My EL varies in a 0.4” range from the first moment of getting an erection (the lowest measurement) to the maximum arousal and maximum EQ (highest measurement). This process takes about 5-10 minute of stimulation. After max stimulation has been reached, the EL stabilizes in the upper half of this range at around EQ 9, and it will stay there with minimal stimulation for as long as I care to maintain arousal. In other words 0.3” longer than when I first get an erection is what I consider my actual EL measurement, and 0.1” beyond that is my max measurement.
EQ 7 - 6.9”
EQ 8 - 7.0”
EQ 9 - 7.1”
EQ 10 - 7.2”
I made sure to measure many times before starting PE, and it’s likely that I got at least a few EQ 9 measurements, although I wasn’t as aware of the distinction back then. I attribute 0.05” of my newbie EL gains to EQ, and another 0.05” to learning to measure more advantageously (pressing further into the fat pad), but definitely no more than that. The rest was real gains in the elastic component of the target tissues.