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Ouch. Wouldnt want a window cleaner to mistake it for their guide rope
 

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So far it's Mon, Tues, and Wed down ...
No warm up due to privacy/timing issues
2 x 25 quick kegel stretches straight ahead, 10 circle stretches, helicopter shakes
25 quick kegel stretches upwards, 10 up/down stretches, helicopter shakes
50 wet jelqs and 50 V jelqs
50 wet jelqs and 50 A jelqs
50 wet jelqs and 50 A jelqs
Shower to warm down
Then 6 hours of the bungee ADS.

Tuesday evening I quickly tested a hanging device.
Wednesday I did 15 minutes of hanging ... the first half with about 5 lbs, which I loaded up to 8 lbs for the last half.

I'll see if I can start to get an evening hanging session (or two) of 15 minutes in. Need to read up a bit on that.

No ulis etc yet but I'll try get some in because I think frequent erections are important.

Thursday ... and I did my JP as above but with only 5 hours of the ADS. And no hanging tonight.
 
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Another week down ... and a pretty good one too. In addition to my JP base routine I got my 6 hours on the ADS and tonight I got in 2 x 15 minute hanging sessions ... the first with 5 lbs and the second with 8lbs.

I wrapped well and the hanging was very comfortable. But 'alone time' is really hard in the evening so getting the hanging in will be a real challenge.

No ulis etc this week but I'll try get some in because I think frequent erections are important ... maybe on the weekend, when I rest from my main PE.
 

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Saturday ... normally I rest on weekends, but I figure I need to step it up a notch now.

I did 2 x 15 minute hanging sessions with 8 lbs and a 15 minute rest in between.

About an hour later I did a 20 minute edging / uli session and I was hitting a touch over 15 cms in girth which is half a centimetre bigger than usual. Length appeared the same ... could have been a millimetre or two more but that could also be wistful thinking. But I'll take those as some positive signs ... at last!!

:D

It could mean I have the "by 6" ... but certainly not the 8 ... and it's actually the length that I'm striving for!!
 

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You need to whack it on a breadboard and flatten it out with a rolling pin mate!
 

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* sound of Stumpy running downstairs to find a breadboard and rolling pin *

Sunday ... a coupla more 15 minute hanging sessions @ 8 lbs with my PE style weights worn in between each session to keep a light stretch.
 
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It's Saturday and I only got to exercise Mon, Tues, and Wed this week.

JP's routine each day plus a bit of hanging in the evening. On Wednesday I tried 10 lbs for two lots of 15 minutes and that may have been pushing it.

Been throwing in a few ulis, but I only manage 10 or 20 second reps.
 

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I haven't grown on JP's ... well certainly not length, which is my goal. So I'm mixing it up ... changing the routine, and going to more of a hang/stretch focus.

Sunday: No warm up; 15 minute hang with 10lbs; 50 wet jelqs and 50 A Jelqs; 15 minute hang with 10lbs

Monday: 10 minute rice sock; 15 minute hang with 10lbs; 50 wet jelqs and 50 A Jelqs; shower to warm down; 15 minute hang with 10lbs; 11 hours with stretcher ADS

Tuesday: 10 minute rice sock; 15 minute hang with 10lbs; 50 wet jelqs and 50 A Jelqs; shower to warm down; 15 minute hang with 10lbs; 12 hours with stretcher ADS
 

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I'm persevering with a hanging routine:

24 March: 15 min 10 lbs; 50 wet jelqs and 50 A jelqs; 15 min 10 lbs; 5 x 25 kegels during each hanging set; 11 hours ADS
25 March: 15 min 10 lbs; 50 wet jelqs and 50 A jelqs; 15 min 10 lbs; 6 + 3 hours ADS
26 March: 15 min 10 lbs; 50 wet jelqs and 50 A jelqs; 15 min 10 lbs; 11 hours ADS;
20 minute clamping session
27 March: 15 min 10 lbs; 50 wet jelqs and 50 A jelqs; 15 min 10 lbs; 3 hours ADS
28 March: 50 wet jelqs and 50 A jelqs; 15 min 10 lbs; 1 hour ADS
29 March: 15 min 10 lbs; 50 wet jelqs and 50 A jelqs; 15 min 10 lbs; 5 x 25 kegels during each hanging set; 11 hours ADS
30 March: 15 min 10 lbs; 50 wet jelqs and 50 A jelqs; 15 min 10 lbs; 5 x 25 kegels during each hanging set; 11 hours ADS
31 March: 15 min 10 lbs; 50 wet jelqs and 50 A jelqs; 15 min 10 lbs; 5 x 25 kegels during each hanging set; 3 hours ADS
1 April: 15 min 10 lbs; 50 wet jelqs and 50 A jelqs; 15 min 10 lbs; 5 x 25 kegels during each hanging set; 9 hours ADS
 

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Keep at it, it may take 3-6 months before you see gains.

