Clamping duration

Hello friends,

I have read that 10 minutes is a good amount per set. I understand that tissue death occurs after 20+ minutes.

Still I am wondering if 10 minutes might not be too long? Even though tissue death is not occuring, I am wondering if the cells being oxygen deprived in those minutes might cause some harm.

All of the posts on clamping have been about tissue death and not consequences oxygen deprivation.

Thanks ahead of time. I have something to celebrate everytime I PE. This site is the best. It’s amazing what an inevitably growing dick can do to one’s outlook.

Blood still gets through - only returning blood is blocked off by a clamp, not incoming oxygenated blood. If you see your dick going purple, you should then start worrying about lack of oxygen. ;)

The Beasty One,

What about when there’s no more room for blood to flow in? What happens then? Especially when no room is being created by the stopping of outflow?

Also, even if there is continuous in-flow, it must be physically minimal. I am wondering if this amount is enough to supply what is needed to all the cells in the dick?

I cannot say from experience as I do not – and probably will not - clamp. However, if you follow the guidelines of clamping, and pay attention to how both you and your dick feels, all will be well. Do not clamp if you feel it’s more injurious than beneficial. If you are really worried (it’s probably your subconscious talking, remember) immediately cut down your clamping duration, pressure, whatever. :)

I personally advise you not to clamp if you are a beginner.

Blood will still be trickling in and out, albeit at a much lower pace.

If your cock gets cold, or numb, take off the clamp.

When you start off, you may only be able to do a few minutes anyways.

Condition your cock first, for a good few months before clamping.

Don’t clamp too tight.

Friends,

I am wondering the advantages of doing 3 10 minute sets over say 15 2 minute sets, other than convenience? Done the 10 minutes leave a more lasting change? Why 10 and not 2 minutes? Or even one?

I’ve been trying to read about ischemia and specifically trying to find how how long it take your dick to process all the oxygen and nutrients trapped in the clamped state. If someone can point me to some good sites. I am not too scientifically inclined but am willing to try since from my research so far, it’s not a good idea to deprive your cells of oxygen and nutrients (prevent adequate, new supply of blood from flowing). I also think that 10 minutes is quite an arbitrary number derived solely from the fact that tissue damage occurs at 20+ minutes.

Before tissue damage, there are many other chemical processes that occur which are unique only to a oxygen deprived state. I am wondering if these processes are truly conducive to ideal growth?

You smart, scientific folks, please advise if possible.

Reading over my last post, I realize that I could have worded some parts better.

In trying to determine the correct clamping duration, shouldn’t we look how long it takes for the clamped penis to deplete all oxygen and nutrients rather than how long before tissue death?

Every person is different, Jim. Think of the many variables in your enquiry: heart-size, heart-rate, blood oxygen level, blood nutrient level, blood pressure level, size of overall body, amount of blood, etc. The best person to take advice from, then, is you. Listen to yourself. :)

I think that what you say is true for all exercises. I am wondering though if we can get a more precise guidelines. Say, a general 6 x 5 dick. How much of that volume is blood. And how much blood is generally recycled during 100 percent non-clamping erection. Stuff like that. I am a bit slow on the science as I’ve already stated. I am sure there are some physicists and biologists in this forum who can crank up some general numbers, including deviations, etc.

I just feel that depending on the duration, some or most of the cells will go into an unnatural, oxygen deprived state. In any case, 10 minutes sets scare the shit out of me. I guess I’ll be a guinea pig for doing 10 1-2 minutes clamping sets. Why 1-2 minutes? Well, I guess those numbers are closer to how long I can hold my breath than 10 minutes.

Yeah, I wish it was more scientific.

I admire your independent and vigilant-minded spirit, jim. :)

Hey The Beasty One,

Yeah, well, I constantly keep in mind that a healthy, working dick is the most important thing.

With regards to this subject, I also know how much my body burns when I hold my breath for too long in the pool, and that takes under 1 minute. So I think that the symptoms that people describe as warning signs (purple color, tingling, coldness) are not first signs, but a few signs beyond. It’s just that your dick is not as sensitive to oxygen deprivation as your lungs.

I think cells are quite resilient; they’d withstand lack of oxygen for a good long while I barter. Whether this affects your long term penile health, is another question however.

Any way, you clamp for however long you want. If ten minutes is the maximum with these lunatics then two minutes sounds just about right ;) . By the way, if you don’t mind me asking, why are you clamping? Don’t you think you should leave that shit out till sometime after everything else fail/stops having an effect? I’ve never clamped, ever, and hell I’m more than satisfied with my gains.

Keep to your hands, says I. :)

Clamping has to be my favourite exercise. I’ve experimented with many time variations, but as I use a hose clamp which is slower to take on and off than a cable clamp, I find longer sets easier.

Generally I go entirely by feel. Sometimes 5x7min sets feels right, sometimes 3x10or12 mins feels right. Most of the time I don’t look at the clock at all; I clamp until it feels right to take the clamp off, and repeat until I feel like I’m not going to get any more benefit from another set.

I tend to clamp at very high intensities. I wouldn’t recommend any clamping without some serious conditioning first and building intensity and duration over time. Learn to really listen to your body, then go by feel.

Very good advice, firegoat. :)

I don’t mind. I’ve been at PE for over 3 months now. I don’t know if my gains have stopped. I am just trying to test it out. I am wondering if clamping is like jelqing but with less force being applied lengthwise. When one jelqs, doesn’t one also push blood forward and put pressure on the internal structure of the dick? The pressure I feel moving up dick while I jelq is the same(very similar) to what I feel on my whole dick when I am clamping. Clamping seems though to me to give one better and consistent control, if you want to call “cable clamp clicks” that.

So yeah, I am just curious. And I think any technique is dangerous if you are not worried about it. Reading the threads on here, and two days I had to deal with weak erections (I, like a jackass, haphazardly revved up the strength of my jelqs for one session), I think standard jelqing and stretching have done their fair share of harm.