[Just finished reading all 34 pages (this is my 1st post)]…
I got my PM around the end of November ‘04 (just over one month ago) and set my first goal as getting to where I could stand the full traction…
(Before getting the PM I did very little PE (almost none)).
…I pursued my initial goal very aggressively and am now (approx. 6 weeks later) wearing it at full stretch and full tension and I’ve already noticed slight improvements:
After a few weeks of using the PM:
• My flaccid size increased,
• My unit felt a little heavier and harder in my hand (more dense),
• It kind of look(ed/s) a little bigger (I find myself looking at it askant)
• I can feel development beneath my buttocks & behind my balls (I don’t mean with my hands— I mean that the way that that area of my body feels has changed (I can feel it when I walk): it feels more developed, as if it’s filled out or got fatter.)
…I believe it’s this initial development that’s allowed me to wear the PM at the higher levels of traction.
I didn’t take a measurement before starting but at the moment I’m about 7” BPEL (6.5” EL)
My next goal is to reach 7” EL
My ultimate goal is a minimum of 8” EL (hoping to get to 9+)
At the moment I’m wearing the PM at the manufacturer’s recommended upper limit for traction and can stand that intensity for 30 to 40 minutes at a time (When it gets too much I release it for a minute or so before continuing— I repeat this for 90 minutes at a time before taking a 15 minute break to massage & heat-wrap.)
I’m hoping to increase the length of time I can stand the upper traction limit from 30 minutes to 45 minutes (hoping to develop my unit to the point where it’ll stand the full 1.5 hours at the upper traction limit.).
I’m also thinking about creating a PE routine to help speed the process (if I can find the correct threads) and am concerned mainly about a three things:
1. Will increased girth slow the lengthening process?
2. Which of the exercises produce permanent growth and which produce temporary growth?
3. How often and for how long should I take breaks? (right now I’m using the PM daily and not taking any breaks apart from the 15 minute break between each 1.5 hour session)