Duke's new journey

Hey Duke,
Thanks for your WK routine. It’s amazing, it works!
I can now do up to 30 reps per set with 0.5 kg. My EQ has improved, my max hardness increased and I get hard more easily.
But I think I increased the weight too fast and overtrained as I felt some fatigue and drop in EQ after yesterdays WK workout, taking a break now.
Your description of EQ is pretty accurate. With higher EQ, you can get full hard without being horny, only by a little bit of physical stimulation.
What is your range of motion with your 2 pounds weight? I lift 0.5 kg about 3-5cm.
Also, what kind of weights do you use to make small increments?

I’m very curious about your clamping results! Clamping might also be a factor for your rise in EQ.

Hey Railfan,

Glad it works for you too! I experience the same thing where my EQ will drop a bit after a big WK workout. These muscles are very unique and I find that when EQ is really high, I can push them much harder and hit PRs but then EQ drops the next day. Usually it recovers in 48 hours and I actually think it’s a good sign that the muscles will become stronger, very much like regular strength training. After a while you’ll figure out the optimal zone of fatigue that keeps EQ near maximal but allows you to make progress on the weights/reps.

My range of motion is approximately that too, and it gets lower for higher weights. This is perfectly normal IMO as the starting position is more stretched. As long as you feel a maximal contraction happening each rep, I don’t think range of motion is an important parameter, but less than an inch probably means you should lower the weight.

The weights I use are golf weights I bought on amazon, 150g each, something like 10 bucks for a pack of 4. I have my starting weight attached to a hefty string and I can just slide these over as I warm up. I think it’s a good increment and you can always adjust the number of reps when you go up in weight, say from 30 to 20. I am for sets of 20 at least as what I want to build is muscular endurance and size, not maximal strength.

Clamping for me definitely results in EQ dropping for a few days, but maybe you are right and it leads to better EQ over the long run. More on that next post.

Now reporting on my MEG after almost 4 weeks without any other PE than the WK exercises. I measured yesterday and today and got a very consistent 5 5/16" MEG, which is 1/16 over my previous all-time high of 5 1/4. According to what I had established, the conclusion is thus that clamping works well for me. One thing to note is that I gained this with only around 8 clamping sessions spread over 3 weeks, and each session consisted of only 2-3 10-minute sets at moderate intensity.

However, I had expected more gain than that as my MEG was up to 5.5" even 36-48 hours post-clamp before the break. It also did not feel like the swelling one gets from long pumping sessions. My guess is that most of my gains were actually from the CS as it felt much bigger, and these partially subsided during the break. Still, this is a win in my book and I will continue to clamp on and off over the summer. In the fall I will start a more rigorous routine with regular clamping. I am also tempted to try doing everything all at once at manageable intensities, with WK, clamping, hanging and pumping mixed together in a comprehensive routine. I would start this around September. My thinking is the following: WK and pumping work great for maintaining excellent EQ and blood flow. If part of my clamping gains are tunica gains, maybe the weakened tunica would be more prone to stretching while hanging. We’ll see what the future holds, but I’m excited!

As for the WK, I am now up to 1.04kg, 6 sets of 25. The progression is really insane to me, probably speaks to how undertrained these muscles were before I started. As before, I will keep doing them almost daily without any foreseeable break.

Did two clamping sets last night, got great expansion on the last one. I am now edging standing up with the help of a Fleshlight (thrusting), seems to really promote blood flow versus sitting down.

This morning EQ was surprisingly high to me, took a bit longer to get hard but I had great recovery between WK sets, I would rate it 8.5. I will probably clamp again tonight. MEG this morning was 1/16" up at 5 3/8". To me this is also a good sign, because despite the intense clamping last night, MEG did not climb to 5 1/2" like it was doing before my break. This tells me that the gains are not purely "swelling" and are of a more medium-term nature. Probably some of them subside when the stimulation (clamping) stops, but continuing for longer would maybe cement them. I am feeling more and more confident that I can reach the coveted 6" MEG at some point in the next year with enough dedication.

As I said earlier, length would be a tertiary goal while I can easily gain girth. Primary would be maintain EQ, secondary gain girth, and tertiary gain length. When girth gains slow down, I would switch my focus to gaining length while maintaining girth gains and EQ. I stated some pretty ambitious length goals in the past of 9" BPEL, and I am now unsure if I want/can ever get there. Honestly, if I can get 6" girth, I feel like 6" NBPEL would be plenty to satisfy me and any additional length would be bonus. So let’s say that for now, my medium-term goal is 6x6 NBP, and I will reevaluate it when I get there. Since I’m already around 5.5" NBPEL and could probably get to 6" just through losing some of the fat pad, it makes sense for me to focus on girth for now.

