Benefits of Heat in PE

Firegoat - no problem. I only thought I’d bring this up as I have just started using a reusable one. One more important point about the disposable ones is that apparently they get much hotter than the reusable ones. The majority of the ones I have seen come with warnings to not put them directly next to one’s skin. So people should be very very careful with these. The reusable ones are very safe IMHO - I use mine directly on my skin.

Interesting and in a way I hope you are right as it is the most boring part and pretty time consuming. I do not do a 5 minutes warm-up any more but rather a 1-2 minutes which I feel is long enough. But if I skip it entirely, it seems that gains are more difficult to achieve for me.

In the end I bought 4 of these guys

They get warm enough(54ºC) to really penetrate the skin without burning it. So it’s perfect.
I’ll be doing 4 sessions per week which means I have to boil the lot only once / week for 7 minutes. They are quite small so the crystals dissolve quickly. It works for me.

Glad you like them. The ones I use (not for PE!) are half upper back size, so boiling them is a bit of a performance! I suppose as a small pack they would be fairly quick, and easy to do all together, so far more practical.

I hate to be the cynical voice on this whole heat thing but I am not convinced the added external heat is significant.

The real heat comes from within our bodies. Blood pumping through your arteries is a far hotter heat inside your organ than a heating pad on the outside.

I mean, think about this one: If you have a fever then even a bathtub full of ice can hardly bring down your core temperature. Conversely, if your blood is running cold then sticking an infrared lamp over your flesh really doesn’t do much for internal temperatures.

I don’t think it HURTS to use heat, but like a lot of decisions we have to make, one needs to assess if all the extra time/difficulty is worth it.

The heat of the blood pumping through your arteries is ‘body temperature’. The maximum temperature it can make your penis is body temperature. An IR lamp will increase penile tissue temperature to a much higher level than body temperature.

Different mechanism. Just as the ice bath may not make an instant difference to your core temperature (although it will give you hypothermia and kill you eventually), it will give you frostbite and your fingers and toes may eventually drop off!:) So an IR lamp heats the tissues of your penis and makes them more pliable. It is actually a risk with an IR lamp that if you use a large one for too long you will start to feel sick as your core body temperature begins to rise; it’s a sign you are getting the beginnings of heat-stroke and need to stop.

That’s correct. Think of it as doing heating excercises for your muscles before running or lifting weights. It’s got nothing to do with core temperature but rather very much local to the area that will be worked.

Would this lamp suit our needs?

http://www.amaz … /dp/B002WN6IBI/

Thanks in advance!

Yes, it’s one of the Phillips Infraphil range I often recommend, having used them for years. 150w is about perfect too.

I agree with Firegoat . (Hello FG How are you?)

In fact the items shown on this thread, illustrate what I have been suggesting - that there are specialised infrared lamps for healing and other infrared lampsl for warmth.

In the above case there isn’t much difference in the price,. But other lamps are much cheaper, and may not do the job as efficiently as we would like.

Just bought myself an infrared heat lamp off eBay, delivered to my door for $50. Sounds like a good investment!

Ahhh Shiver. He was a good guy. Also Piet, whom from my memory, was the first to use a clamp. I wonder where these guys are now?

Bought a 150w lamp and I try to keep it at like 10-15”, it gets hot…but I don’t feel that “penetrating” heat some of you talk about…maybe I need more watts ? or maybe the lamp is not so good? If I keep my hand in front of it, it starts warming the moment I turn the lamp on.

Dear alin,

I´m having the same problem, I can feel the heat on my balls but almost nothing on the shaft. Also thinking of getting a stronger lamp.

The problem is not the lamp. The penis is not a very heat sensitive organ. That surprises some guys, but it’s true; the penis nerves are designed to register friction, not heat.

Place the back of your hand the same distance from the lamp as your penis. If the back of your hand is getting warm, so is your penis.

Any more heat and you end up with a cooked sausage in place of a penis. :eek: