New to pumping

How do you get around sucking some of your fatpad into the cylinder or is this suppose to happen? Im not a fat guy, but it definitly gets sucked in there, also for some reason in the instructions i got it said to go to 5 to 10 with pressure, im only doing 4 to 5 now, its the kaplan pump with guage…another question, the skin underneath the head seems stretched and swollen, like theres water in there, it seems to be going down after massaging..suppose to happen?

The swelling under the head is called the “doughnut effect.” It consists of pooled lymphatic fluid. You can search “donut” or “doughnut” here for some possible solutions to it.

If you’ve got any sort of fat pad, it’s inevitable that some of it is going to get sucked up by the cylinder. Won’t hurt anything or slow your gains.

Thanks, that helped…One more question, if I insert with an erection should I have an erection when I pull the cylinder off?, because I dont.

Five to ten inHg vacuum is way too much for many, and especially for someone just starting.

Four to five may be too much. Try two or three.

How long (what time duration) are you pumping for?

If you are pulling some of your fat pad into the cylinder, it’s possible that the cylinder is too big for you.

It’s not necessary to have an erection at the end of your pumping session.