3 sets of clamping last night, medium-high intensity. Again great EQ this morning, but had to dial back the number of reps on the WK. I was kegeling quite a bit while clamping, probably the reason why. A tad over 5 3/8" MEG but I’ll still call it 5 3/8". Note that I’m not updating my stats with these measurements as they do not represent cemented girth. I will be traveling all of August, so I will try to clamp as close to every day as EQ allows it until then and we’ll see what happens.

I also took a BPSFL measurement yesterday and was very surprised to see a slight increase. I was expecting a decrease since BPEL has been very stable at 6 3/4" and I haven’t done any length work in months. My guess is now that I am up to 1kg for the WK, it’s slightly stretching the ligs as I do the exercise. I’ll take it.

Replaced clamping last night with full package pumping; I recently treated myself to a two-stage cylinder from L.A. Pump, was always curious about these. I had read gprent and others comment about how much more comfortable these feel and how they make you very horny, more so than normal pumping. I can now attest to this and I must say my expectations were exceeded. I kept the pressure very low, around 2 "Hg, max 2.5, but did something like an hour in the cylinder, releasing the vacuum periodically. I was even able to orgasm in the cylinder by kegeling, that’s how good it feels. Maybe I will alternate clamping and 2-stage pumping for the next 2 weeks, it is less intense but still feels beneficial for girth and allows the normally clamped portion near the base to get some nice expansion.

Had to lower the weight a bit again this morning for WK, would say EQ was at 8. I also again measured a gain in MEG at 5 7/16". I ended up doing 6 sets of 20-25 reps at 750g. The reason I had to lower the weight is that my erection would subside too much over the course of a single set with the higher weight, causing the shoelace to slip from my corona. I attribute this to the expansion caused by girth work, which requires more blood to maintain the same level of hardness. Could also be due to the fact that I kegeled quite a lot yesterday while full package pumping. Still planning on clamping tonight.

Did 3 sets of clamping last night, with the middle one probably my highest intensity set ever. Broke my record for clamped MEG with 6 1/4". Despite this, EQ was back up a bit to 8.5 this morning, upped the weight back a bit for the WK and did 6 sets of 25 @ 2 pounds. MEG is back to 5 1/2" after just 3 sessions of clamping, my head felt huge in my hand, bigger than it’s ever been. Excited to see how far it will creep during these 2 weeks of intense girth work.

That’s awesome commitment. I also love pushing hard into gains. Great work!

Thanks Brawndo! Hopefully my aggressiveness pays off.

Last night was full package pumping (FPP) night, got some really great expansion at low pressure. At least for me, it seems that blood flow is much more enhanced that with standard pumping, which probably compresses some of the circulation (still a net gain because of the vacuum, but FPP just enhances it seems). I think I aim for 2 days of clamping, 1 day of FPP and repeat until August.

I was very pleasantly surprised with EQ during WK this morning, rated it 9.5. Did 6 sets of 25-35+ reps @ 2 pounds. I tried to up the weight but ran into a bit of pain behind the corona, shoelace is a bit too thin for > 2 pounds. Will try to figure out a solution eventually, but I figure for now I won’t change anything and just work endurance wit 2 pounds. The thing is, since erection angle goes down quite significantly from the weight, the loop has to be really perfect to stay in place as I kegel. Maybe a piece of silicone sleeve would have enough friction to stay in place and be wide enough to prevent discomfort at high weights. I’ll eventually experiment but for now, not my priority.

Tonight I will aim for an even more intense clamping session. Probably 4 sets and shooting for rock hard head. I should mention that up to now, I have never experienced intense discoloration like pictures I have seen here at Thunder’s. I take this as a good sign that I’m taking it slowly and learning as I go, as one should do when experimenting with new (and dangerous) PE techniques.

These days, I feel a very pleasant soreness in my shaft, almost like muscle soreness from weight training. I am pretty convinced something is happening with my tunica.

According to the plan, I had my lifetime most intense clamping session last night. Did 4 sets and MEG ballooned to 6 3/8" while clamped, a new PR. Head was rock hard but again, didn’t get any intense purple hue. My approach is to use the minimum effective restriction with the clamp and compensate with a good amount of kegeling. I guess this optimizes blood flow while restricted.

