Reflections and Progress: thoughtfulgold

Hi Thoughtfulgold !
Ganesh10in is truly inspiring for me.
I also use mental and “focus on my goal” during my sessions.
By the way,I just completed my 4th year of P.E (non stop)
I still have good gains so it helps a lot….go for another year.
Greetz,
DJ

TG, let me know if you don’t want responses to other peoples posts on here. I just find this one to be worth responding to.

Ponto, I’d be more interested if you have this opinion if your dick was 2x2 when erect, as opposed to 7x6. No matter what I claim about being satisfied with my size, I’ve come to realize that I would have serious issues with being much smaller, and I’m fairly certain you would too. However, I feel that it is great to be psychologically satisfied with one’s size, along with having the motivation to improve in the way that you choose to since you have the actual healthy desire to. That is ultimately optimal. Considering that there are guys your size who still suffer from insecurity, it is great to be realistic, when you don’t have an actual problem with size, statistically speaking, while still having the motivation to work on gaining size. I feel that mental satisfaction when there is no legitimate problem, is actually a lot more significant than most people realize. The desire to excel doesn’t have to spring from insecurity and feelings of inadequacy. Being positive and naturally motivated, while being emotionally balanced will probably get you just as far, or farther than being motivated by insecurity and frustration. You won’t feel empty and unsatisfied when you reach your goal since your satisfaction will come from more natural healthy motivations. But everyone has different ways to climb this mountain, and ultimately getting results is what really counts. It doesn’t matter if you’re insecure, or if you’re the most confident person in the world. If you get results, that is really what will give you the best chance of gaining peace of mind. My peace of mind comes from putting the work in every day. That is where my confidence actually is and comes from.

His response, scathing as it is, is on the topic. Your response to him is on topic. I don’t care who responds to who as long as we don’t go on too far a tangent and off topic.

I am impressed by your gains. At 4 years you are damn far. You’ll get where I am around year 6 at this rate. Efficient and smart. The mindset is key. Inspiration is key to the mindset. But these are things you already know.

With the new girlfriend it’s hard to find time for PE with all the things I do in a day. I mean the whole idea of impetuous sex with a fully willing partner not one trying to make sex into some kind of crazy special event is almost novel right now. So it’s hard to stay up for PE when so much is going on. It is both sex and the desire for sex that leads to more masturbation than I personally care to admit to. Sex begets masturbation since I can’t have the girl in my pocket. That and just time constraints.

I am looking at my PE4F starting point. It’s very interesting. I’m starting with low time and relatively low pressures. I think they suit me for now and what I may do is up it to twice a day when my living situation isn’t so tight. That contemplation will utilize probably a 35 minute block of my day twice. As I spend most of it edging and massaging, for myofascial unlocking, and warming the tube for what is a 3-5 minute run at pulsing high pressures.

It is a reasonable enough, time efficient approach. I am working it 2 on, 1 off then 2 on, 2 off at this point. Updates on that will be in the PE4F Log here: PE4F High Pressure Pumping: thoughtfulgold and…

Nothing to complain about at this point. Change is good, 9.25” BPEL is becoming more and more frequent a visitor. Soon, get it on freakin’ film! I guess. That and maybe nail 6.25” MSEG by the end of this month. That would be fuckin’ amazing.

How much time per day have you generally put into PE? I’m curious to know how the time commitment has fluctuated over your PE career.

Honestly? Low end was 20 minutes, just manual stretches and TG Squeezes. Upwards of 90 minutes on some of the heavier combinations of stuff. 2.5 hours I think I capped on pumping. 5 or 6 hours on my heaviest extender days.

So it depends on what exactly I’m up to. Raw time isn’t all. It matters but not the primary factor.

Well, that’s encouraging. I was just hoping you weren’t going to say 2-hour manual routines twice per day or something like that. Some of the routines outlined in the Big Gainer Highlights thread are a bit intimidating. (Big Gainer Highlights)

My current routine is usually an hour of manual work (example: 10min LEDT warmup, 20min stretching, 20min jelqing, 10min pumping) and then up to 8-hours in an extender with wet heat. Nearly every waking hour not doing manual work or wearing an extender is spent in an autoxleeve. Some days I’ll do up to 2-hours of manual work (very infrequently), and some days I’ll pump for up to 2-hours (also very infrequently). I think I’ve become pretty good at listening to my body. I should really start my own progress thread..

As you said, time commitment alone isn’t enough, but it’s good to know you were able to get such impressive gains without insane amounts of manual work.

I spent much of my career as a device guy. I have a screwy wrist that keeps me from doing heavy manuals. Intermediate levels only.

I would say it sounds of a lot of work you’re doing. Be very careful.

Thanks TG. It does sound like a lot, but when you think about it, it’s really just a beginner’s routine with 10min light pumping at the end and some extender / ADS wear.

I’ve already learned quite a few lessons about overtraining. My first month was one long string of injuries as I learned to listen to my body. Adding LED light therapy really helped decrease my recovery time, and I haven’t had any injuries or EQ issues at all in quite a while (except some glans issues due to improper Penimaster Pro fit).

