Originally Posted by Tutt
My firm opinion is that “newbie gains” have little to do with the penis organ, but instead are fully determined by the collagen orientation and stiffness of the supporting ligaments and musculature. IOW, they can’t really be called “gains”. One hasn’t gained anything per se, but instead something more akin to increased range of motion achieved by loosening the suspensory ligaments and pelvic floor. In certain cases, particularly those of very infrequent and/or low EQ erections, general stretching exercises might result in a loosening/lengthening of the TA as well, but that would be the exception rather than the rule. Most men will naturally experience sufficient longitudinal tension on the TA to ensure that it doesn’t contract over time. Unfortunately, most also will masterbate frequently enough while strongly contracting the pelvic floor, that it is highly likely the structure is tight and constricted. Involuntary contraction of the pelvic floor must be consciously trained out of most men. And there isn’t inherently very much stress on the suspensory ligaments via natural erection. In fact, evolutionarily the ligs are meant to favor a constricted state. All that to suggest that newbie gains are just a loosening up of what is already there, which is why most realize it and occasionally some don’t, based on the pre-existing tissue state and environmental stressors.
But getting back on topic… I personally do not advise a newbie to go through a manual newbie protocol and exhaust newbie gains first. IMO, that is highly counterproductive. While it is effective at loosening the supporting structures, I think it also starts you down the path of toughening the TA and making actual gains more difficult. It is really difficult to get this community to abandon the idea that you must somehow safely injure the pens to get gains.
Personally, I think an injury-free approach is the safest and most effective starting point, which is coincidentally most congruent with Kyrpa’s approach.