An Idea

I had a thought and wanted to pass it along to find out if anybody has given it a try and if so, did it work.

I was thinking about how the tissues we typically talk about trying to increase in size are essentially avascular; they don’t receive nutrition or waste elimination via a direct blood flow. I wondered if the artificial pressure gradient created from pumping and/or jelqing could increase capillary permeability in adjacent vascular tissues, thereby bringing a greater availability of nutrients into the interstitial space [area between cells] and, in the case of the tunica albuginea and other fascia, connective tissue matrix. If so, would this provide greater available resources for growth of these structures.

What it made me wonder is whether it would be beneficial to first pump [or jelq if that’s your thing] and then do stretching exercises afterward. So stretching would be done when there are fresh nutrients available during the time when the avascular tissues are subjected to the mechanical stress that we suppose stimulates growth.

TL;DR

Would you get better gains by pumping before stretching vs doing those activities independently or in the opposite order?

I feel that my cock is most stretchy after pumping but I attributed it to being thoroughly heated since I pump with a heating pad surrounding the cylinder.

I don’t know enough about the biology of the penis to comment on your question directly.

All tissue, all cells receive blood via direct blood flow. A cell, tissue, cannot live without it.

Not true. A large amount of connective tissue is avascular.
Deep fascia was thought to be “dead” tissue until relatively recent investigations.

The only tissue that is avascular is cartilage; the rest of the connective tissues in the body is vascular although some is poorly perfused. Okay so much for the bio lesson. Whether you jelq ( or pump) and then stretch or the other way around I don’t think it makes any difference in regards to gains and there isn’t a way anyone would ever be able to prove it. Do what you think works best for you.

Opposite order I think. There’s a reason newbie routines emphasize stretching before girth work.

I always do girth work after a stretching session. The thought being, whatever length gained from stretching allows for more volume when girthing. Just my experience.

Phil210 - good question for those of us that think about the science of this PE stuff…

I think an often overlooked issue are the effects of various PE methods on the lymphatic system and pumping in particular. Excess lymph fluid and blocked lymph vessels (think lymphedema) is not a healthy condition for human tissue. So my personal opinion based only on anecdotal evidence is that just about anything after pumping does more harm than good.