Manual Stretching question

I keep reading stuff about how pulling too hard will inhibit future gains. I don’t currently think I am pulling too hard to be honest. The only part that ever feels sore are muscles in my groin or my ligaments. I’d like to know something though. I am a grower.so when I’m flaccid and I stretch I can pull my penis out a little bit or a lot. I never pull it out to the point where it starts to hurt I just stretch it as far as it can normally be stretched. I don’t feel I pull too hard. I thought the point of stretching is to slowly put your penis past the point of where it can be stretched originally. I only pull as far as it can go.not farther even though that’s possible. Any farther and it’s clear my penis is not supposed to go that far. Allow me to demonstrate as best I can.

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I probably pull to the || where my penis can safely be stretched to and no farther. Is this the correct way or should I be only pulling to one of the xs?

Anyone?

I think answer may vary depending on few things:

1) your PE experience: if you are a newbie, pulling over the “||” will inhibit future gains:
2) frequency of your workouts - i.a. rest days;
3) volume of workouts.
4) your individuality - your specific characters (how strong/elastic are your tissues? How much are you prone to injuries? etc. etc.).

As a general rule, in the “time X tension” equation, time is more important. A not too intense pull (in a given range of tension), protracted for a lot of time, could lead to elongation without strengthening penile tissues.

On the other hand, a vigorous stretch workout, with time allowed to rest, could be more efficient : the gains/time ratio could be higher, so you could reach the same gains with less time.

Resumed: I think you should go for the “||”; if it’s not working after some months (yes, months) take a decon-break and try pulling to max-length.

Interesting

I’m re-reading this :”I probably pull to the || where my penis can safely be stretched to and no farther.”. What I said before does not means that you should pull “where it’s not safely stretched”; I’m just saying you should progress in the strength of pulls.

Just to make it clear.

So I should start initially well below the ||?

Well, you can pull to “||” with, say, 2 lbs of tension, right?

To go over that marks, you need much more tension. Vary that tension while you progress, from gentle to medium/high week after week.

If doesn’t work, take some week break, then start again progressing to full-force pulls.

I can’t say better than that, the question is becoming a little surreal :) .

You have to be able to relax into the stretch. Stretch with the minimum force necessary to get full elongation, then relax into it. After you have fully relaxed into it, try adding a touch more stretch and repeat the process, as necessary. If you cannot easily relax into the stretch, you are pulling too hard.

When you reach the maximum elongation (you will feel like you have come to a ‘hard stop’), change angles and repeat.

Can pulling too LIGHTLY inhibit future gains? I took about 3 days off of stretching and now I “restarted” pulling much lighter than usual. I don’t really feel much of a stretch, but I know everyone says PE is a marathon not a sprint, so I figured if I pull lightly(or really just not as hard as before) for the next few months (perhaps more time involved) or so I’ll hopefully see some gains. Good or bad idea?

I was stretching for about 2-3 weeks prior to this point. Is there a chance I’ve already inhibited future gains?

Just follow what I posted above. You will get a feel for the right amount of stretch. If you stretch too hard, you won’t be able to relax into it. If you stretch too lightly, there won’t be anything to relax into.

You won’t have inhibited any gains. The tissues will eventually become stronger anyway. We just don’t want them to toughen up too soon. When they do get tougher, just take a decon break.