The "no measuring" challenge

Yes, this thread is ironic given what we’re all here to accomplish.

I’ve been PE’ing on, and off for over 10 years. You know when I made my best gains? Not when I pushed harder or tried something new. When I put the measuring tape down. “I believe that before you can be able to compete with other people, you’ve got to be able to compete with yourself first” There’s the no porn, and no masturbating challenges. How about the no measuring challenge? Your brain, and gains might thank you.

If I could turn back time to 10 years ago, and give myself one piece of advice, it would be that the measuring tape is a reward.

Discuss away, and happy PE’ing!

I’m in.

Been a while since my last measurement and to be honest, I’m happier this way. It’s sad to measure and realise that you did not grow or grow how much was planned.

From now on I will just watch closely my EQ, PI and routines … pretty sure the gains will come along sometime.

I went a year without measuring early on. I’d just started pumping. My girlfriend, now wife said she thought it wasn’t working. I measured a bit after a year and found I’d gained a bit over a inch in length and a half inch of girth.

Now I measure more frequently. Once every three months would be good. Like many when I’m trying a new protocol intend to measure once a week.

Good idea, although I doubt too many of the newbies and younger guys would like this challenge!

I try to ban myself for 3 months from measuring, usually it is a pretty good indicator if you are doing something right or not after 3 months. Gains are a weird old thing too, sometimes you might not gain anything for 2.5 months, then on the last two weeks they pop up from somewhere!

I know a guy on another forum that said he was going to go a year without measuring. I think its a challenge! I have been on my current routine for 2 months without bothering to measure. Will keep it up ;)

I’m in, what duration are you thinking of setting?

Im in I wont measure for a whole 4 months starting today!

I almost never measure anymore. If you can visually see a gain, it’s going to show up on the tape. I always get tape shy and it ends up discouraging me. So I’m in

This sounds like a wonderful challenge. Measuring was the reason why I gave up PE. I looked for significant increases when I measured and when I didn’t see any, so I stopped PE. I will start back PEing today and not measure for 1 year. I’m at 6 inches BPEL, so in one year I hope to hit 7 or even more.

Planing to stay away from measuring tapes for 1 year aswell. Might even increase this time or not measure at all, because I’m having much more fun and enjoying alot more the PE this way. Measuring is very frustating for me and easily takes my hopes away.

Sooner or later gains will be noticed on jelqs or in my cylinder pump, strengthening the idea of not measuring at all.

Gains will be resumed and later shared in words that most of us already know: “It works!”.