I have an idea for a routine and would love anybody’s thoughts. Basically, I’ve used this thread and Gentlepsychopath’s thread for a long time as my blueprint so to speak. I think I’ve gained a little bit in length but it’s kinda hard to tell. At this point, it seems like I’m at a standstill. I think I may have been doing the stretches wrong, so I’m going to give it another go with a more gradual and progressive approach. So for example, instead of just getting warmed up and going straight to a fulcrum stretch with a pretty serious amount of force, I’m going to do some simple stretches and try to apply the relaxation principle that Marinera discusses early on in this thread. I’m thinking 10 minutes of a straight down simple stretch really focusing on being gradual and letting myself relax into the stretch, and then doing a downward fulcrum stretch with the same idea. I’ll probably go back and forth for about 30-45 minutes a day. Then finish with some jelqs just to restore the blood and take a day off every week.
I’ve seen a ton of stuff on how well a bathmate works so I went ahead and got one. I haven’t used it yet and I think I’m going to wait until I give that above routine a couple months or so to see if it’s working. On YouTube, More Plates More Dates talks about it, and he’s a pretty solid source. The principle makes sense to me, but I’m confused about how to apply the whole routine. Marinera says in this thread that girth work should be kept to a minimum when looking for length, but I’ve seen firegoat talk about using jelqs to restore blood flow and send new blood cells to the area etc. To me, a pump would definitely fall under girth work. I was almost thinking that maybe I just alternate length days and girth days. Monday length, Tuesday girth, Wednesday length, Thursday girth, so on so forth and then maybe Sunday off completely. I’ve seen SO many different routines on here and so many different viewpoints on what works and what doesn’t. This thread seems the most credible, but I’ve diligently been doing fulcrum stretches with heat for a few months so far and really have only seen minimal gains. When I’m max hard, I’m about 7 3/8” in length. My original plan was to hammer out length work until I get to about 8” NBPEL, and then go all in on jelqs and pumping to get girth, but I haven’t seen the steady increase in length like I was hoping for. I was hoping for like 1/8” or 1/16” a month until I reach the goal.
I probably have another year and a half of living with myself until I move in with my girlfriend. That seems like plenty of time to get some lasting gains as long as I’m doing the right things. I would love any advice on if my ideas are solid or if there are other things I could implement. I’m not going to do a clamp or one of those other stretchers. Let me know if there are other threads to check out as well. Thanks boys, and good luck with your gains.