Stretching Past BPEL

Is it required to stretch past bpel, to make gains. When I gained my first 0.5", I was only stretching to my to my erect length. Now it’s a little uncomfortable stretching past it in my extender. I try to stretch it at least 0.5" past the bpel, but I usually go down to 1/4" past it. Sometimes it’s right at my erect length.

Not at all.

My BPFSL was 0.5" less than my BPEL.. I couldn’t stretch my BPFSL to match my BPEL until this year (and I did PE for 3 years in the past & even gained 0.75" where BPFSL was continually less than BPEL).

Its only in the last year of PE that my BPFSL finally exceeds my BPEL.

I.e. I gained 0.75" where stretch length was always LESS than my erect length during my first few years of PE.

I think that, at least theoretically, one has to extend or stretch beyond BPFSL to make gains. Whether or not that is the same, more or less than your BPEL varies from person to person, and from different periods your PE journey, as blink mentioned was his experience.

But it seems to me that there has to be some effort to extend slightly beyond your pre-workout full length to encourage new length.

Many guys, including me, track pre and post-training BPFSL to ensure that we are elongating beyond our pre-training BPFSL, since this does seem to correspond with a growth stimulus, at least anecdotally. I try to shoot for 2-5% increase between pre and post-training, usually landing between 3% and 4% most days. I’ve tended to gain, albeit slowly, when attaining this.

So if I’m not extending beyond my pre-training BPFSL then that percentage elongation doesn’t occur. In my case, my BPFSL is longer than my BPEL (by more than a centimeter), so my BPEL isn’t a consideration for evaluating my day’s training effectiveness.

When i use my bestextender i slowly lift the handle to show how much travel exists to then pull my dick taught. Then i apply IR with my IR wand and slowly add turns to the screws till its just a bit of discomfort. Im in the more is more camp as well.

Thanks a lot y’all for the feedback 😁. I don’t feel bad stretching it to my erect length now 😁. I usually do this after an hour or so, after 8" becomes a little uncomfortable. I drop it down to 7.5", at this point, or a little past it, about 7 3/8".

TCG theory. Should do girth work to speed up gains.

Okay, so I’ve been using a protection pad, and a small thick cloth, to stop the burning sensation at the base. I decreased the length once, but shortly after, I increased it back to 8". It’s a lot more comfortable now. I guess I had to wear it a couple of times, before I could wear it at 8"