Jelqing Safety Questions

Hey there,

I attempted my first jelqing session recently. I was following the linear newbie routine. This included a warm-up and warm-down where I lightly massaged my penis under the shower head with the water as hot as I could stand it. I then performed 25 or so wet jelqs with an overhand OK grip at 40-60% erection level, where I maybe messed up the technique slightly.

Afterwards, I had a slightly engorged/semi-tumescent penis which looked plump, red and a bit longer for a few minutes or so. My flaccid hang that day was slightly longer, and I noticed a slight ache that wasn’t too uncomfortable. I tried masturbating, but my dick felt fatigued and I couldn’t achieve a full erection. This continued into the next day, where when I masturbated I felt less sensitivity and was unable to achieve a full bonk-on. By the time evening came, however, my boner was restored to its former glory.

The slight desensitization I experienced and inability to achieve full erection post ‘work-out’ troubled me. I’ve looked on the forums, and most people attest to jelqing’s relative safety as a penis enlargement method. That being said, there are more than a few horror stories of men claiming it had made them impotent or that they had permanent and irreversible nerve desensitization. Indeed, a friend of mine who has had issues with his penis health for over two years now, claimed that jelqing was one of the primary causes (Among others. I didn’t ask details of his routine either).

I was attracted to jelqing for the potential benefits that people spoke about in posts (increased stamina, erection quality and modest to significant increases in size), but I’m now starting to have doubts about the whole venture. I will most likely wait a week or so and try again so as to start fresh and not risk any prolonged strain or injury to my Johnson. Maybe I’ll do 10 reps or so. I’ll reassess in a couple of days where I want to go with this, but in the meantime I’m interested to hear your experiences and thoughts.

Now since this isn’t an exact science (and I mean that in the strictest sense), anecdotal evidence is mostly what anyone has to go off of. The disclaimer at the beginners portal on the site obviously makes mention of venous leaks and the general risks associated with PE. So I must ask:

1. What is the real risk of injury or permanent damage from jelqing?

2. Is erring on the side of caution and doing a very light routine involving max 10 reps for an extended period of time even worth it?

3. Is jelqing really like playing a game of Russian roulette with your sex life?

4. Is what I described after my first jelqing session evidence of negative physiological indicators?

I don’t mean to come across as paranoid and my intention is not to spread fear. I am here because I am curious, and I want to be as cautious as possible with something like this, and that’s why I’m calling on your guys’ wisdom and experience.

Thanks so much for taking the time to read my post!

I wouldn’t recommend jelqing, it ruins your erection quality. I once was heavy on the jelqing and it messed with my blood vessel development. Ultimately if you’re looking to gain overall size, do stretching exercises for length first then build girth.

There is no dangerous and safe exersises .

Its the intensity-vol-frequency that you are performing an exersice that makes it safe or dangerous.

Sure, but if you were to compare the relative safety of these exercises, how would you rank them?

So in no particular order: stretching, jelqing, clamping, pumping etc.

Which of these would be least risky in terms of low volume + low intensity + low frequency practice? To clarify, I mean the method with the fewest reported problems of the lot.

All of them.
And all of them are dangerous with big volume + big intensity + big frequency

That’s an interesting question.

So, all of these PE techniques can be done with a different amount of force, and there are many variations on each one. Hanging and pumping can have the force used quantified pretty easily as inHg and weight, but manual stretching, extending, jelqing and clamping can’t easily have the force used quantified. I don’t recall anyone ever injuring themselves with 20 minutes at 5 inHg, but at 25 inHg for just a few minutes capillaries can pop and cause lasting discoloration and probably worse.

I do think low force is the way to go. I gained a significant amount of girth and length with really aggressive clamping, but it seemed to cause a plateau for growth and gave me a few side effects that persisted. Low vacuum pressure pumping (5 inHg and under) and light weight hanging (.5lbs.) don’t seem to have caused any lasting negative side effects though so far, and the gains haven’t stopped yet. My erections are a little weaker immediately after pumping using 5 inHg for 20 minutes every other day, but it’s resolved by the next day and my shaft does ache after a few hours of hanging, but it resolves pretty quickly too.