Hanging is great too, I use an extender (about 3 and a half years now) and though I have not been very consistent with it, I have gained I think a little more than an inch.

Keep going Stumpy!
 

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Thanx Calixto ... I'm determined to get results.

2 April ... Good Friday: 15 min 10 lbs; 50 wet jelqs and 50 A jelqs; 15 min 10 lbs; 50 wet jelqs and 50 A jelqs; 15 min 10 lbs; 5 x 25 kegels during each hanging set; 3 x 10 minute clamping sets; no ADS today.

I also tried a different wrap, a section of t-shirt material, and that seemed to go well ... comfortable enough.

3 April: 15 min 10 lbs; 50 wet jelqs and 50 A jelqs; 15 min 10 lbs; 50 wet jelqs and 50 A jelqs; 15 min 10 lbs; 5 x 25 kegels during each hanging set; 1 hour ADS.

I thought Easter would stuff up my stealth PE opportunities, but I'm doing okay ... except for the length of time with the ADS.
 
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Back to the hanging routine:
Sunday 4 April: No real PE … just a few ulis and squeezes.

Monday 5 April: 15 minutes 10 lbs; 50 wet jelqs and 50 A jelqs; 15 minutes 10 lbs; 50 wet jelqs and 50 A jelqs; 15 minutes 10 lbs; 5 x 25 kegels during each hanging set; 3 hours ADS. A couple of 10 minute clamp sets.

Tuesday 6 April: 15 minutes 10 lbs; 50 wet jelqs and 50 A jelqs; 15 minutes 18 lbs; 50 wet jelqs and 50 A jelqs; 15 minutes 8lbs; 5 x 25 kegels during each hanging set; 14 hours ADS. The 18 lb set was comfortable enough but it stuffed the third set. I don’t think I’ll push up on the weights.

Wednesday 7 April: 15 minutes 10 lbs; 50 wet jelqs and 50 A jelqs; 15 minutes 10 lbs; 50 wet jelqs and 50 A jelqs; 5 x 25 kegels during each hanging set; 11 hours ADS.
I may have pushed too hard yesterday ‘cos the hanging was uncomfortable today. Also, the wraps are causing dry skin on my glans (which my wife noticed the other night!!) so I’m going to have to keep an eye on that.

Thursday 8 April: 15 minutes 10 lbs; 50 wet jelqs and 50 A jelqs; shower to warm up;12 minutes 10 lbs; 50 wet jelqs and 50 A jelqs; some kegels during each hanging set; 9 hours ADS.
Hanging was uncomfortable again today and I couldn’t complete the 2nd set. It may be over-training; it may be psychological. I’ll keep an eye on things.

Friday 9 April: no real PE today ... just a quick clamping session followed by 2 lots of 50 wet jelqs and 50 A jelqs.
 
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The rest of April ... no increase yet

The rest of April ... no increase yet

Summary: I'm disappointed at not seeing any length gains yet :)() despite moving to a stretch dominated routine (largely hanging) ... but I will be persevering. I find it hard to measure at the best of times, but while I'm sure there's nothing of significance on length, there may be a slight increase on girth. Maybe half a cm, and I feel a little 'girthier'. But girth is not what I'm after 'cos I'm already around the 6" mark ... it's the "8 x .. " that I'm after!! I'll try keep things regular and not get tempted to over-do things ... so let's see how I go in a month. :)

For the record I'll say I'm 13cm length (5.1 inches) by 15cm girth (5.9 inches) ... up from 13 x 14.5cm.

The last few weeks ...

Back to hanging after a short break. I’m going to ease off a little and see how I go.

Monday 12 April: 15 minutes @ 8 lbs; 50 wet jelqs and 50 As; 15 minutes @ 8 lbs; 50 wet jelqs and 50 As; 10 minutes @ 8lbs.
The 8 lbs feels so light compared to 10 lbs but the third set was still uncomfortable so I cut it short. I won’t use the ADS this week … long story, but too difficult too stealth.

Tuesday 13 April: Don’t ask why, I just decided to do 45 minutes straight with 8 lbs followed by 50 wet jelqs and 50 As

Wedesday 14 April: 15 minutes @ 8 lbs; 50 wet jelqs and 50 As; 15 minutes @ 8 lbs; 50 wet jelqs and 50 As. Did a little bit of clamping in the evening.

