Originally Posted by ModestoMan
Penismith,
For the record and to avoid devil’s advocacy :) , I don’t doubt the tunica is an important limiting factor. My point is that it is probably one of at least a couple. Inside the CCs, the smooth muscle operates within sinusoidal spaces made of collagen. Those spaces are defined by extensions of the inner layer of the tunica that form a lattice structure within the CC space.
My belief at the present moment is that length is limited by a combination of 1) tunica, 2) internal collagen structure of the CCs, 3) smooth muscle, and 4) other stuff (veins, arteries, nerves, skin …).
Guys whose BPEL is 2” longer than their FSL (which at least one guy has reported) are clearly not tunica-limited, IMO. They are somehow volume-limited. The contents of their CC cannot expand to fill the entire envelope that the tunica provides.
The point is, it’s all got to grow to realize BPEL gains.
Regarding the Peyronie’s article you posted, which I referred to above, it would be very interesting to see whether guys who received the venous transplants can continue to grow essentially at will by continuing to pump, or whether their growth is largely limited to just reclaiming lost length induced by the disease.
Oh no, not the Devil again. I still haven’t gotten over the last time you sicked the Devil on me. :p
It is possible that we don’t disagree. Smooth muscle is going to offer some resistance to the forces applied with PE. When I was doing extreme uli work, I had to do a lot of skin stretching and that didn’t happen overnight. My point is that tunica is likely a much greater limiting factor than the other penile tissues. Now don’t get me wrong, smooth muscle will certainly offer resistance, that is it’s job. My point is that if we focus on stretching the tunica, the smooth muscle is probably going to grow with it. If we focus on smooth muscle cell division, one of two things will likely happen: it won’t grow because of the tunica barrier or it will somehow send a growth signal to the tunica (that would be cool but I have no reason to believe it would happen). I don’t think that the pressure induced by smooth muscle growth will be sufficient to stretch the tunica, though.
I don’t know what to make of a 2” inch difference between BPEL and FSL. Forgive the skeptic in me but in-proper measurement, unusual physiology and differential relaxation of ligaments comes to mind. It could be that his smooth muscle is very tightly constricted but I am not sure there is enough smooth muscle there to resist the force generated by the arms and shoulders of an average man. IOW, we are putting a whole lot of skeletal muscle up against a little bit of smooth muscle. I think that the skeletal muscle is going to win. On the other hand, we know that collagen bundles have a tensile strength comparable to that of steel and when you put the skeletal muscle in the ring with the steel, the skeletal muscle is going to wear out before the steel gives, much.
Sorry, I missed your reply above. It was just a few minutes before my post.
Regarding the Peyronie’s article, yea, I agree that it would be interesting to see if they can surpass their original size. Are you sure that none of them do? I read the full text a long time ago. I will take another in depth look at it.