Using a cool down...

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

Remek, Iguana:

I did increase my routine by using the heavy weights one day then using lighter weights the next day.
For instance:

Day #1 2 session per day
30 lbs hang time 10 min.
20 lbs hang time 20 min.
10 lbs hang time 30 min.
15 lbs hang time 15 min.
25 lbs hang time 10 min
35 lbs hang time 5 min.
Exercise time 3 hour with light weights

Day #2: 3 sessions per day
75 lbs hang time 6 min.
80 lbs hang time 4 min.
85 lbs hang time 3 min.
90 lbs hang time 2 min.
95 lbs hang time 1 min.
exercise time 48 min. with heavy weights
I would have 5 days on and 2 days off

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

Dustpan are you only using weights now? do u jelq or stretch manually anymore?

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

Yea, however promising, this is no doubt inconclusive at best. It's really hard to isolate any one factor that may produce gains. Especially when a number of things could have changed in his routine. I don't think we can say that his example is an absolute in proving the effectiveness of cooling down, but, it certainly may lend support. As we had noted earlier, many of the big gainers had some sort of cool down. We definitely need more data from others.

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

Yeap,
I still am doing the basic exercises Jelqing, Stretches, A-Stretch, Clamping, Bundle Stretch, Fawler at night. I use the What-A-Grip under the Golf weights and Monty's PE weights durring the day as an ADS.

[remek Founder Find all posts View Profile Close remek]

Yea, however promising, this is no doubt inconclusive at best. It's really hard to isolate any one factor that may produce gains. Especially when a number of things could have changed in his routine. I don't think we can say that his example is an absolute in proving the effectiveness of cooling down, but, it certainly may lend support. As we had noted earlier, many of the big gainers had some sort of cool down. We definitely need more data from others.

Oh, I completely agree! But I think it's best to point out that all of Dust's gains probably weren't from the cool down. I do, however, think that a cool down should be a new standard for PEers.

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

I know I will certainly be adding it to my routine!

[remek Founder Find all posts View Profile Close remek]

For the next survey, we'll definitely have to add a question about this. I'm hoping to get the next survey going within 2 to 4 months, and then have it opened for 3 or so months. So, we'll have more data then . . . But, for now, we're stuck with the ancetodal evidence of Dust, Big Girtha, Bib, and all of the other big gainers who reported using a cool down.

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

Just wanted to say that the cool down seems to be working well. I've noticed after exercising with a cool down, I have good flaccid hang for longer periods of time. I have been using an ice pack. Whooo doggie! That will make your toes curl up read fast! I thought cold showers were bad.

[Tdkx Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Tdkx]

Hey guys,

I am a newbie who just started PEing in Dec. 2007.

Anyways, after reading this thread, I changed from a warm down to a cool down.

1) However, since Im not hanging, is a cool down still perhaps a better option than a warm down?

I use a wash cloth with water from the refrigerator. After the cool down, my dick is still longer in its flaccid state. But 5 mins after the cool down, it shrinks into my regular flaccid state, but a bit thicker and harder, as if there were more blood in it.

2) Should my dick be reacting to the cool down like that?

Thanks

[remek Founder Find all posts View Profile Close remek]

Tdkx: Good questions.

1) Yes. A cool down makes a lot more sense in terms of PE, regardless if you're hanging or doing manual PE.

2) You may want to cool down for just 1 to 2 minutes instead of 5 or more. The goal is to keep your penis longer than the flaccid state. After a couple of minutes of cold, the penis tends to "turtle" up.

Hope this helps.

[Tdkx Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Tdkx]

ok ill try 2 mins, thanks.

[Tdkx Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Tdkx]

Ok just did my routine and the 2 min CD.

After the cool down, my penis is a bit longer and thicker than normal flaccid. Since the CD was only 2 mins, my penis doesnt feel hard, but rather still pliable and soft.

Sound good?

[zorgon17 Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close zorgon17]

After some reading about this topic i started my newbie routine with a cooldown to finish up. I only started this weeks and i do my routine in the shower.

I start off with a warm up, do my exercises then i turn off the hot water and focus the cold water on my johnson, In your opinions, is this a viable option for PE? Should i use colder water (or wrapped up ice)?

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

hrm I have read all about cooldowns, but i think instead of exposing your penis to extreme cold temps. i.e. ice or cold washcloths. I think the best idea would be a slighty cooler than room temperature. i think this would lower the penis core temp down to below normal but would be much more comfortable. If the penis is lower to below body temperature then its essentially doing the same thing as a cool down. I thought of this today because i do my routine in the shower and sitting in cold water isnt quite the best

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

I think the goal here is to "solidify" the collagen. Heating collagen puts it in a more pliable soft state which is easier to stretch. So the process is too elevate the penis core temp as much as possible without burning, stretch, and then hold the stretch and cool back down. Colder should be better in that the colder the collagen is the less likely it is to return to the previous resting state. That is why ice and cold packs are recommended. The ice and cool packs help accelerate the process.