Thursday 15 April: Was in a bit of a hurry so it was 30 minutes @ 8 lbs then 50 wet jelqs and 50 As

Friday 16 April: 15 minutes @ 8 lbs; 50 wet jelqs and 50 As; 15 minutes @ 8 lbs; 50 wet jelqs and 50 As. Did a little bit of clamping in the evening.

Saturday 17 April: 15 minutes @ 8 lbs; 50 wet jelqs and 50 As; 15 minutes @ 8 lbs; a couple of 20 minute bed fowfers in the evening.

Sunday 18 April: Essentially a rest day, but a couple of 20 minute bed fowfers in the evening.

Monday 19 April: 15 minutes @ 8 lbs;

Tuesday 20 April: Another rest day.

Wednesday 21 April: 15 minutes @ 11 lbs; 50 wet jelqs and 50 As; 15 minutes @ 11 lbs; 50 wet jelqs and 50 As.

I haven’t been using my ADS lately. I was going to resume now that I’m back at work and wearing pleated trousers but that recent harness link has given me food for thought.

Thursday 22 April: 50 minute @ 11 lbs and then later I did 50 wet jelqs and 50 As

Friday 23 April: In the morning I did part of JPs just in case I didn’t get to hang. 3 x 25 quick kegels while stretching to the left, right, and upwards with crank pulls between followed by 2 sets of 50 wet jelqs and 50 As. But in the evening I got to do 2 sets of 15 minutes @ 11 lbs and a little later 2 sets of 50 wet jelqs and 50 As

Saturday 24 April: 15 minutes @ 11 lbs; 50 wet jelqs and 50 As; 15 minutes @ 11 lbs; 50 wet jelqs and 50 As. Read a magazine as I hung and the sets flew past! No kegels though. A few hours later I did 2 x 10 to 15 minute clamping sets.

Sunday 25 April: 15 minutes @ 11 lbs; big gap then 15 minutes @ 11 lbs; 50 wet jelqs and 50 As; and last thing in the evening 90 minutes ADS

Monday 26 April: 15 minutes @ 11 lbs; 50 wet jelqs and 50 As; 15 minutes @ 11 lbs; 50 wet jelqs and 50 As. and last thing in the evening 90 minutes ADS

Tuesday 27 April: 50 wet jelqs and 50 As; and last thing in the evening 90 minutes ADS

Wednesday 28 April: 15 minutes @ 11 lbs; 50 wet jelqs and 50 As; 15 minutes @ 11 lbs; 50 wet jelqs and 50 As; and last thing in the evening 90 minutes ADS

Thursday 29 April: 15 minutes @ 11 lbs; 50 wet jelqs and 50 As; 15 minutes @ 11 lbs; 50 wet jelqs and 50 As.

Friday 30 April: Rest day
 
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May 2010

Saturday 1 May: 15 minutes @ 11 lbs; 50 wet jelqs and 50 As; 15 minutes @ 11 lbs; 50 wet jelqs and 50 As. Experimented with a few minutes of clamped bends … ouch!

Sunday 2 May: Started my stealth PE but got interrupted and had to cut it short! So only 8 minutes @ 11 lbs

Monday 3 May: 15 minutes @ 11 lbs; 50 wet jelqs and 50 As; 15 minutes @ 11 lbs; 50 wet jelqs and 50 As.

Tuesday 4 May: 15 minutes @ 13 lbs; 50 wet jelqs and 50 As; 15 minutes @ 13 lbs; 50 wet jelqs and 50 As.

Wednesday 5 May: Nothing today!

Thursday 6 May: 15 minutes @ 13 lbs; 50 wet jelqs and 50 As; 15 minutes @ 13 lbs; 50 wet jelqs and 50 As.

Friday 7 May: 15 minutes @ 13 lbs; 50 wet jelqs and 50 As; 15 minutes @ 11 lbs; 50 wet jelqs and 50 As. Did 6 sets of 30 second corkscrews during each hanging set – just over 360 degrees. Turns out it’s a bundled stretch.

Saturday 8 May: 15 minutes @ 11 lbs; 50 wet jelqs and 50 As; 15 minutes @ 11 lbs; 5 x 25 kegels during the first set; 6 sets of 30 second bundled stretches at 450 degrees during each hanging set.

Sunday 9 May: Rest day before a good week of upcoming PE!

