WorstNoten
I have my little systematic approach that maybe helps you finding what works. It’s independent of the routine, just a method for identifying the sweet zone of growth.
You have some parameters in your routine:
- Frequency (how often)
- Methods (what exactly you are doing as exercises)
- Intensity (how hard, for example mmHg in pumping)
- Duration (how long an exercise lasts, separately for each method!)
Now you set your periodicity. 14 days is short, 1 month fine, 6-8 weeks for the very patient or cautious. Measuring happens 2-0 days before each period starts. Keep an accurate logbook which includes all PI, EQ and other bodily indicators.
Then you start with an very simple lightweight routine like
Warm-up 5mins
Manual stretching 2x5 reps at 30secs
Jelqing 5 mins
Warm-down 5 mins
Go at an easy 1on / 2 off frequency.
Now the principles:
0. Keep the routine constant for 1 period. If no negative signs are registered, enhance one single parameter (like upgrade to 10min Jelqs or introducing an additional method like 5min hanging at 2 pounds or whatever). DO ONLY CHANGE ONE SINGLE PARAMETER, NEVER TWO OR MORE.
1. If negative signs are registered (even within a periodicity), immediately step back to the routine of the previous period.
2a. If growth is registered, everything is fine (growth confirmation). You can modify a single parameter for the following period.
2b. If not, do NOT modify the routine but keep it equal for the following period (plateau suspicion).
3a. If in the following period no growth is registered, the you have a plateau suspicion confirmed so you may change one parameter (probably a method). Consider it as a new start as in principle 0.
3b. If after a plateau suspicion growth is registered in the next period, you had not a plateau but 2 slow growth periods. Happens, is not great but is no reason to change something. You can go on with principle 2b (probably you will increase an intensity parameter).
I may call it “scientific PE” :-) Well, the method is not scientific per se, but simply relies on potential error or influence isolation. The idea is to make an educated and systematic approach to the individual guessing process in PE.
Disadvantage of this method: it’s for the really patient and requires a lot if discipline.
Advantage: you are strictly isolating the changes and may have a good chance to link root to cause. Whatever your routine consist of, you will quite well know what works, what doesn’t, where are the limits if your body and with which routine you gain most.
I know this is a nitpicker’s approach to PE, but at least I can confirm I could prove some important points in my PE situation and issues where I could leave the guessing and enter into knowledge zone.
What do you think, would that be a feasible thing to sort out your “abused dick” situation?
Richard65