Buckfever's General Progress Log

7/26/2024

5 minutes @ 4.5 hg
2 minute rest
5 minutes @ 4.5hg
2 minute rest
5 minutes @ 4.5 hg

Length: 7-1/2"
Pack 3-1/2+"

Slight jump in length in the tube bigger jump in packing. Not sure what happened there. It was kind of obvious from the get go as we started further in the tube. This smaller tube is very tight at the base.

Weight: 183.4 @19.3%

Surprised by the weight jump, expected it to be lower because I’ve been disciplined with the meal plan. I think it’s an aberration,

Good thread, have you ever thought that you are trying to lose weight and at the same time make your dick grow? That is stress for the body. Don’t be discouraged

regards

I think that is fair. Which makes me even more surprised by the progress so far Weight loss is really slow though. Also I really don’t know how to interpret the progression of expansion in the tube. Is that growth or just facilitating factors that potentially can improve EQ?

Just trying to help - in RE to weight loss. I apologize in advance if this advice is not welcome. I just wanted to offer this because I found value by reading through your progress thread.

What helps for me is intermittent fasting. If you’re on a routine now, and it’s working. Great. Keep at it and don’t change a thing. If you’re struggling or looking for another method:

Intermittent fasting with a restricted eating window:
Find your caloric baseline - Maintenance Calorie Calculator
Plan your meals so that it’s -500 to -750 under your caloric baseline
Restrict the start of your eating window to at least +2 or +3 hours after you wake up. ( EG if you wake up at 6AM, eat no sooner than 9AM or 10AM )
No caloric intake after 7PM. "Never after 7". Zero. Only water or 0 calorie drinks.
Ensure you’re drinking sufficient water

Bonus:D aily - 1 serving of Cinammon ( 2 pills) + Lemonjuice and Water to aid in "fat burning". Many have reported this helps with "stubborn" fat. I have been using this for about 2 weeks, can’t tell yet if it’s impacting anything. But my muay thai coach swears by this combined with running and/or walking.

Guidelines:
* Try to split your calories into several meals, rather than one large meal.
* Try to get at least 30-45 minutes of walking in per day ( Bodybuilders use long walks to help shed fat ). You don’t NEED to run, HOWEVER, it’s great for your cardiovascular system and base energy requirements. If you don’t feel like running that day, walk instead for 30-45
Minutes.
* Incorporate a weight training routine. Buy 1 or 2, 15LB, 25LB, or 35LB dumb bells and put together a simple routine. 1 dumb bell if you’re on a budget. 2 if you’re not will save you time and effort. Either focus on muscle hypertrophy or over-all body conditioning - this is a complicated subject in and of itself. So. I would suggest a starting routine to focus on hypertrophy in order to raise your base caloric needs and help to accelerate fat metabolism:

@slides

Thanks for the input. I agree with everything you’re saying there. Right now I’m actually doing the intermittent fasting 4 days a week that I go into the office. On those days its no problem.

Of the 3 days that I don’t go in right now I am running in the mornings. 9 miles on Fridays and Sundays and on Wednesdays I’m doing a longer run going a little bit longer each week. Because of that afterwards I am eating a little and pushing fluids to rehydrate. I am also walking 1.3 miles everyday after dinner.

In an ideal world I would be balancing weight lifting and aerobics but I am IMO still recovering from the cardiovascular damage from the long haul Covid so this year I have decided to focus on the cardio, with the limited time that I can designate to fitness.

I’ll add the weights, come October.

7/27/2024

5 minutes @ 4.5 hg
2 minute rest
5 minutes @ 4.5hg
2 minute rest
5 minutes @ 4.5 hg

Length: 7-1/2+"
Pack 3-3/8"

Same pattern a little more length in the tube a little less packing, seems to go back and forth. Will stick with this until it plateaus.

