Maalem's PE Journey (Manual Stretching Only)

[malem]

So last night I tried some erect work. EQ is getting better (unit feeling less rubbery) but still not diamond hard. I measured BPEL only once at 8"3/16.

This morning, first session BPFSL was 8"23/32 and second session was 8"3/4. When I stretched the base felt less tender than it did the last few days.

As of today, I decided to completely stop performing erect RKs and see what happens to EQ. I also decided to incorporate some flaccid « front » Ks to my routine. From now on it will go like this:

As soon as I measure a BPFSL gain in the morning, I will keep the hard stretching at a minimum until the base feels more normal and EQ is fully restored. I will still stretch hard, but only when measuring BPFSL in order to make sure I haven’t lost the stretched gain. I will also do casual stretches to try keep it elongated whenever I think about it. In the meantime, I will work on getting back to 100% EQ as quickly as possible using flaccid Ks (still unsure about erect Ks).

 

[Big Al]

If you feel your EQ is subpar due to extraneous activities, it would behoove you to rest. Even during your active training phase you should be incorporating rest days.

 

[malem]

If you feel your EQ is subpar due to extraneous activities, it would behoove you to rest. Even during your active training phase you should be incorporating rest days.

Yes I guess I’m learning about rest days. However, I feel like hard stretching has to happen first in order to deform tissues, followed by a couple days with as little hard stretches as possible (for cementing purposes) in hopes of EQ getting back to 10/10. I tried low intensity stretching for a while at some point in 2022 but made zero BPFSL gains.

Also, and I just realised I didn’t talk about this at all in my journal, my current sessions aren’t nearly as hardcore as the ones I did in the beginning of my journey. The intensity is more or less the same but certainly not in terms of frequency. Now I go by how it feels to me

 

[malem]

EQ is getting even better but it’s still a bit difficult getting to and holding the very strong erections for BPEL measuring. Haven’t had morning wood or my usual « morning horniness » since making it to 8"23/32 BPFSL in the mornings.

I decided to keep myself from ejaculating for the next two or three days and see if it can optimise EQ. It’s my first time doing this, since I never really had problems related to masturbating every day… So wish me luck

 

[Big Al]

Many will show "rebound" gains after a week long break after peaking at the end of a cycle. Rest is necessary not just for recuperation from hard training, but for growth.

Less rest appears to be needed for lower intensity/higher volume work.

 

[malem]

Many will show "rebound" gains after a week long break after peaking at the end of a cycle. Rest is necessary not just for recuperation from hard training, but for growth.

Less rest appears to be needed for lower intensity/higher volume work.

I am not sure I understand what you mean by « peaking at the end of a cycle », but I probably did allow it some rest when EQ wasn’t the best. I didn’t stretch as hard and as often as I did before Wednesday. Today, I only stretched hard for two sessions, just to confirm yesterday’s readings. We’ll see what happens but I have a feeling it will get better very soon.

 

[malem]

My current routine:

I wash my hands and penis with soap

~30 seconds stretching at high intensity with left hand

~30 seconds stretching at high intensity with right hand

2-3 BPFSL measures going full force

~3 10-20 seconds stretching at moderate intensity alternating hands (suboptimal grip)

They are all straight out + a bit on the sides where I feel fatigue the most

I finish by shaking it and/or stretching at low intensity for a couple minutes.

 

[Big Al]

I am not sure I understand what you mean by « peaking at the end of a cycle », but I probably did allow it some rest when EQ wasn’t the best. I didn’t stretch as hard and as often as I did before Wednesday. Today, I only stretched hard for two sessions, just to confirm yesterday’s readings. We’ll see what happens but I have a feeling it will get better very soon.

A typical training cycle is 6 weeks of active training and one week of rest (this will vary, for some). The beginning of a cycle is fairly moderate in terms of intensity and volume, and the goal is to work up to a "peak" in both by week 6. If all goes well, this should induce a plateau- requiring the 1 week of rest for deep recovery and growth.

If the gains are satisfactory, the cycle is repeated with the same routine but the volume and intensity is reset using a "2 steps forward/1 step back" approach- where you average out the lowest and highest volume/intensity points from the previous cycle to start the new one. Typically, this would put you at a level to where you were at the midpoint of the previous cycle.

This will evolve over time, and as you progress you might find yourself needing to start your cycle lower in reps/volume than the midpoint of the previous cycle.

 

[Big Al]

My current routine:

I wash my hands and penis with soap

~30 seconds stretching at high intensity with left hand

~30 seconds stretching at high intensity with right hand

2-3 BPFSL measures going full force

~3 10-20 seconds stretching at moderate intensity alternating hands (suboptimal grip)

They are all straight out + a bit on the sides where I feel fatigue the most

I finish by shaking it and/or stretching at low intensity for a couple minutes.

Are you adding reps and/or force over time?

 

[malem]

A typical training cycle is 6 weeks of active training and one week of rest (this will vary, for some). The beginning of a cycle is fairly moderate in terms of intensity and volume, and the goal is to work up to a "peak" in both by week 6. If all goes well, this should induce a plateau- requiring the 1 week of rest for deep recovery and growth.