Monday 10 May: Rice sock, 15 minutes @ 13 lbs; 50 wet jelqs and 50 As; 15 minutes @ 13 lbs; 50 wet jelqs and 50 As; 5 x 25 kegels and then 6 sets of 30 second bundled stretches at 360 degrees during each hanging set. And then in the evening, 2 x 15 minute clamping sets.

Tuesday 11 May: Rice sock, 15 minutes @ 13 lbs; 50 wet jelqs and 50 As; 15 minutes @ 13 lbs; 50 wet jelqs and 50 As; 5 x 25 kegels and then 6 sets of 30 second bundled stretches at 360 degrees during each hanging set. May have been a little bit too enthusiastic on the jelqs or weight, or maybe last night’s clamping … but it looks like I’ve got a bit of a donut effect on one side. It cleared within a few hours.

Wednesday 12 May: Rice sock, 17 minutes @ 11 lbs; 50 wet jelqs and 50 As; 17 minutes @ 11 lbs; 50 wet jelqs and 50 As; 5 x 30 kegels and then 6 sets of 30 second bundled stretches at 360 degrees during each hanging set.

Thursday 13 May: Rice sock, 17 minutes @ 11 lbs; 50 wet jelqs and 50 As; 17 minutes @ 11 lbs; 50 wet jelqs and 50 As; 5 x 30 kegels and then 6 sets of 30 second bundled stretches at 360 degrees during each hanging set.

Friday 14 May: Rice sock, 15 minutes @ 11 lbs; 50 wet jelqs and 50 As; 15 minutes @ 11 lbs; 50 wet jelqs and 50 As; 5 x 30 kegels and then 6 sets of 30 second bundled stretches at 360 degrees during each hanging set.

Saturday 15 May: Did a straight 30 minutes @ 11 lbs with 2 lots of 5 x 30 kegels and 6 sets of 30 second bundled stretches at 360 degrees during each hanging set. Pushed a few of the bundles to 450 degrees.

Sunday 16 May: Rest Day.

Monday 17 May: Shower warm up, 15 minutes @ 11 lbs; 50 wet jelqs and 50 As; 15 minutes @ 11 lbs; 50 wet jelqs and 50 As; 5 x 30 kegels and then 6 sets of 30 second bundled stretches at 360+ degrees during each hanging set.

Tuesday 18 May: Shower warm up, 15 minutes @ 11 lbs; 50 wet jelqs and 50 As; 15 minutes @ 11 lbs; 50 wet jelqs and 50 As; 5 x 30 kegels and then 6 sets of 30 second bundled stretches at 360 to 450 degrees during each hanging set.

Wednesday 19 May: Shower warm up, 20 minutes @ 11 lbs; 50 wet jelqs and 50 As; 15 minutes @ 11 lbs; 50 wet jelqs and 50 As; 5 x 30 kegels and then 6 sets of 30 second bundled stretches at 360 to 450 degrees during each hanging set. Wasn’t concentrating and two of my bundled stretches were 60 seconds .. oops.

Thursday 20 May: Shower warm up, 15 minutes @ 11 lbs; 50 wet jelqs and 50 As; 15 minutes @ 11 lbs; 50 wet jelqs and 50 As; 5 x 30 kegels and then 6 sets of 30 second bundled stretches at 360+ degrees during each hanging set.

Friday 21 May: Shower warm up, 15 minutes @ 11 lbs; 50 wet jelqs and 50 As; 15 minutes @ 11 lbs; 50 wet jelqs and 50 As; 5 x 30 kegels and then 6 sets of 30 second bundled stretches at 360+ degrees during each hanging set.

Saturday 22 May: long rice sock warm up; 30 minutes @ 11 lbs with 2 lots of 5 x 30 kegels and 6 sets of 60 second bundled stretches at 450+ degrees during each hanging set. Finished with 50 wet jelqs and 50 As at a slightly higher erection level just to make sure I hadn’t killed Mr Happy. There was a little bit of pressure on the glans in the last 5 minutes or so of the hanging but it was all good! And later, 2 x 15 minute clamping sessions in the evening.

Sunday 23 May: Rest day!!

Monday 24 May: Shower warm up, 15 minutes @ 11 lbs; 50 wet jelqs and 50 As; 15 minutes @ 11 lbs; 50 wet jelqs and 50 As; 5 x 30 kegels and then 6 sets of 30 second bundled stretches at 360+ degrees during each hanging set.

Tuesday 25 May: Shower warm up, 15 minutes @ 11 lbs; 50 wet jelqs and 50 As; 15 minutes @ 11 lbs; 50 wet jelqs and 50 As; 5 x 30 kegels and then 6 sets of 30 second bundled stretches at 360+ degrees during each hanging set.

