Originally Posted by Stixman
Still too much going on in life to create and maintain a dedicated log but I do want to share some thoughts here for feedback.I finally made a bracket, for the recommended load cell, and attached it to my stress relief extender (traction extender with the springs removed. Wow, I have been using way too much tension in the past.
For the first part of the protocol I used .5 kg for 10 mins. I would increase the strain to maintain .5 kg of force as my Dick relaxed and lengthened causing the force (tension) on my Dick to decrease. The next 7 mins I worked at 1 kg, then 1.5 and ended the 30 mins with a couple of mins at 2 kg of force. All of this was done under my IR heat lamp. I sat up in a chair. It was easy to see how the force/tension/load increased by going from a straight up position to straight out and a lot more when I moved the extender straight down. In general, the load cell readings jumped around a lot so I sat upright in a chair and rested the extender a stick which I placed across the top of my thighs.
Phase 2, I stared at 2kg and worked up to 3.5 kg. I had more difficulty getting into the therapeutic heat range and think it is just due to not being consistent in practice since I got a feel for it a few weeks ago. However, I also think I previously had better results with the therapeutic range because I was using applying too high of a load on my Dick and my Dick was more taught and a firmer surface to move the transducer over and apply some pressure with the transducer, 🤔. I did use my fingers on the dorsal side to assist and I will try the phantom again and use less tape.
I tried the gel phantom but it didn’t help much. I think it is because I had the dorsal side of my Dick almost fully covered with the crystal clear gorilla tape to hold the temperature probes.
I was excited to test the load cell setup and forgot to measure length. I definitely seemed to have put a higher strain on my Dick because I was closer to the end of the threaded rods. I think I will mark the rods so I can gauge strain while performing the protocol. The issue is that I put some tissue into the top of my vacuum cup in efforts to expose more of my shaft to the transducer so it is not a perfect means of measuring and has room for error but is another way to help gauge progress.
I will say the I enjoyed how my Dick got far down the extender and I barely felt tension in my Dick. I used to apply so much force or was if I was trying to rip my Dick off and my Dick would tense up and try to fight back. Stress Relaxation at the proper forces/load/tension is awesome. Less Is More.
During cool down, I maintained the final strain length from the US assisted portion of the protocol (I shut my IR lamp during phase 2 and 3 of the protocol). I read that the readings on the load cell should increase and I think it is because the Dick contracts as it cools and the strain length is fixed. This makes sense, however, the reading on my load cell was down to 1.5 kg at the end of the cool down.
I have to check out Kyrpa’s Excel sheet for force/load reconditions as well.
Any comments or feedback is always appreciated.