Originally Posted by Mr. T
Sparkyx. No edema, it’s solid.
I’ve been working on some concepts a guidelines, that’s why I was curious. It seems some of the critical elements are;
1) EXPANSION. You must have expansion beyond your normal max erect size.
2) MINIMIZE CONTRACTION. Those who have gains, seem to get very little contraction or turtling.
3) GOOD TO GREAT EQ. I have yet to hear of someone making gains with a dick that is beat to shit and hardly working. Guys almost ALWAYS report very good EQ.
These seem to be fairly universal for most methods. The problem comes in when in order to get #1 you violate #2. I guess if getting expansion creates turtling the answer might be lower forces for longer periods of time.
I tend to agree with you guys that daily is ideal, but the problem comes in when frequency begins to violate #3. If you can maintain 1-3 while doing daily workouts, you will probably get good gains.
I have been experimenting with water pumping as a PE method. I have found that 60 minutes produces the greatest expansion I have ever got. I have yet been able to hook up my vacuum gauge successfully, so I guess with the vacuum level. This is what I have noticed so far, at high vacuum I get spots and TONS of edema. At medium to low, very little edema and no spots. HOWEVER, I get serious contraction that lasts over a day with high, not as bad with medium.
SO…If I was to apply my 3 Rules, then I am seeing if I can still get expansion (which I do) at 30 minutes, but minimal contraction ( we will see). I believe the contraction indicates you have over stressed the smooth muscle,and contraction is holding the tissue in a contracted state while it heals or recovers and that negates the benefits of the stretching.
I find when I can get Rule 1 and 2, then Rule 3, great EQ follows, I just have to figure out how many days on and off it takes to KEEP high EQ. Ideally, I have always thought the more frequent the better, but frequent without hitting rule #1 seems to be a waste of time, but I personally have found frequent with #1, always and dramatically leads to violation of #2 and #3.
I think you guys find that the more frequently you can apply Rules 1-3, the better your gains. I also think if you examine your own experiments if you violate any of those 3 rules you don’t gain.
Actually now it brings to mind a forth Rule;
4) REAPPLY RULES 1-2 WITHOUT VIOLATING #3. This should be done as frequently as possible without violating 1-3, in order to maintain gains and increase them. I think the key to #4 is if you wait too long, you lose the gains you made with using 1-3. If you wait so long that you begin to lose your gains, then that is a violation of #4.
Actually that’s a pretty good set of guidelines, let me know if you have found it true OR if you found it doesn’t apply. Actually any of you guys that are gaining I’d love to hear your opinion, and if you aren’t gaining, do you find you are violating one of the Rules.
I will stop now, I don’t want to hi-jack the thread, but I thought this actually summarizes what you guys have been doing. As always, I am looking for UNIVERSAL guidelines that will help everyone regardless whether that need a lot or a little of force/time for gains.