Vacuum Pumping 101

It is interesting. Recently I started doing short but intense pumping. 5 rounds of 5min pumping with 2 min between each round. Two times per day. Entering pump at 12Hg for 40sec and then lower it to 8Hg. In the last round I always pump one more time, in the middle of the round, up to 12Hg for 30sec. So far I had no red dots at all. But I’ve got some serious discoloration on front half of my shaft. It is purple after pumping. When I do not pump for day or two, it looks more like that front half is tanned from sun.

I do not know what to do about it, because no matter how Low I pump, I always got this discoloration. So I said, fck it and I coontinue pumping with this discoloration.

You are pumping exactly the wrong way by starting off going directly to 12inhg vac pressure. That is where you are rupturing capillaries causing the bruising/discoloration.

You should start every routine by pumping to 3inhg and increasing slowly. For a long time you can get great injury free results by keeping your max pressure to 5inhg and slowly increasing the continuous time in the tube up to 20-25 minutes.

But before doing anything, take 2-4 weeks off to heal from your current condition.

Lower pressure for longer sets is the way to go.

As I said, no matter how low/light I pump, I always get discoloration. I started at 3-4Hg for 2x 5 min and with that I already had discoloration. So either I should pump at like 1Hg for 2min total or I don’t know :D

About longer sets, I do not think that is true for everyone. I tried it and the results were bad for me.
If I do one 30min round at 5Hg I have much more fluid build up at the end than with 6x 5min rounds at 5Hg. And it last like all day, while any fluid builded up during my shorter rounds goes away in like hour.
I do not reach that much expansion as well with one long round and being in pump for that much time is not comfy for me. That is why I still stick with more but shorter rounds.

OK, I hear what you are saying, but I still think it’s a bad idea to start your session by pumping directly to 12inhg. It’s like going skin diving and diving directly to a depth of 100 feet only that is a positive pressure increase, not a negative one.

Yes, you are probably right and I am really grateful for your advices. I am kinda testing the waters here and try to find out what could work the best for me and where are my limits since I never had any injury.

The reason for more shorter rounds is that I found every time I enter the pump I reach little more in length. But if I stay in pump without break for time even longer that all these short rounds it feels like I stuck and can’t get that much length expansion.

This reminds me question that I have. I use coconut oil and sometimes cooking oil for pumping. Almost all my shaft is packing the tube girtwise except the last 1 or 2cm under the glans where my girth is the lowest.
I oil my penis really much before entering the tube but every time when I exit the tube the first half of my shaft from the base, on upper side, feels almost dry. The rest of my penis remains oiled up. Have you ever experienced anything like that?

It might be better to use 1inhg for 1 inch of mercury vacuum pressure instead of 1HG which would mean 1 mercury. And since 1 inch equals 2.54cm or 25.4mm, you are correct with your inch to millimeter conversion.

Hi everyone,

After 1 Week of pumping I tried to test my limits yesterday.
I slowly went up to ~14 inHG. Its sounds much after reading some of the posts here and compering to others routine.
But I had no Pain at all and was warmed up very well, so I thought “why not, lets try”..

After 20 min I pulled it out and my dick was very thick after that. I loved it. After ~40 mins my dick looked so weird. My dick was swollen in only some parts and that scared the sh** out of me. After 5 hours my dick looked normal again. I guess that was that edema everyone is talking about, wasn’t it?

I guess 14 inHG was way too much. Like I understood, the most here recommend pumping around 5 inHG, but that felt way too less for me.

Now to my questions:
Should I stick to the plan of the veterans or should I choose that amount of inHG, which feels good? Maybe my gauge does not work properly, I do not know.
And I do not know why that edema happened. Maybe because of too much inHG or was 20mins just too much after 1 week?

Should I take some days of after edema, or does edema should have no effect on my routine?

That’s it.

Just because you don’t feel it, doesn’t mean it’s not working.

Once the edema goes away you’re OK.

I’m looking at getting an actual pump. Not the masterbation kind.

My question is about the cylinder.
My first 3 inches or so is about 5.5-5.75 but then tapers down towards the glans quite a bit.
I don’t really want to get much girthier but I would like it to be consistent.
If I get a 1.75 cylinder would it be more likely to affect just the thinner part?
Would the rubber ring be too tight at the base?
Better off with a 2 inch tube?

Thanks.

Please post a link to the type of pump you are looking to buy if you would like some insight if it is worth the money and will last you a long time.

Also, a 1.75” cylinder would be too small considering your base girth. You should get a 2.0” diameter cylinder. You should also get a pump with a gauge so you know exactly what kind of vacuum force you are using.

This?

I don’t know what a good price is. The difference between 50 and 300 dollars?

That’s a very good pump package with a gauge at an excellent price. I would go for it. 👍

Cool.

Thank you.

Not sure this is the right place to post this question AND I did search already - my search skill might not be good enough…

Anyway - I’m using a 2” diameter LA Pump setup. My base girth is 6”, mid 5.5”, and right before glans 5” - my coronal ridge is 6”.

When I pump no matter how much lube I use my glans creates a seal that limits the pull and creates a bruisish looking ring on the coronal ridge that lasts for about 4-6 hours.

Any experienced pumpers that can tell me how to get past this issue?

A larger cylinder -might- help reduce the bruising by giving more room. Reducing time/vac level may also help.

I say might as in my case I have an upward curve and so I am always pressing my glans against the side even in my larger cylinders. I have to go very large to get away from it, so I just live with it and manage best I can with vac level and the occasional firegoat roll.