If the gains are satisfactory, the cycle is repeated with the same routine but the volume and intensity is reset using a "2 steps forward/1 step back" approach- where you average out the lowest and highest volume/intensity points from the previous cycle to start the new one. Typically, this would put you at a level to where you were at the midpoint of the previous cycle.

This will evolve over time, and as you progress you might find yourself needing to start your cycle lower in reps/volume than the midpoint of the previous cycle.

Ah ok, good approach
I thought by « cycle » you meant good EQ -> successful stretching -> bad EQ -> EQ recovery -> repeat. Because that’s what I’m trying to do!

Are you adding reps and/or force over time?

No, I found adding reps over time was counter productive since it used to make my glans pretty sore and it overtrains my unit. It didn’t feel right right at the time. Given the intensity I use, I could add one or two sets if nothing changes for a while BPFSL-wise, but before that I would try to increase force and see what happens.

 

[malem]

Good news this morning, horniness and morning wood came back. I think EQ is fine but I still haven’t done any serious erect work to give a definitive answer.

First session: 8"23/32 BPFSL
Second session: 8"3/4 BPFSL

I will add one more session and some casual stretching this afternoon and I’ll stop BPFSL work for today.

 

[malem]

I just reached 8"13/16 BPFSL on my third session. This time i only measured once though.

 

[malem]

BPFSL today:
1st session 8"3/4
2nd session a tad beyond 8"3/4
3rd session barely hit 8"13/16


EQ was really good last night, but I had no privacy for a long edging/measuring session. I ejaculated because I was too horny, but I’m not worried about EQ anymore since it’s clearly coming back. Morning wood also came back again today.

 

[Big Al]

Ah ok, good approach
I thought by « cycle » you meant good EQ -> successful stretching -> bad EQ -> EQ recovery -> repeat. Because that’s what I’m trying to do!


No, I found adding reps over time was counter productive since it used to make my glans pretty sore and it overtrains my unit. It didn’t feel right right at the time. Given the intensity I use, I could add one or two sets if nothing changes for a while BPFSL-wise, but before that I would try to increase force and see what happens.

It might be worth seeing what would happen if (when you're ready) you took a break, then started with a lower rep count- working up to your current count and surpassing it over the course of a few weeks. This should force even more progress.

 

[malem]

No BPFSL measurement yesterday and today (and probably in the next couple days), the skin where I put the zero got injured but is healing well two days of not measuring and it feels way less painful than it did. I rounded the zero corner even more, and maybe it will show a slightly higher measurement now that the corner is more rounded.

The very good news is that EQ is as good as it was before I started stretching. I might be doing something right even though I haven’t done any BPEL measurement to confirm anything, and the slight gain not significant enough to be able to tell. But anyway, I decided to list the changes that occurred when my EQ dropped:

As I was stretching hard for a few days trying to gain some BPFSL, the fatigue was felt more and more. The day my EQ started feeling weird was the day I was able to reach 8"23/32 BPFSL, and I remember EQ being worse the next day.

EQ changes :
- base feeling a bit tender when erect, especially when pushing it down
- taking long time to get near max erection level and wouldn’t stay there for a long time coupled with inability to feel at my max
- no morning/night wood for a few days
- low erection angle
- semis felt rubbery
- involuntary kegs unusually stronger

What I did after that was take it really easy with the hard stretching. I still stretched hard a few times in hopes that the slight BPFSL gain would remain while I work on my EQ.

I also think I found a way to exercice EQ when it’s not 100% by finding a way to add sensation to the head: I pour some coconut oil inside a regular size, very thin condom and stimulate the head to get it near max EQ. The oil in there keeps things interesting and I’m able to apply continuous stimulation without breaks. That was the only thing I found would make my EQ somewhat better when in that low EQ phase.

I took around a week for all of these EQ issues to resolve progressively.

Now, I will try to reproduce this cycle by going full force again once the skin at the zero is healed enough and I took several consistent BPEL measurements to know once and for all where I stand in terms of EL.

 

[malem]

It might be worth seeing what would happen if )when you're ready) you took a break, then started with a lower rep count- working up to your current count and surpassing it over the course of a few weeks. This should force even more progress.

I will certainly try leaving it completely alone after a BPFSL gain and EQ decrease until it comes back and see if it’s better! Thanks for the suggestion

 

[Big Al]

Glad to be of service!

 

[Ieatazz]

Good luck! They are definitely reasonable goals! You got this!

 

[malem]

Thank you leatazz

 

[malem]

After some days of measuring BPEL, I can now confidently say that the most accurate measurement I have is 8"1/8 BPEL (measured at least 20 times at maximum erection level). I know I said I was at 8"3/16-1/4 BPEL but I just can’t reproduce the same measurement multiple times when I measure the way I do now. At first I was worried that I lost the 1/16-1/8" I was so sure of in the past, but I don’t see how it’s possible because my EQ has been 11/10 for the last few days… Maybe I placed the ruler on a slightly different spot when measuring BPEL before the drop in EQ. Actually I did reach 8"3/16 and 8"1/4, but the times I got them were so few that I decided to go with what I got the most. So my official BPEL is 8"1/8 (maybe a hair over). I will add my current EL to my signature.