EQ did drop significantly, 7.5 this morning. Could only do sets of 20 @ 2 pounds on the WK. I think I’ll go back to my original plan, alternating clamping and FPP on a 1:1 basis. I will just keep the clamping at a high intensity level and the FPP will allow healing the tissues/promote angiogenesis while still generating good expansion. Still haven’t crossed 5.5" MEG 12h+ post-clamp but I feel like it’s coming.

This is interesting info. I also go for minimalist clamping force and kegel / balloon into max EQ. Very little discoloration for me either.
Keep up the good work!

Good to know! That makes it an N=2 study.

WK today were great, I did 40 reps on my last of 6 sets @ 2 pounds, 35 for the other ones. Mesaured MEG at just a smidge over 5.5", but I’ll still call it 5.5. EQ was 9 and above. Last night I stayed in the FPP tube for a total of probably 1.5 hours, got great expansion (most of it swelling as always with pumping), and was able to edge in the tube with a wireless vibrator. That was pretty game changer for me, always dreamed of being able to really edge/balloon for long periods while pumping but previous attempts were unsuccessful. Today I feel a pleasant slight ache deep within the tissues, which together with the great EQ I take to mean that this approach is good. Tonight, high intensity clamping again. I am determined to break that 5.5 barrier.

4 sets of clamping yesterday, highest expansion reached almost 6.5" MEG, let’s call it 6 7/16". I was really surprised when I measured because I wasn’t feeling much pressure. Tissues are adapting! Will push even harder on my next session. Flaccid is always full these days, veins are noticeably growing.

Behind on some important work today so holding off from WK and other forms of PE until I’m done with it.

This will probably be a long post. First off, I ended up finding time to do WK yesterday, the usual 6 sets of 20-25 reps @ 2 pounds. EQ around 8. I officially measured MEG at 5 9/16", feels great. Swelling was minimal with very prominent veins, and I measured it again today, even a little past 5 9/16. Very happy with this as I still have a week of clamping to go before my break. I’m actually thinking of stealth clamping every now and then during my travels, will see how that goes. Yesterday night only did standard pumping, 3 sets of 5-10 minutes at cyclical pressures topping at 5-6 "Hg. Today WK went great, 7 sets of 20-35 reps in a shorter session that usual. EQ was 9+. Planning on clamping tonight.

Now for the long part. I had an epiphany of sorts yesterday that I’ve been lying to myself about my porn addiction. I always new that some types of porn (and most mainstream porn) are just rabbit-holes that make you crave more and more. I have been using just "softcore" erotic pictures, MetArt style, for years. However, every now and then I do watch videos etc. and get a big rush out of it. It just dawned on me that none of that is productive. I also experimented with some bouts of semen retention in the past and found tremendous psychological benefits form it, but the absence of release was just torture after a while. It finally dawned on me that masturbation with no external visual/audio stimulation is the only way for it to be healthy psychologically, at least for me. So I am now making a promise to myself: to refrain from all types of porn/softcore videos/imagery and audio as masturbation aids. I feel like this will help me get more in touch with my body, determine when I am really horny etc. Will probably make sex with my gf even better. I am confident I can keep my resolution as I have very high willpower when I put my mind to something. Funny thing is, since starting this yesterday, I find my WK and other masturbation sessions much more stimulating/erotic. I’ve read Thunder’s veterans recommend going no porn many times before, I guess I was just not ready to see how right they all were. Now I see it, and let’s hope I continue seeing it for life.

Did not have time for clamping yesterday after all. WK this morning were great again, 6 sets of 20-30 reps @ 2 pounds. Seems that I have now attained the plateau phase well known to anyone who has done some serious weightlifting: improvements have drastically slowed down. I’m not excluding that my aggressive girth work is also interfering with strength increases. Measured MEG again at 5 9/16", very happy with that. Tonight is clamp night for sure, looking forward to it.

So far the no porn thing is proving to be extremely easy. The idea of growing my dick has always been very arousing to me, and now that I have a much fuller unit (even if only semi-temporarily), I find that solo time is even more erotic than with the addition of softcore imagery. I guess I should not have called my porn use "addiction" out of respect for other people who are struggling with much worse. But to me, it did feel like a real addiction. It has now been 3 days since my last use, and I have no urge at all.

Last thing: I have been feeling just the slightest tension in my left ball. I think the last time I did FPP I overdid it by staying too long in the tube. It’s probably nothing serious, it’s barely perceptible and have had worse ball pain before PE from just twisting one slightly, I’m sure it will go away on its own. Still, I will stop FPP until September just to be safe. Will replace it with either standard pumping or edging on the nights I do not clamp.