First Post, 4-Year Vet Seeking Advice (Page 2)

09-21-2010, 05:35 PM

blink2000

Originally Posted by alin

I haven’t tried a rice sock only a IR lamp. Do you think rice sock should be better at warming ? What could be the reasons for it ? Thanks.

I am able to get the rice sock to a perfect temperature. After even just 5-7 minutes my penis is warm to the core & almost radiates heat.

If an IR lamp does that for you already, then no worries, but personally, nothing works better for me than a rice sock. I have tried several alternatives, each of which was far more expensive. In the end, the cheap rice sock was the best.

An IR lamp can provide constant heat — my rice socks never stay warm for more than 30 minutes, or 60 minutes if I am lucky. My hanging routine goes much longer than that… Some guys have claimed exceptional gains using constant heat. Baba_Booey for example has made great gains using constant heat :D

09-22-2010, 12:09 AM

awstev

Originally Posted by Baba_Booey

I warm up with a heating pad for 10 mins. Then put on the extender and lay the heating pad on top of it and leave it on for the entire set.

Maybe you could try taking it off for the last 5-10mins of the set so that you cool down while extended. I know that when I take the heat off at the end of my sets, my nerves feel like I am getting extra stretch. Whether that actually means I am getting a benefit from it, I don’t know.

I have used heating pads, heat cords, IR lamps, hot water, rice socks, flax socks, and electric blankets for heat. I still use most of them for certain things at times. However the IR lamp is by far the most intense prolonged heat for me.

Originally Posted by blink2000

From what I have heard, a rice sock works better than infrared.

No need to choose one over the other … try both at the same time.

Originally Posted by alin

I think there are 2 types of infrared : near-infrared and far-infrared. Which one has a "deeper" effect? The one which is used commercially is far infrared or near infrared?

I am no expert on this, but I use a 150w IR lamp/bulb:

I am a hanger and my goal is to stretch my collagen fibers. There is scientific research showing that heating collagen makes it more stretchy. See Shiver’s great thread for more:

Benefits of Heat in PE

Aside from the science, I have been hanging everyday for two and a half years now. I can see from my own records that if I up the heat, my monthly gains go up.

As far as near-infrared goes, I think that is what you get from the thermotex heating pads and things like PE Engineer’ LED array? My understanding is that they are more about "promoting healing"?, which as a hanger doesn’t really interest me at the moment. I just want the heat :)

09-27-2011, 02:06 PM

Smegma

Whats your girth baba booey?? Before and after PE please.

Start (october 2010) : BPEL 18,5 cm ; EL 17,5 cm ; MSEG 13,75 cm ,BEG 14,25 cm ;FL 12 cm ; FG 10,75 cm ; BPFSL 18,5 cm

3 months later ( January 2011) : BPEL 19 cm ; EL 18 cm ; MSEG 14 cm ; BEG 14,5 cm FL (hard to say if it grows due to size shifting of the soft state.. The same as before or bigger!) ; FG 11 cm ; BPFSL 19 cm***all hard sizes taken @ my hardest and doing a kegel***Goal: cementing a round 18 x 14 hard coupled with a good EQ.