I agree it is difficult to get a consistent measure. I actually find it very hard to get a maximum erection, then take the photo.
To address the points made;
1 - I believe my first picture in the comparison was taken a few weeks into doing PE. I’m not sure if I have earlier ones in my picture thread, I probably decided to use that picture because it was the best I had. Although I took pictures I wasn’t “expecting” great progress so the pictures were not great, although I attempted to use the same ruler. My starting size was around 5.75”, because I always remember measuring and having that feeling “if I were only 6”“, that is what drove me towards PE.
2 - You have to take my word I did use bone pressed to the same force (to the best of my ability) in both pictures. For the last 4 years I have worked out constantly and if “fat pad” were a factor, my body fat has been between 10-12% anyhow. I measure it each month. I looked for PE seriously after improving my body via workouts, I felt if you could get gains from bodybuilding, as I saw in myself, then maybe the logic behind PE was true.
3 - I used the clamp in the second picture to obtain a maximum erection to take as best a picture as I could in terms of keeping the erection and holding the ruler and keeping the camera steady. Obviously I knew nothing of clamping in the first picture, nor had the equipment, so couldn’t use it there.
It is true maybe the comparison pictures look “scaled” but that was me trying to equalise the width and length of each to give one photo. You will see more detail comments and pictures in my progress thread. You will see there it wasn’t all plain sailing, this isn’t a story of “I gained 1.5” in three months and it was all great”. I suspect many wouldn’t take the risks, have the time or the negatives I did to get the gains. Indeed, looking back I’m not sure I would.
I’m not here to prove anything. I know the truth myself and the gains I made are genuine, I have documented them as best I could and only posted because people seemed to be suggesting those with such gains were either “anonymous” or had “no pictures”, I am neither. However, I understand those who are dead against PE will find every and any issue to discount it, that is their choice. Deep down I am a sceptic too, but I cannot argue with the results I have seen and can only try and convince people with my evidence, if people want to disbelieve, that is up to them and really I’m not bothered.
Now ask me if I think my gains are possible for most guys, I say no. Ask me if I took silly risks and risked serious injury, yes I probably did. Would I want others to follow my path, no I wouldn’t.
The reason I’ve been out of PE for a while is because I am now much more happy with my size. If I gained nothing else I will be happy. Of course what drove me here in someways brings me back. After the rest, can I gain more? Can I make the two inch club? I have never really targetted girth, can I get to six inch girth? It is the same principle which makes me want to workout more.