Bathmate question (how much pressure should I use?)

Hi people.

I am using the Bathmate Goliath and I have a question.

In the manual it says that I should pump (increase pressure) until no water comes out of the valve, meaning that I should pump to the maximum pressure.

My BPEL is 7.1 inches. When I pump to the maximum pressure, my penis has a length of exactly 8.0 inches in the BM - that is almost 1 inch more than my BPEL. I can see that on the scale on the BM, but I also check this with a ruler when my penis was in the BM, it is really 8 inches.

Now some time ago I read somewhere (I think it was in a German forum) that you should NOT pump to the maximum pressure with the BM, but only use so much pressure that the penis in the BM has the same length than the BPEL. So I should pump the BM only to the point where my penis has 7.1”. Because if you would pump to the maximum pressure, you would not gain or at least gain harder.

Now I’d like to ask BM veterans what I should do. Pump up to the maximum pressure like it says in the manual or just pump to my BPEL?

I have been using the BM for several months and got gains. Still I’d like to know what is better …

Many thanks in advance!

Should you start stretching as hard as you can? No. You can go a bit over your BPEL and gradually increase vacuum while closely monitoring all PI’s. If there’s any sign of going too far, stop.

Many thanks for your input!

As I wrote, I am using the BM for several months already. Of course I started with only pumping to BPEL and gradually increased pressure until I got to the maximum pressure after several weeks.

But as I interpret your answer, your opinion is also that I should go to maximum pressure (as long as there are no negative signs) and NOT stay at my BPEL forever in the BM as recommended in the German forum.

Yeah but as you go between each session don’t start with the max. Just like in the gym you don’t just put the max weights right away no matter how long you’ve been training. Warm up even with the exercise itself.