Does the Erect length ever vary?

[mrfrostynova]

As someone who's had very slow progress in the last 3 or 4 months (out of 8 months) the thought of a 2/16th gain was welcome indeed. The night I measured it was like any other however this time it was up at least 2/16ths if not an entire 1/4 of an inch (though even on a conservative measure it was clear progress). The next night I measured it part way through my routine and found the same thing. However when I'm not warmed up or have just measured it without any exercising the erect length is actually the same (if not a fraction less).

From those who've come across this, is it usual to get variants in erect measurement if it's done during a workout - so far from doing this I haven't found it but it's really taken the wind out of my sails especially considering I thought I was making gains. Any response would be gratefully received. Thanks.

[anth1225]

Generally you don't measure after your workout to get a true erect length or girth because you've been pumped up.
You're supposed to measure on an off day.

1/8 in length (2/16's) is good gains.

It is not unusual to vary in measurements from one day to the next so it is no big deal.

[mrfrostynova]

I appreciate that knowledge. In that case I'm pretty much where I've been since August which is hugely disappointing. I must hold my hands up to quite regularly measuring while exercising (a bad long-term behaviour I know). The reason I mention this one is because before it used to be around the 5"10-12/16ths mark and the time I measured it was almost a full 6". Just going on previous experience that gave me a boost of confidence that my new regime was just taking its time. So going back to 5"10/16ths roughly on the off days was a real let down - felt like a regression if anything. Thanks for the reply.

[CanuckMan]

Yeah I wouldn't worry about it. I myself can sometimes have a variance of 0.25" even. In my case it's either the penis being supremely pumped up or very very tired after a workout. However that does seem like awhile without any sort of gain, it's likely time to increase your intensity. To help diagnose this further, maybe you could post your exact routine and schedule for us :).

[mrfrostynova]

Well, I started in April 08 at 4"14/16ths Erect. By the end of August it was at 5.5" if not 1 or 2 16ths over. I had got to that point by using the Jes Extender (though really probably not that many hours a day at most 3 or 4 and not regularly). I got real results when I started jelqing in the summer. It was for the most part dry jelqing (some moisturiser but not baby oil like later) about 150 a night 3 days on 2 days off roughly.
These 150 were pretty intense and jelqed at about 90-100% erect (with pills on the night of exercise). Some nights I even went to 200 and even just under 250 (I know for some this is normal but rememebering that I do it on a very high intensity). I also did about 9 long shlongs (3 each direction) 30 seconds long and pretty much that was routine under which the most progress happened (probably 1/2 and inch in the summer).

From September onwards however due to the state of my skin from the dry jelqing I switched to baby oil and staying at 150. Around October time I took a break and was incredibly disheartened to see the roughly 5.75" that I had got drop to closer to 5.5". After this short break I began putting in more manual exercises - keeping 150 strong jelqs (wet) but adding 2 double-handed jelqs (all six directions 30 seconds), 4 v-stretches, 4 ulis (all 30 seconds). I would do the exercises in the shower beforehand as part of the warmup before the jelqs and warmdown. Again, keeping fairly well to the 3 on 1 off, 2 on 1 off routine in the week.

A lot of detail, but that's pretty much it. There's definately been a slow-down since the summer but even though I tell myself the latter gains come slower, when you spend 1hr 1/2 on average each night with combined exercises and jelqs there comes a point whereby you ask when the gains are gonna come. I usually measure by the ruler to the side and not BP or from above. But even given this, there should be some consistency right? I put it to the same point each time pretty much (give or take a 16th) so when one night it was 5"14-15/16ths my attention was grabbed and I remeasured the next night (under exercise conditions) and sure enough it wasn't 5"10 as it had been. Yet on off days that's pretty much where it stays.

Hope that's enough to diagnose, lol. I certainly appreciate any input. I haven't taken massive breaks off from PE (just 2 in over 8 months) because for me like so many other guys on here have incorporated it into their lives and wanna get there through hard work. Barring short-term injury I wanna get on as quickly as possible but doing WHAT WORKS so any words of wisdom or advise would be welcome. Thanks :spin:

[metalman]

if you're not measuring BP how do you know that made absolute gains?it's easy to see gains of say 1/4 or 1/2 but it's much easier to measure incorrectly by the slightest bit.myself i couldn't imagine measuring anything but BP when it comes to tracking gains.for the amount of time we put into this why second guess anything?if i gained 1/16 i wanna know absolutely that it was indeed a gain.i always measure both BP & NBP & record each.two months ago when i measured my EL i saw an increase of 1/16.this month it wasn't there and although i first thought i lost something my BPEL hadn't changed.while i was bummed i didn't see any gains this month at least i know absolutely for certain that i didn't loose anything.i just measured incorrectly.some times we wanna see progress so bad we tend to make mistakes.i suggest you start to measure BP just for the sake of motivation.there's no better motivation than seeing an absolute gain staring you in the face.

[Big Al]

You're going to need to use more intensity on your stretches to force progress. Here's a good exercise that'll teach you how to force more intensity effectively but safely:

The Ruler Stretch (http://idealsupplements.com/index.php?pag=movie_detail&id=17)

Get a plastic or wooden ruler (no metal edges). Place the ruler next to your flaccid penis. Use a towel or other suitable padding to protect the pubic area from the pressure of the ruler.

With one hand, hold the ruler firmly to the base of the penis. With your other hand, grasp your penis behind the head (glans) and pull. Hold for a count of 10. Do up to 20 sets of these, and see how far you can stretch your penis and record the measurement.

[abhchelms]

Been stretching at 6.5" now for about 3 months. Erect length has varied just a fraction. I BP when I do erect or flaccid length. My BPEL is just over 6.10" That has been a gain of just over .25" this past 7 months. Just can't get past adding that next .50 cm to my device. But still trying.:thumbsup:

[CanuckMan]

Plateaus happen to the best of us. Try to make little tiny goals like in the SG's case, try adding another 1 or 2 hours each day. In manual PE, maybe increase the reps for each workout, maybe add a brand new exercise etc. to help push you through it. If you are even MORE stubborn than your tissues, you will start gaining again.