Why is everyone recommending against jelqing on reddit?

Hi, complete beginner here who’s looked into PE before but hasn’t really gotten started yet. I found the r/gettingbigger subreddit and it looks like everyone and their mom tells you not to jelq because it’s too dangerous and outdated, and to instead use pumping or clamping. However, it looks like it still gets recommended here on this forum, or at least doesn’t seem to be recommended against. Ever since I started studying this topic I saw jelqing always being recommended for beginners and it’s still recommended in the newbie routines here (although I know they’re old), but now I’m not sure what to think. So why is there such a gap between these two communities, and would the newbie routines with jelqing still be recommended here?

I tend to think of clamping as more advanced than jelqs. Like, is there something better than push-ups for my triceps? Yes. But skull-crushers have a risk associated. I think the jelq is still a good entry point to PE.

Hi GirthSmurf,

Welcome to the forum.

Any form of PE that is actually capable of altering the penis carries risk.

If I were to categorize these things in risk terms, I’d probably put pumping and definitely clamping as higher risk than jelqing. Jelqing is recommended for newbies because using the hands makes it more obvious when you go overboard. Clamping on a conditioned penis can work but people recommending clamping for newbies are probably recommending injury. Pumping is a little different, it’s quite possible - with a gauge - to limit pumping to sensible levels even for a newbie.

The main difference between pumping or clamping and jelqing is that jelqing is a dynamic exercise rather than a static exercise. Static exercises will often create edema to some extent and so you might be left with an impressive flaccid after finishing but temporary changes are not the point of PE. Clamps are fashionable and pumps are a source of income for many so are marketed heavily.

With jelqing you are creating pressure above the grip point but you are also creating a wave of differing tensions at the grip as it rises.

Before people started using clamps, there was the Uli which was simply using the thumb and forefinger to grasp the mostly erect penis at the base and kegeling in more blood as necessary. The advantage of using hands over devices is that you have a very quick release method. It’s reasonable to throw a Uli or two into a jelqing routine after you’re conditioned maybe 2-3 months.

The jelquing in the Newbie Routine has been proven effective over the years. It also doesn’t cost anything except some time and lubricant, and for the guys who have to work around a spouse or roommates, there’s no embarrassing hardware to be discovered.

Penis enlargement also goes through trends. Jelquing isn’t as popular as it was, and clamping is once again the Hot New Thing.

You can hurt yourself with any form of PE. Jelquing may be safer than most, since there’s no chance of falling asleep while having some device attached to your penis and waking up to an unfortunate condition.