saw an increase in EQ. I had night wood for the first time ever and stronger erection.

This week , according to the routine, I have to add manual stretching. I had one day off before doing it for 2 sessions. When I stretch, I do it with more than enough force to feel the pull at my base. This is what I’ve observed.

First session (yesterday): My night wood is gone. Still had an erection, although not as strong.
Second session (today): Both morning and night wood are gone. No erection at all. My flaccid looks a bit longer. I kinda start to realized that I stretch with a bit too much force.

I’m considered taking a 3 days break, maybe up to 1 week after this happened.

What can I do to improve on this? Do I have to start stretching with less time and force? Any advice? Thanks in advance.

Stretch until you feel the elastic region end. It’ll feel like it just simply stops. Then apply just a little more force to get into the plastic deformation region, and hold it there.

We’re talking maybe 2 lbs past the “stop”. That’s enough to get things moving, but not enough to cause too much fatigue and wreck your PIs.

So I did use too much force. I do stretch until it “stops” but instead of 2 lbs or so, I feel like I do it twice or more of that amount, or rather “stretch as hard as I can while not trying to injure my unit”

Slow and steady will get you there.

Don’t try to do it all in a week, or month…

That leads to injury or very short-lived gains because the tissues will toughen up as a defense.

Update:

The night after I’m in my bed for around 2 hours, I started getting an erection again. I think it’s because of my erotic imagination that I played in my head several times over. This morning, I woke up to a morning wood that’s even harder than my previous routine without the stretch.

I was confused. I don’t know if this is a positive or negative PI anymore.

Boners are good.

Good boners are better.

Loss of erection and/or morning wood are always negative PIs. A temporary drop in EQ or size for a few hours is ok. If they’re persistent, they’re negative.

So the increase in morning wood and EQ after recovery are positive PIs, but the initial loss means you did too much. Fine tune your routine to where you have a loss for two or three hours, and then stronger EQ, flaccid hang, and morning wood immediately following.

Thank you man. I’ll try stretching with less pressure next time.

Waking up to a boner makes my day better. You’re right.