Buckfever's progress report/bananaman story.

9/30/2019
Evening session:

Low tension @ 7 minutes

Tried for a second session after a very successful morning session, but the glans condition was not robust enough so decided to call it. I was off for 2 days and one long morning session may have been plenty on the day. We’ll see what happens tomorrow.

10/1/2019

50% @ 30 minutes

10/1/2019

Second session:

Low tension @ 17 minutes

10/1/2019

Late session:

Low Tension @ 19 minutes

10/2/2019

67% @ 38.5 minutes

Error in judgement on robustness of glans condition, so that the perceived capacity for achieving duration is in error. I need to force myself to follow a structured progression.

10/2//2019

Low tension @ 19 minutes

Marginally better than yesterday, duration remains insufficient.

10/3/2019

50% max tension @ 61 minutes

So I backed off the tension splitting the difference and was able to successfully get the duration. Just need to be very incremental at upping the tension.

So just a note, it is definitely my preference to do the primary work in the morning, so that additional work gets tucked in at leisure. I suppose I could expound on why this is my preference, but basically tucking it into morning checks that off the list and delegates it to the appropriate level of effort, both from a time an mental point of view. Akin to making one’s bed in the morning. And then when I do get additional work on the day, that becomes a bonus prize. A positive feedback loop.

10/6/2019

58% @ 25 minutes

10 minutes manual stretching.

Missed the last 2 days, should have kept the tension lower.

10/7/2019

50% @ 20 minutes

10/7/2019
Second session

Low tension @ 16minutes

10/8/2019

Low tension @ 60 minutes

Review of the record since the 9/16 length addition revealed that there were only 5 sessions in which the 60+ minute duration goal was achieved, so pulled it back to low tension and am starting over on the tension progression.

10/9/2019

33% @ 60 minutes

So yesterday’s strategy of backing down the tension and getting the duration up payed off and today’s session was accomplished with ease. Duration begets duration. Will I learn the lesson?

I’m not exactly sure how I’m going to approach this but I need to curb my aggressiveness. Have thought about limiting things to one session a day, to pressure myself towards exerting restraint. Or I may follow a more structured progression.

All I can say is that today’s session was accomplished at a good level of tension and at the end the tissues had relaxed and the glans condition was good.

10/11/2019

Yesterday:

33% @ 22.5 minutes
Immediately followed by
Low tension @ 12.5 minutes

Today:

Low tension @ 70 minutes

So yesterday did not go well, maybe it was a bad attachment or maybe a lack of sleep, none the less my response was to back off the tension today and get on the duration. New milestone on time. By biggest issue remains having very limited time mostly due to work, this may wind up being a period of consolidation until that changes. I think that keeping the duration up positions me well for progress when I can resume the effort in earnest.

10/13/2019

33% max tension @ 70 minutes.

Keeping the duration up. New milestone!