I didn’t really come to a true routine until March of 2009. I started with Babbis’ routine back in November of 2008, because I liked the idea of such a small amount of PE and the gains that were possible. I was thinking about the long haul and if the less was more approach would yield better gains in the end. I think that for me this routine wasn’t enough to build up any sort of consistency, to form PE as a habit. However, it ended with me being somewhat conditioned when I did start the newbie routine and later with light hanging.
As for gains over the years.. I have no clue; I can only speculate. I do believe that I had some girth gains (possibly 1/4 inch or so), but no length gains to speak of.
I recall measuring around the age of 17. I was at 6.75 NBP and thought I was on the small side. At that age I had no idea that girth really mattered, so I never measured. When I started the newbie routine I was at 6.25 NBP. Somewhere along the years I lost 1/2 inch in length, but was a bit girthier. I know at least half that loss was EQ. My other concern was that it was also shrinkage from being a smoker. I don’t know if I read that or heard it somewhere, but to realize you’ve lost size is not what any guy wants.
As for my GAINS. I gained just slightly over an inch, but I call it an inch, in 5 months of PE. All those gains were lig gains. The top side of my penis at the base actually looked like a giant dimple with the ligs protruding slightly. *NOTE: what I claim to be 5 months is when I started the newbie routine, not Babbis’ routine.
My purpose for having written this thread is this. I always did what I felt natural with manual exercises. Before Thunder’s the only PE I had ever heard of was Pumping and Hanging. When I came here I wasn’t really skeptical that it could work, but found myself inspired by the many success stories. I believe that the mind has an incredible ability to repair and rebuild and I think the Placebo Effect shows this. But more importantly to me, I think visualization is another powerful tool. I have come to this conclusion, I believe that having done variations of manual exercises over the years because I FELT it to be productive, and coming here and finding out that it was true was a confirmation in my mind that set me up to build better habits. I still think that many who come here and don’t stick with a routine are because they are skeptical. They don’t believe it will work, or even if they see a small gains they just chalk it up to better EQ, or measurement error, or even a figment of their imagination, and give up. If you started PE because it was intuitive I think you’re ahead of the game to build better habits, stick with it until your goals are met, and possibly (debatable) get there quicker.