Do I only need to cement gains when I stop PE?

[Fantersam Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Fantersam]

I think the title says it all.

[rbi99 Retired Moderator Member of the Month Nov 2017PEGym Hero Find all posts View Profile Close rbi99]

Some of us don't buy into the whole cementing thing. If you stop you will lose some and perhaps most of your gains. The term cementing is a misnomer because what it really means is that you reach the size you want, then cut back on how often and/or how long you exercise. It does not mean stop all together.

[Fantersam Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Fantersam]

So cementing just means keeping the reached size?

[rbi99 Retired Moderator Member of the Month Nov 2017PEGym Hero Find all posts View Profile Close rbi99]

This is one example that correlates to lifting. If you quit lifting you will lose size, the longer you have lifted the longer it will take to lose what you gained, but you will lose. Same thing with PE. Get to the size you want, then you can back off on the intensity or number of workouts you do. You probably won't gain any more, but you will maintain most of what you have.

[Nachos87 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Nachos87]

You don't really lose muscle, it only gets depleted of wated (and glycogen probbably). Then, when you get back to lifting, most of it puffs back up. You can only lose it if you eat below maintenance in the meantime.

That's from my own experience, also. Haven't been lifting for year and a half and then I got all my strength back (muscles) after 3 weeks of lifting.

[VIPER Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close VIPER]

As the saying goes ...'Use it or lose it'
I think the only way you would lose most of your gains is if you didn't cement properly (taper your routine down), completely stopped and just neglected your penile health and fitness. Obtaining frequent erections either by staying sexually active or stamina exercises plus a few minutes of exercises here and there should be enough to keep your gains. At the end of the day a maintenance routine does not have to be too time consuming.

[rbi99 Retired Moderator Member of the Month Nov 2017PEGym Hero Find all posts View Profile Close rbi99]

You don't really lose muscle, it only gets depleted of wated (and glycogen probbably). Then, when you get back to lifting, most of it puffs back up. You can only lose it if you eat below maintenance in the meantime.

That's from my own experience, also. Haven't been lifting for year and a half and then I got all my strength back (muscles) after 3 weeks of lifting.

I don't buy anything you said here. Quit lifting and all your muscles do is loose a little water??? Quit for 16 months and then regained everything in three weeks??? Hypertrophy and atrophy are caused by a shift in balance of protein synthesis and protein breakdown. Which is a whole lot more than water depletion.

[penisesunite Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close penisesunite]

As the saying goes ...'Use it or lose it'
I think the only way you would lose most of your gains is if you didn't cement properly (taper your routine down), completely stopped and just neglected your penile health and fitness. Obtaining frequent erections either by staying sexually active or stamina exercises plus a few minutes of exercises here and there should be enough to keep your gains. At the end of the day a maintenance routine does not have to be too time consuming.

Do you think jelqing once a week sounds like good maintenance? And I don't mean right after growing. First you grow, then you cement, then you jelq once a week for the rest of your life. Does that sound good?

[Steve23 Retired ModeratorPEGym Hero Find all posts View Profile Close Steve23]

Do you think jelqing once a week sounds like good maintenance? And I don't mean right after growing. First you grow, then you cement, then you jelq once a week for the rest of your life. Does that sound good?

No one can tell you how much or little you need to do to keep your gains, only way to find out is try it and monitor your size and if you start to lose after a few weeks or even months then you'll know it's not enough.

[VIPER Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close VIPER]

No one can tell you how much or little you need to do to keep your gains, only way to find out is try it and monitor your size and if you start to lose after a few weeks or even months then you'll know it's not enough.

Exactly what he said! but i don't think once a week is neither here or there. A typical maintenance routine would be two or three 10 -15 minute sessions a week. Some people opt for an alternative method by doing a few stretches and jelqs whilst in the shower everyday. That is one of the great ideas behind hydro pumps such as the bathmate, you can give your penis a workout whilst doing something you do everyday ...washing yourself.

[Brenok Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Brenok]

I started PEing about 15 months ago, and in that time, I've taken breaks (due to laziness) for up to 3 months at a time where I did absolutely no PE. I never lost any of my gains (1.25" total so far).

[rbi99 Retired Moderator Member of the Month Nov 2017PEGym Hero Find all posts View Profile Close rbi99]

No one can tell you how much or little you need to do to keep your gains, only way to find out is try it and monitor your size and if you start to lose after a few weeks or even months then you'll know it's not enough.

Agree 100%. This statement could be cut and pasted on 3/4's of the posts made here.