Buckfever's General Progress Log

7/3/2024

5 minutes @ 3.125 hg
2 minute rest
5 minutes @ 3.125 hg

Length: 6-7/8+"
Pack 2.1/2"

Somehow didn’t manage to reset the timer, so the first 5 minutes was probably short. Kicked up the vacuum to the next notch and will keep it there a good bit. Got a little more expansion so packed a little more.

Wound up ordering the 4.9 cm tube for nothing because that’s actually what I have, didn’t think to check before I ordered. My personal life is too time constrained I miss details. The 1.75"(4.4cm) tube will be here soon. I am sure it won’t seat fully but if it packs more of the shaft maybe we can work with that.

EQ was through the roof and the erection persisted afterwards. That has not happened for a long while. So for sure the 2.5"/hg doesn’t hurt EQ. I am wondering if some of this is recovery from the stretching, having time away from the extender? Too many variables. She joked if I was taking Viagra.

Weight: 183 @ 19.3% bodyfat

Foot is better will get another run in today.

7/4/2024

5 minutes @ 3.125 hg
2 minute rest
5 minutes @ 3.125 hg

Length: 6-7/8+"
Pack 2.1/2"

Weight: 182.8 @ 19.2% bodyfat.

Ran 8.9 miles yesterday, still too slow, need more speed and endurance.

7/5/2024

5 minutes @ 3.125 hg
2 minute rest
5 minutes @ 3.125 hg
Length: 6-7/8+"
Pack 2.1/2"

Weight: 182.6 @ 19.2% bodyfat.

The unpacked tissues seem to be tolerating the vacuum better. The smaller diameter tube is arriving soon so that will be interesting, to see how that fits and what kind of packing we get. Was getting better expansion progression with one notch higher pressure, that I was calling 4in/hg.

I’m on a good meal plan right now and the weight will drift down slowly. Below 17% I have pretty well defined abs but there’s fat behind the obliques, I want that off this year so shooting for below 16%.

Blood pressure is already drifting down and I’m not spiking as much to the coffee. So in my opinion we’re making some progress. Bought an Omron 10 series automatic blood pressure monitor that was recommended by my doctor and that correlates well with the manual readings. I’m taking both though.

Wish I had time for the gym but right now knocking off projects around the house. We’ll bring some light weights back in when those projects are done.

Take a look at your blood pressure vs. your running or workout days. My blood pressure will drop 10 points or more after a workout, and that will persist for a day or more.

"Everyone loves to collect data; nobody wants to analyze it."

Yes!

I’ve been taking readings 3 times a day and I’m noting the readings after the runs AND I’ve been monitoring the morning spike after coffee. Also tracking the weight loss against it to see if there is a correlation.

But to your point, this morning after the coffee I was 128/76 and just now after the 8.9 mile run I’m 104/56.

The smaller cylinder arrived and holy schit that is a small cylinder by comparison. I don’t think I realized how much of a difference a half inch in girth is, That is a massive difference.

We’ll see how it goes tomorrow.

Measure the ID of each tube for comparison. "Tubing" is sized by OD, "pipe" is sized by ID. But PE equipment makers may use either method, and sometimes their advertised measurement doesn’t match either standard.

Already made that mistake.

4.4cm is actually 1.73" ID and 5.44" circumference

4.9cm is actually 1.93" ID and a 6.06" circumference

I had made the assumption that the 2" diameter advertised tube was actually 2" when in fact it was 4.9cm

7/6/2024

1.75X9 tube

5 minutes @ ~3.5-4 hg
2 minute rest
5 minutes @ ~3.5-4 hg
Length: 6-3/4"
Pack 2.7/8+"

So I could not fit fully into the smaller tube. But thinking on this afterwards I thought that I could have persisted with gentle pressure for a bit longer and maybe seated it a little more, so we’ll see on that. The packing measure doesn’t do it justice as there are points of contacts all the way up the shaft, it’s just about fully packed except a portion of the midshaft. Also managing the pressure ramp up with so much of the shaft in contact with the tube creates a little less precision. It also struck me that it will take a little more pressure to counter act the friction against the tube, BUT I need to see what kind of sequela emerge from this and will proceed slowly.

I need to read some more. I am so ignorant regarding treatment with a packed tube. Are there EQ benefits in a packed tube? Does one persist in a packed tube and work on length? Should one use both tubes once the first one is fully packed? I just don’t know.

My anecdotal impression post session is that there is less of a therapeutic effect.

I won’t jump the gun but I’m guessing I could eventually run the original experiment with this tube,

Thinking back though to the beginning there was steady progression with ~ 4" hg in the bigger tube so it would seem to me that the best approach would be to use the smallest pressure in which there is progression and stick with that until the progression curtails.

For now I will persist with the smaller tube and see how that goes and what we learn.

7/8/2024

1.75X9 tube

5 minutes @ ~3.5 hg
2 minute rest
5 minutes @ ~3.5 hg
Length: 6-7/8"
Pack 2.7/8"

I think we got into the tube a little better today, it is a tight fit at the base for sure. Also the packing measure is hard to assess as so much of the tube is packed and in an uneven fashion that it’s not as definitive as the larger tube as to where the packing ends.

For simplicity I’m going to call 3 marks below 5hg as 3.5hg even though there’s only 8 increments between zero and 5.

Pretty sure we need to up the pressure just a bit given the amount of friction because of the degree of packing throughout the shaft.

Weight: 182.4 @19.3%

Are you using an oil-base lubricant, like mineral oil or coconut oil? When you’re a tight fit in the tube, water-based and most "silicone" lubes (which are mostly water-based and fraudulently marked), will dry out in the tube and the skin will start to stick. Also, they’re not as slippery as oils to start with.

Downside: you need to take a shower and scrub the oil off when you’re done. Besides the slimy crotch issue, many people get pimples if they leave the oil on. Something about blocking sebaceous ducts. If I just wipe coconut oil off with a paper towel, I’ll get pimples after a few days.

Also guys who do length pumping in a diameter-restrictive cylinder will often lube the cylinder as well as their penis to help minimize tube friction in the tight cylinder. You can make a ‘brush’ to run inside the cylinder with an old washcloth and a thin dowel (or something like it) to coat the inside of the tube.

When I air pump I use an olive oil based massage lotion that has a nice consistency, doesn’t absorb too quickly and doesn’t seem to cause me any skin issues other than some nice conditioning. I often pump post-shower in the evenings and don’t have to make a fuss cleaning it off to prevent skin problems. Plus you can buy massage oil in a big jug at a reasonable cost per usage unit.

I am using Astroglide Silicone based lubricant and looking at the ingredients, it looks to be silicone based. I do have better silicone based lube but it is much more expensive, though I suppose I could try it. I think the idea of coating the cylinder is also a good idea to try. Even a fingers length would address the tightest area. Tomorrow.

Totally agree. Rookie mistake to use lube when length pumping as it dries out. Baby oil or coconut oil is the way to go.

7/9/2024

1.75X9 tube

5 minutes @ 4 hg
2 minute rest
5 minutes @ 4 hg
Length: 6-7/8+"
Pack 2.7/8"

Weight: 182.8@19.2%

I guess I’ll have to look into an oil based alternative. Anyone have a specific source?