Pumping Intensity

Big Girtha you are right with the pain issue. I use 2inHg and get good expansion so I won’t rush things into higher vac levels.

Btw I read often one should stay erect while pumping. Do you mean 100% erect or just about 80%?

cayance: The harder the better. Stay focused. In other words you don’t want to just pump up and go running around the house with a tube swinging in the wind.

Sparks. I see you are on to us. We kilt em.

Yeah right, but I find that with 100% erection my penis can’t expand that much, it’s just too hard for it!

Just stay in the tube a little longer and the expansion will come.

That’s why opinions differ on whether it’s best to pump at 100% or not. There is a school of thought that says you should pump at well less than 100%, to accomodate expansion better.

From Lampwick - No more gains, So its on to hanging and pumping!

“The idea about pumping with a penis that is not 100% erect, as I understand it, is that expansion forces applied to a penis that is not completely erect allow the connective tissue to reorganize to accommodate additional expansion more easily than a penis whose tissue is already at full expansion, and thus whose structure is more locked into place by internal tension.”

“I still think that the best possible tensions are generated when you start with your penis at less than full erection. Starting higher than this, you are stretching a poorly compliant tunica and tension-induced connective tissue remodeling will probably give you the thicker fibers that will “protect” the tunica against injury with future similar stresses. In other words, stronger not longer.”

What do you mean by “milking the tube”?

Milking the tube: pulling and pushing it up and down in a 1 inch range or so. If you do it too intense you will first increase the vacuum too much then eventually lose it, because air leaks in.

Thank Lampwick I will try both ways!

To all of you who pump 100% erect. Do you stay 100% erect the whole time or let it go back to about 80%? If I want to be on 100% I have to arouse myself all time, if I don’t I stay on a 80% range.

That’s normal. Without any sort of chemical assistance I usually go flaccid, unless I’m watching some really awesome porn, but I try not to fry my brain on that stuff.

If you really want to keep 100%, it might be a good idea to pick up some Cialis, in whatever form you prefer.

Or you can pump with your girlfriend or wife and let her do the milking, that helps me get rockhard without any effort :D

I’m interested in gaining girth. I haven’t seen much gain with jelqing and I have been trying pumping and would appreciate any recommendations. Substantial gains

Have you read through the Pumping 101 thread, robo?

Ok guys, I’ve tried pumping with 100% erection. I could use 3inHG instead of 2, and didn’t had that pain at the base. I also got more glans expansion so this will be my new routine from now. Thanks for all!