decon breaks

This is more a question for Thoughtfulgold:

as guru of the decon breaks, What would you consider too short a break, too long break, or too short or long depending on the goal?

As example, some people as redmorsilla reports having renewed progress with extender, after long breaks (say 4-6 months or more)
But most people would say not to make a break at least until the first 6 months are completed.
Would in those cases 1 week off be detrimental? 10 days off can screw the momentum so to say?

whats your general opinion about this?

Remember this each body responds to stimuli differently. What works for one may not for another. Maybe it would be better to see what works well for you. Just a thought.

indeed, but these forums also serve the purpose of giving some orientation from experienced to the less experienced members.

I don’t believe in rules of thumb for decon breaks. The only rule, is to follow healthy PIs. And, if you are gaining to keep doing what is working until it stops.

Frequent breaks suit some people. I’ve done them. Progress doesn’t come in a linear way at the same rate. Sometimes it clumps.

Thank you so much

At this point, blisters control my “decon breaks” :D

I find this topic interesting as I’ve scheduled decon breaks into my routine as well.

Following positive PI’s does make a lot of sense as everyone is different.

lowe, are the blisters bad? What causes them? Hope you have under control and rest well.

C.C.

A mix of too much negative pressure and time under that pressure causing them
I think we can say its lack of conditioning what cause it as a secondary, related cause, of course….

But in general, a chamber that creates the vacuum but presses the surface of the glans like the PMPro, prevents blisters, whereas a vacuum bell with some air, is more prone to cause the queratinized layer of skin to detach from the underlayers and create a blister.