There really needs to be more discussion about this issue. I may not be that experienced at PE, but I have finally started to realize that there is such a thing as over-training. When you PE with the right intensity, you are stimulating growth, and possibly doing “micro-damage” that is beneficial. When you go past this point, there is a defense mechanism that kicks in that does hinder gains. Not only does growth not occur, but tissue begins to remodel in a way that is protective of this stress in the future. Shortening may even occur. I’ve noticed that the elasticity of my unit varies from day to day, and that stretching too hard can be the cause of this.
All human tissue does this- when you work with your hands a lot, callousing, a form of tissue remodeling occurs to protect the tissue. Our tissues are dynamically changing every minute. Cells are constantly dividing, growing, and producing proteins that, as a whole form a functioning tissue. In order to coax the desired behavior from the dynamic processes in tissue (to produce growth and expansion), you need to realize that exercising does not equal growth. Some people have different healing capacities based on their age, metabolism, diet, genetics, and possibly any supplements they take. This determines how intense your workout can be and how frequently you should PE. I think most people agree that rest days are beneficial, but not everyone takes them nearly enough (in my opinion). Even the people that do gain with only 1 rest day per week should probably see what happens when they do it every other day, or do a much lighter routine every other day.
Secondly, I’d really like to test the validity of the “healing in the extended state” theory. It does make sense to me. If you break down some of the inter-cellular tissue in your penis, it will initiate a growth/healing response. Your cells will begin turning on their protein factories to rebuild what was torn down. The cells can sense and communicate with one another and know when to stop building these proteins, trying to maintain a certain density of cells and protein structures characteristic of the tissue. If you artificially extend the gaps between cells during this phase of regrowth, the cells will naturally have to produce more proteins, or possibly be even forced to divide if they sense they are not close enough to neighboring cells. This is just theory, but I plan to investigate it further both in literature and hopefully by feedback from others who add an extender or ADS to their routine.
