Buckfever's progress report/bananaman story.

Be easy. New milestones don’t sound like a starter pistol. We just hear it when we hit new markers.

I just hit a new marker myself and I heard it but I said to myself “I’ve been here before, one step at a time, only way to do it.”

Sound advice!!!

10/16/2018
So after being overzealous yesterday I pulled back the rate of tension increases to baseline, to allow the stretch relaxation to occur between increments and was able to have a more productive session.

57% max tension @ 60 minutes

There is a sweet spot in terms of extender length, between too short and too long.
There is a sweet spot in terms of rate of incremental tension increases that the stress relaxation will allow.
There is a sweet spot in terms of the relation between the max tension of the session and the duration that it will allow for the session.
There is a sweet spot in terms of the session duration, between too short of a duration to be effective and too long in terms of over stressing the glans/attachment point, so that successive sessions remain productive.

It’s all about keeping it the sweet spot. I can’t speak to the margin where there are diminishing returns, but before that, a lack of progress from what I’ve experienced, really comes down to not getting the parameters right.

This process demands temperance!!!

This word has been my watchword since experiencing success with PE. I mention it sometimes in other posts.

10/17/2018

71% max tension @ 60 minutes

This feels like a higher level of tension than at the previous length. Fatigue coming on at 48 minutes and glans sitting further down in the cradle.

The work begins, good session.

Exact position in the cradle is integral. That shift can be almost 3/8” if I recall and that is enough to offset extender length additions.

So, being mindful there is so crucial. Especially with your own high intensity style of extender use. Exactly where you are and how much tension you take are both very important things. Nuanced in fact.

That’s exactly right and 3/8” is a huge problem in terms of attachment issues(slippage) and stress on the glans at the point of attachment, as far as the noose goes.

You really need to make damned sure you need to add length.

And to give some perspective to this. Post newbie gains, it looks like it’s going to take me ~ 18 months to add 1” to the extender with the glans in the same forward position. So yes I agree there is much value to being mindful of the nuance, so as not to unnecessarily prolong the process.

10/17/2018
Second session.

Low tension @ 60 minutes.

Favoring session duration.

10/18/2018

71% max tension @ 60 minutes

Definitely a renewed enthusiasm as we’re on the last leg of the initial goal. And thoughts are starting to form of what comes after.

What exactly was your initial goal?

When I had hit 21cm stretched length in the extender, based on the observed improvement in the indentation, I had speculated that an additional 1” of stretched length in the extender would largely resolve the issue. So I set my initial goal to add 1” to the extender and to consolidate that so that the glans was sitting in the same place in the cradle which I used the holes in the cradle as a reference point.

This last 1/8” addition comes to 1” of additional extender length. I just need 3 months or so to get that to the max tension level(screws backed out fully) and then continue that work so that the tissues accommodate and that the glans rests in the forward position in the cradle.

That’s exactly what my initial goal was.

10/18/2018

Second session

Low tension @ 42 minutes

Was interrupted and then didn’t feel like going again.

10/19/2018

85% max tension @ 52.5 minutes

Overslept and so was pressed for time, so I decided to increase the rate of tension increase, anticipating a shorter session. But it went better than expected so I just let it go.

10/20/2018

100%+ max tension @ 60 minutes

It’s certainly good that we got to max tension and that we got the 60 minute duration in, but that said there’s a lot of tension in the system and we have a very long way to go here.

10/21/2018

100% max tension @ 60 minutes