Marathon Pumping Experiences
(Read this first part in red lettering, I don’t know how to use the red)
IMPORTANT:
Marathon pumping is an extremely advanced pumping routine and should not be attempted by anyone except the very most advanced of pumpers, and even then only if they have safely worked up to the amount of time necessary to be in the cylinder for one of these “marathon” sessions, and have a very good understanding of their personal threshold for pumping and the point at which things start to become unsafe. A newbie, or even intermediate, pumper should not even think of attempting this.
Ok, first off, I have never done marathon pumping, this is really just an academic curiosity of mine lately. This fascination was spurred on by a discussion with Titleist regarding his own marathon pump sessions. The principles seem sound to me. In accordance with what I know about permanent tissue elongation/expansion, that is. I know, however, many pumpers, even the big vets like Avocet, do not believe long stretches in the tube are beneficial or even safe under some circumstances.
Since I was so damn curious about it I have been searching around this forum and others for a thread about marathon pumping, and aside from some detailed posts by BigGirtha, I have not found a quality discussion of the technique, its principles, and parameters. So I figured I’d start a thread of my own in hopes of sparking a quality discussion.
So here are the questions I feel are pertinent:
1) what was/is the general overview of your marathon pumping routine?
2) how long was the total marathon pump session? Each time in the cylinder? Each break?
3) what pressure or other measurement of intensity did you use?
4) did you use heat?
5) did you try and pack a small tube or use a larger tube to allow for a lot of expansion laterally?
6) did you ever try marathon pumping with water?
7) did you add any other exercises during pump sessions or during your breaks?
8) how erect were you going into the cylinder? Did you try and maintain an erection the entire time, and if so how?
9) what were your gains like during periods where pumping marathons were part of your routine?
10) did you ever have any injuries? Negative PI’s?
11) how did marathon pumping effect your EQ?
12) anything else you might want to add to the discussion.
Answering any or all of these questions would be greatly appreciated! Thanks for any and all replies.
Roots