Question about pump discomfort

I just tried my LA pump for the first time last night and I felt 3 hg was about all I could stand. I was wondering if my sensitivity to the pressure might be because I fill it girth wise and the vacuum was only pulling pretty much on the length? Any thoughts on this. The skin on the tip changed color and texture so it looked like it was pulling pretty hard. I’m trying to figure out if I need to shoot for 5+ hg or if the effects I’m getting will produce growth. Thanks

It was the first time. 3 inches Hg would be the same even if you didn’t fill it girth-wise. Keep trying and soon you’ll be used to the feeling.

OK, thanks. I guess I need to keep at it until I can tolerate 5 hg.

Give yourself plenty of time in increasing pressure from 3 hg. 5 hg is no more a magic number than any other. 2 hg might be a perfect level for you as a beginner. Remember that pumping should be comfortable.

We’re looking to grow bigger cocks here, not pop capillaries. ;-)

Springer, greetings:

If you fill the cylinder girthwise at that pressure, perhaps you should be working with a wider cylinder. In any case, make sure to lubricate your penis thoroughly (with vaseline, for instance) so that it can slide up the cylinder easily when it touches the sides.

The tube might be at it’s limits on the girth, I’m not sure. But at $70 a pop for new tubes, I’ll put a little wear on this one first. I really need length gains anyway.

Springer:

Yes, I thought of the cost involved in shelling out for another cylinder — a depressing prospect, especially if you are just beginning. Still, I think you need to make sure that your penis is able to slide up inside the cylinder you have, and that you aren’t just binding to the sidewalls, with all the vacuum concentrated on the tip. Good luck, and keep us posted.

Well, I tried it a second time and much to my pleasant surprise, it actually felt better at 5 hg than 3 hg. It seems that there was a small pocket of air on top of the shaft that was “seeing” a lot of vacuum but once the head swelled up enough to act like a plunger, the stress went away. I feel much better now. Also, I made sure there was plenty of KY mixed with water so it was free to travel up the tube.

The routine I’m starting is hanging for 3 sets of 20 minutes and pumping in between for 3 sets of 10 minutes. Length is what I really need right now. I did 7.5 pounds today plus the 5 hg so I’m on my way. Then whenever I get a chance at work, I head for the rest room and do some manual stuff. I’ve been rotating rest rooms so no one wonders why they see the same pair of shoes in the stall all the time. Man, the things you have to go through.

Thank you gents, This place is great. I have to tell you, I stumbled across Thunders while looking for something completely unrelated to sex. I think I was looking for Thunder Headers for my bike or something. Anyway, at first read, I thought this was all a bunch of nonsense and now look at me.

:D

/me looks, points, and laughs

Did you get the headers?? :D

Isn’t 3 sets of 10 minutes pumping at 5 inch Hg too much for a beginner?Especially it’s just your second time. Take a look at Avocet8’s pumping 101 post, and don’t take any risks! You only have one cock. Don’t be tempted to prolong the pumping time by the pleasant temporary huge appearance in the cylinder.

ThunderSS - No, I didn’t buy the headers yet. Bought a nice pump tube though!

rainsea - Thanks for your concern. I will go read it again just as a precaution but I feel pretty safe with what I’m doing. At 5 hg I feel comfortable and after 10 minutes, I really don’t see much residual affect. It might be because my girth fills the tube pretty much without the vacuum. And I pay attention to how I feel and what I see taking place.

Springer,

From: http://www.tige rpumping.com/pa … #Anchor-packing
PACKING

"One of your key goals is to "pack" the cylinder so that your cock completely fills it side to side all the way up the shaft. Once you pack, you’ll begin to stretch more lengthwise.Usually it takes quite awhile to pack fully, and when you first start pumping, you may not pack at all. Pumping in a narrow cylinder will enable you to pack sooner. When you pack, the suction is working mainly on your head. This means it gets all to easy to overdo the pressure. Give your suspensory ligament time to relax and stretch rather than try to force it with pressure, which will only make your head sore, bruised and blistered.Milking the cylinder, and milking during breaks, will help your ligament stretch more easily. I also find I get the best stretch when I repeatedly raise the pressure and ease it off, on a cycle of about 30 - 60 seconds. That way the head is not overexposed to suction. And each time I pull on the pump, my cock stretches longer than before, even though the pressure is the same.Once you pack, you can move up to a larger sized cylinder. After you’ve been pumping awhile, you’ll collect a set of cylinders, at 1/2" increments in diameter. Always start with the smallest one that still fits you. After a break, go back in to the next smaller cylinder until you pack it, then switch up"

An Image is worth a 1000 words….you can see alot of dick packed cylinders at above.

BTW, I use shave cream as a lubricant to get my dick into cylinder. I do not like heavy lubes like vaseline or messy ones like Probe. Shave cream works well for me…it will foam up slightly and form seal at my dick’s base.

I pump without a gauge and this is fortituous….I don’t rinse cylinder out but about every two weeks (think of shave cream as foamy bar of soap, so it has antimicrobial properties)….after awhille some shave cream will foam up into line….I just put line into warm water and flush out….I couldn’t do that if I had a gauge.

I like long pump sessions….I can move cylinder over my dick as a massage or I can take my dick out of cylinder. When I want o put diick back into cylinder….I dangle my dick in juice glass of water….that wets dick sufficiently to wet shave cream residue in cylinder.

On longer pump sessions I ramp up from 1 3/4 x 8" > 2 x 9" cylinder.

Just my experiences…

OR eon
GayMan

OR eon - thanks for the explanation and advice. And the link too :)

Redlight,

When I can I suggest to pumper novices, just ordering their first cylinder, if they think pumping is an activity they are going to do regularly…to go ahead and order two cylinders….save shipping & handling costs.

Tiger Dave suggest increasing cylinder opening diameter by ½” increments…

http://www.tige rpumping.com/pa … #Anchor-packing

“Once you pack, you can move up to a larger sized cylinder. After you’ve been pumping awhile, you’ll collect a set of cylinders, at 1/2" increments in diameter. Always start with the smallest one that still fits you. After a break, go back in to the next smaller cylinder until you pack it, then switch up.”

That seems like a big jump to me….I went from 1 ¾” > 2” diameter opening.

Staff at Welcome to lapdist.com are very user friendly and at their site they list how to contact via phone and/or email; they might be able to advise you what increment they recommend if you would want to order two cylinders with you initial order.

OR eon