I’m a big proponent of jelqing, so I’ll try to convice you to stick with it. Although, pumping, clamping, and the other manual exercises previously mentioned are also great girth exercises, but imagine doing those exercises in addition to jelqing.
This may sound kind of weird, but I’ve found that there are jelqing ‘sweet spots’ or what I call falling into a groove. The best way to describe it is figuring out your own jelq technique that provides a good workout. The size of your hands, your grip strength/endurance, your body size, your penis size, the angle you jelq from your body, the position of your hands in relation in to your penis, your erection levels all play a role. Yes, it does sound complicated, but once you figure it out it will feel VERY natural.
I can get a good internal stretch with erections levels anywhere between 10%-75%, it’s just that the stretch feels different depending on what erection strength my penis is feeling that moment; however they all produce results. Also, in one session, that level will continually change, so I change my technique as the erection level does.
It took me a few years(I’m a slow learner) to figure it out but the best advice I can give you is that don’t worry too much about having to stay at a specific erection level, instead focus on how to slightly adjust your technique to the erection level you can maintain in that particular session with the intent of getting a good internal stretch. Look up threads concerning jelq technique. And remember to relax into the sensation of jelqing. These things just come with experience.
It’s kind of like running. If you haven’t ran in a while, when you start again you’re out of breath pretty fast and your sides/legs ache and it’s hard to concentrate on running. But after a few weeks you start falling into a groove and you start looking forward to running because now you’ve found your rhythm.
Heh, it’s cheesey, but…become one with the jelq.