Weight: 181.6 @ 19%

Ran 8.9 miles yesterday, a little faster but still piss poor slow compared to what I used to be able to do. Still keeping the stride shorter to protect the hamstring but it is opening up as healing progresses. Feels like I’m eating too much because I’m not hungry at all, not going to change the meal plan but will reduce the portion sizes a little bit.

Have a couple of projects at home that are eating up too much time, I need to push and get those done to free up some time.

7/28/2024

5 minutes @ 4.5 hg
2 minute rest
5 minutes @ 4.5hg
2 minute rest
5 minutes @ 4.5 hg

Length: 7-5/8"
Pack 3-1/4"

Just hit 7-5/8" length in the tube, but packed a good bit less. I think the expansion volume is starting to plateau we should see in the next week or so.
I tried to do some research on the mechanism of action regarding the effects of the pump, but did not find much so far.

Weight: 183 @ 19.2%

Weight has stagnated, I’m eating too much.

Blood work came back could be better I NEED to lean up. I have a follow up with the doc on 9/11 got to get it done.

What’s the problem? LDL, HDL, C-Reactive Protein, creatinine?

Note that exercise and diet can have noticeable effects on some blood work numbers. They assume a standard "couch potato" patient. Doctors aren’t used to seeing athletic patients; at least, if they’re not "sports doctors."

TSH and LDL were a hair high and HDL was lower than normal for me. A1c was 5.9, precovid I was 5.6. IMO 6.5-7lbs of fat loss and then regaining the lost muscle solves everything. This is a new doctor for me, she runs marathons and she’s willing to work with me.

7/29/2024

5 minutes @ 4.5 hg
2 minute rest
5 minutes @ 4.5hg
2 minute rest
5 minutes @ 4.5 hg

Length: 7-5/8"
Pack 3-3/8"

About the same length a little more packing.

One thing I noticed today, is that the angle at which I am observing the tube causes variance in the observed length. I think I’m being consistent in how I have been recording it, but there is variance. On the other hand the packing measure does not vary at all so that will prove to be a more precise measure to go by.

Ran 8.9 miles yesterday and it was tough but we keep grinding.

7/30/2024

5 minutes @ 4.5 hg
2 minute rest
5 minutes @ 4.5hg
2 minute rest
5 minutes @ 4.5 hg

Length: 7-3/4"
Pack 3-3/8"

Even with the inconsistency of getting an exact measure of length in the tube based on vantage, for sure this was the furthest forward position we’ve seen in the tube as far as length. Packing was about the same.

One notable difference today was that the base of the tube was exceedingly tight almost very slightly painful at the end of the session at the position of the ligaments on top of the shaft.

I’m really wondering where we’ll be months from now, this progression is surprising to me.

I get sore sometimes if the tube smashes something, usually a vas. Never really lasts more than a few minutes. However, I think the manual work I did years ago really loosened up the ligs, so that’s less a concern for me. If top ligs are a concern, consider adding some kind of hang or even just some gentle 30s downward stretches to help loosen them up.

You know it’s a good point. I had been wondering if maybe the progress I’m seeing here is a result of the extensive extender work done previously.

I see you’ve gained half an inch in length, but what gains have you made in girth?

I start from 5.50 in circumference, do you recommend a 2.00 or 2.20 cylinder?

I honestly don’t think I’m the guy to ask as I don’t know much about this. I started with a 4.9cm ID cylinder which is 1.93inches and it was tight at the base but I was packing under 3 inches and I was getting discoloration on the unpacked portion, so I bought a 4.4cm ID cylinder which is 1.73" ID and I’m getting less discoloration so have been sticking with it. Given how slow progress is and that my base girth is so much more than the rest of the shaft, it’s hard for me to think that even 2.125 would ever be necessary.

My motivations are different, it’s more about penis health, fighting age related shrinkage and facilitating EQ optimization. I view this similar to doing aerobics for improved cardio or lifting weights to maintain muscle and fitness.

All that said I think it’s better to start with the smallest cylinder that works to minimize the red dots and edema. I think you have to be enormous to be in a 2.2" cylinder.