Wednesday 26 May: Shower warm up, 30 minutes @ 11 lbs; 2 sets of 5 x 30 kegels and then 2 sets of 6 sets of 30 second bundled stretches at 360+ degrees during the hanging set; 2 sets of 50 wet jelqs and 50 As;.

Thursday 27 May: Had to split my PE. 2 lots of 50 wet jelqs and 50 As in the morning; and in the evening 30 minutes @ 11 lbs; 10 x 30 kegels and then 8 sets of 60 second bundled stretches at 360+ degrees during the hanging set.

Friday 28 May: Couldn’t stealth today so no PE

Saturday 29 May: Hot shower then rice sock warm up, 30 minutes @ 11 lbs; 5 x 60 kegels and then 6 sets of 60 second bundled stretches at 360+ degrees while hanging; 2 sets of 50 wet jelqs and 50 As.

Sunday 30 May: Rest day.

Monday 31 May: Hot shower, 30 minutes @ 11 lbs; 5 x 60 kegels and then 6 sets of 60 second bundled stretches at 360+ degrees while hanging; 2 sets of 50 wet jelqs and 50 As.

Summary: I’ll keep going with the 30 minute hanging sets. There’s no negative signs and I ‘look’ more stretched than the 2 x 15 minutes. I also want to look at a harness / extender ... I think I need something more. I have real problems with measuring properly so I need to do that but a half hearted attempt a couple of days ago doesn’t look as though the gains are coming yet. Well, maybe a mm or two on length but let me check that before I claim it!
 

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Hey stumpy thanks for keeping us updated mate, dont go away!
 

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Initial thoughts?
 

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My immediate reaction was that it's a lot larger than I thought it would be. There's just no way I'm gonna be able to wear that under trousers at work. So my challenge will be where I'm going to get 4 hours or so.

Aside from that I'm nervous, excited ... needing to do some reading!! So it's all good!
 

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I may need to revise my previous post.

After my shower this morning I decided to take the extender out of its packaging and experiment a little. First up I'm surprised at how quick and easy it was to put it on. I bought one with the strap arrangement rather than the noose. I tentatively walked around the bathroom and sat down with care ... so far, so good.

So next up I pulled on a pair of undies and some work trousers and looked in the mirror. It's actually more discreet than I thought it would be and I'm now wondering if I might get some of my hours at work?? I do recall Rockoffox wondering whether he was growing to the left a little because that's the way his extender was pulled when he wore it discreetly and that may be an issue for me too.

I'm sitting at the computer in work slacks (and a hoodie ... it's cold!!). I'm sitting at the edge of the seat ... just moved back a little so I know I'm gonna need to get more confident with this. I'm stretched to around erect length and after 10 or so minutes it's quite comfortable but I can feel some mild sensation around the glans ... a mild tingle that I'm sure will become a burn within an hour or so. There's also pressure on the balls but I do recall that some guys take their nuts through the base to avoid that.

Just walked down the up a flight of stairs ... slowly and carefully. Again, all good.

Just checked the glans after about 30 minutes ... cool not cold. But I decided to swing the extender straight up and see how that goes and that may be more discreet?? Well, certainly in these trousers and at least until I grow a bit.

This is all very encouraging. I'll read a little more ... think a little more ... post some questions in the Devices Forum ... and probably get started on the weekend!!

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Is this too easy?!?

Is this too easy?!?

I still need to distill my extender readings and work out a routine for me and my type of extender (megasizer) but my initial tests are going well.

I tried it last night for 3 hours, checking the glans frequently and with full 'breaks and shakes' every hour. I have a silicone strap on mine and I find it very easy to put fasten and refasten. The bars that are on it take me to 1cm past my NBPEL so I just went with that. I haven't checked the mechanics, but I think I can then wind it out further to increase the length of stretch. While it has internal springs, I don't think it has 'weighted' amounts of pressure, but the instructions were minimal and my opportunities to study it in privacy are limited.

Anywayz ... I was seated, walking round, short drive to collect my daughter ... and it was all good. I'm wearing the extender pointing straight up under trackies (sweat pants?) with a loose top. I did another 3 hours this morning and it was just as easy. Walking round, up and down stairs, cleaning up dog poop in the back-yard :mad: ... no dramas at all.

I'm sure I'll be able to wear this under a suit at work. And I'm confident that I could very quickly go up to 4 hours, 5 hours or more.

Am I deluded? Is this too easy? And any tips (beyond Calixto's articles)?

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P.S. I am deluded, there are no prizes for guessing that. But am I deluded with regard to my extender observations and optimism??