Plateau Persists But So Do Benefits

I have not posted for quite a while, mainly because I was waiting until I had some positive results to report. As it happens, I have made no gains beyond the plateau I reached a couple of years ago. So what can I say?

As I mentioned in an earlier post, I became interested in PE in 1999, and after some uncertain beginnings I found my way to a serious and, I think, well-balanced routine. My beginning stats were 5.75 (BPEL) x 4.25 (EG), and I eventually grew to 7 x 5. Pretty good, I thought, but then, alas, I could gain no more. My goal was to reach 7.5 x 5.5, and for a year or more I worked with different schedules and approaches, giving each a real chance. But nothing doing, and so I took the pressure off. I continued to have a good time with PE, but with a view to maintaining rather than working all-out for gains.

Just over a year ago my professional life ended and I retired (I am now 66). I spent some time in Europe and otherwise messing about. I also took a complete break from PE for 6 months or so, partly to decondition completely, and partly because I needed just not to think about PE for a while. Recently, I have returned to the front line and have decided again to make a serious bid for the elusive 7.5 x 5.5. I am following, more or less, the routine set out by Memento. That is, two workouts per day, the first manual stretching and the second jelquing and squeezing. I do about 40 minutes of the first and 30 minutes of the second, two days on and one off. I have been on this routine for about a month, and it seems to be working well. It is pleasing to measure after a workout and find 7.25 x 5.25. This gain stays for several hours, and I see no reason why it won’t decide eventually to stay for good.

I supplement with testosterone (trans-dermal, bio-identical) and a range of other substances, some of which are medically prescribed. I also work hard at cardio and weight programmes.

So: what I mainly want to say in this post is that for many older guys especially — though not all, I agree — keeping the unit robust and in good working condition seems to me to be just as important as making gains. One reason I continued with PE was my belief that the energy springing from the root needs to keep springing, and being vital in the cock and balls has a good deal to do with being vital, pure and simple. Of course I want to gain that extra half inch as a motivator, and, as they say, hope springs eternal.

Apologies to the members who sent me pm’s but did not get a reply. I have only just discovered the messages, and a good deal of time has elapsed since they were sent. If you would still like a response, please let me know. I will be abroad, however, from mid-August to mid-September and might not find it easy to email during that time.

Thanks for the story, Redlight. Congratulations on your very respectable gains, and good luck for gaining a little more.

I think that PE is as important for penile fitness as for size increases (or preventing size losses with time, which some experience). Why would anyone not want to keep things working well as possible, at any age?

Thanks, Lampwick. I should have said, a major reason for keeping on with PE is the support of so many people here. I can’t imagine sustaining the effort over the years without Thunder’s Place.

Thanks for sharing this history. It’s very useful to hear stories like yours. Just out of curiosity, could you tell me about how long it took you to first get that 1.25x.75 growth? Those are very impressive gains in my book — the type I’m only just hoping to make myself.

vkn1, greetings:

The short answer is between a year and a year and a half. The complication is that it took me quite some time to find my way in the PE world, and my early efforts were hit and miss (mostly miss, I think). Once I settled to a serious routine I began to notice significant changes, and I would say that it then took a year to a year and a half to get most of the gains. Hanging made an important contribution, though it was hard on me because I am uncut, and I would not try it again for fear of injury. Later, I enjoyed using a CTC pump, but I made no further gains from doing so — unlike many members in the pumping forum. The more I read, the clearer it seems that we need to find what works for us individually. So good luck with your own adventure, and let us know how it goes.