Ok, that does it. I’m going to go get my progress thread started. Maybe in a few years it can be 50 pages long and actually have some gains worth talking about :)

That is still a lot. You list up to 2 hours worth the work before going into an extender/ADS “every waking hour” so…its a lot but phases where someone can do a lot of work in a controlled way can be good. Just remember your PE career isn’t defined by raw hours per week. It ain’t a job.

Do it, I think you will be glad you did. I look forward to reading it.

I have been playing with the ruler more than I should because I suspect things are happening. On February 11th I managed to snap a couple of pictures easily over 9” BPEL. Seen here: Official Measurement February 2018- Uncensored

During the following week I have collaborated at measurement many times, daily in fact. And while I do see 9.25 on the high-end I don’t think I’ll mark that again until I can see it with a not 100% erection. To the official measurements!

Official measurements

BPEL- 9.1”
I think that my body overall is really appreciating the PE4F pumping. Nocturnal erections have risen and frequency to an almost comical point and the hardness of these erections is also quite interesting. While I want to mark at 9.125” I will not at this point.

MSEG- 6.1”
It hasn’t really changed since I measured it in January but the frequency of this measurement is now very solid.

BEG- 7.28”
As expected, my base girth hasn’t changed at all. I do not expect it to change until I go into the larger tube. This is perfectly fine and it’s going according to plan.

Other Notes

1. While I flirted with this size before it was not cemented. I have to accept this and thusly fluctuating downward for the following year until I could actually fight my way back was humbling and eye-opening.

It peaked around January of 2017 at 9.25x6.25” then went up and dipped during the summer. I broke 9x6” first in December of 2016. But I own it here in February of 2018

2. The link pictures are at reasonably High erection quality, the same erection quality I tend to have in my pictures. I have decided but I will mark at the marks in the pictures less the stuff that I see on my own. That does mean that I’m taking measurements based on camera shy moments. However it is a tiny bit more consistent and will probably motivate me to develop better erection quality for the camera.

3. Additionally, since I’m going to be marking based on the photographs, the gains I will experience in the future are going to be clearly Illustrated in the measurements that I will be able to take at maximum erection level. Sort of like foreshadowing. So the 9.25” that I am reporting that I am seeing at maximum erection level will be something I gain at around the 85-90% erection level here soon.

4. Be humble, be consistent, and be patient. I can admit that marking my gains in December of 2016 was premature. It was before I had cemented them and it was just poor form on my part. At the same time I was eager just like anyone else would be. Patience is the name of the game. Must reiterate this.

Put the time in and keep the faith and you will reach your goals.

From 6.25” x 4.37”, can’t be more motivational than this.

Thanks for share and report your carrer!

If anyone is inspired and still reads this sprawling log I’m glad. Thank you Lenny.

I have never been a huge fan of the "All Day Cock Ring" (ADC) theory that I’ve seen go around. The main reason behind it is that it seems to circle around silicone cock rings that are basically glorified rubber bands. However, I do subscribe to an all day horseshoe cock ring practice from time to time. I’ll elaborate.

The cock ring picture below is just narrow enough that I can contracted enough that it will wedge behind my glans while flaccid. I show it worn here: Glans Ring-uncensored.

These cock rings from the Hardwear brand or "Allknight" brand, same people ( http://allknigh t.com/products/ … -cockring.aspxl ) are pewter and very adjustable. At least until they break. I have it contracted to a particular narrowness that stays in place but doesn’t trap blood indefinitely. This is the same theory I use when using the larger Hardwear horseshoe on the base of my penis.

Note the angle in the ring itself. It has a 45 degree bend that brings the balls at the ring closure point off of axis. This is "contouring" and in my opinion gives all of their pewter rings a better fit. Also, the black sleeve is a silicone coating. I find it offers better friction when wearing it long term as opposed to a bare metal ring with adjustable closure. The brown option tends to be a different texture and comes off with heavy use. That is obvious here and I have removed it since.

This system is not perfect or foolproof. I have broken and lost Rings before. However, when I was looking for engorgement all day and I wasn’t using my Xsleeve I was using these rings. Additionally, the Xsleeve actually works very nicely with one of these rings around the base of the penis. That is something I’m going to try again soon, as soon as I can afford the new larger sleeves that MonkeyBar sells.

It is highly possible that this is one of my more successful girth systems. I have given it a fair amount of thought and after running across my old horseshoe rings that were too large to use at the time and bringing them back into service (the rings pictured below) now I think that they were an efficient system before I lost and broke the previous set. I liked the system before but the finite nature of the items made system expensive. I was constantly tearing sleeves and I lost and broke a few rings which are expensive. At the time a set of rings was between $130-150 for three different sizes and a single ring if you wanted a larger one was around $90 if I remember correctly. However, keeping old gear that is too large for you eventually will pay off. I will elaborate more on my all day girth theory when I can afford the sleeves that I need to execute it as I still have the larger weight from the Xsleeve system before.