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I am a beginner. I started 1-13-14. I visited a urologist who gave me his full support.

Here are my beginning stats:

My flaccid length varies greatly! When I am relaxed it is around 3.125 inches--longer if it is real warm or I am coming out of a shower. But it can also shrink down to about 2 inches. My flaccid girth at the 3.125 measurement was 3.5 inches.

NBPEL: 5 3/16th or 5.1875
BPEL: 5 10/16th or 5.625
EG: 4 7/16 or 4.4375

My goal in the coming year is to reach or exceed:

BPEL: 6.5
EG: 5.25

I warm up sitting in hot bath water or cupping my junk with my hands and catching hot shower water for approximately 10 to 15 minutes.

I do several stretches in various directions. Using kegels and reverse kegels. And I wet jelq--usually for about 15 minutes.

I worry that I stretch too hard. I feel a tingling--almost like micro-tearing, but the feeling doesn't create real pain. It is more like the stretch when you really stretch out your hamstrings. It is just a little more frightening when it is your unit. Also, I am not very good at moderation!

But so far it has been very enjoyable. I especially enjoy jelqing. I have also incorporated a few sessions of ballooning or edging.

Privacy is one of the big issues for me to have a good session. I am thinking of telling my wife so I can do it without fear of being caught.

I just started my journal today (1-25-14) and so now I will try to be more regular in both doing a routine and in recording it. I am now trying to follow a 2 day on and 1 day off routine.

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I'm already seeing progress! I like the way my penis looks! I like the stamina and increased EQ I'm noticing.

Here are my updated measurements as of February 1, 2014:

NBPEL: 5 5/16th or 5.3135
BPEL: 5 12/16 or 5.75
EG: 4 3/4 or 4.75

My sessions are lasting longer. I go two days on and one or two days off. I start with stretching and use every angle for 20 to 30 seconds, with helicopter breaks and stretching circle breaks as needed. I do about three sets and sometimes incorporate kegels and reverse kegels. Sometimes I rub the tight ligaments to relax them as I am stretching.

I am also using edging and ballooning. Since I commute for more than an hour each way, I sometimes spend that commute to my advantage! [I drive VERY carefully!]

I still have not told my wife and hope to do that tonight. Wish me luck!

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Okay, first of all, I did finally talk to my wife. It was difficult and in fact it took two nights to come to a good place and an understanding. The first night she was somewhat shocked and confused. She assured me that she had NEVER thought I was too small. The next night we talked more and she realized that it was important to me, so it became important to her. Our intimacy was strengthened by talking about it and I truly wish I had done it earlier.

Now she knows when I am exercising and I can relax about being in the bathroom so long. She can walk in and I don't feel I need to hide anything. It is great!

And my progress continues! There is no doubt I am getting larger and longer. I am going to wait until March to do my official measurements, but the other day I came home from meetings [and it was a very cold day!], pulled down my pants and was surprised to see a long, loose, flaccid hang that measured 4.5 inches long! Which for me is VERY long! I just haven't seen this in the past. It was completely flaccid with no softy erection quality, just hanging and swinging back and forth in a way that just wasn't me--at least until now!

I am enjoying my exercise sessions. Stretching is not my favorite, but I sense it may be what is doing the most good. I think I have the discomfort level about right! I really do feel the stretch. It is not exactly painful, but I can definitely feel it--sort of the same feeling you get when you stretch your hamstrings when they are tight. After a good stretching session, my penis feels almost like a bit of a sunburn [I think it is micro tearing or at least stretching of the skin, etc.]. Anyway, I do feel it. Perhaps I am going at it too hard, but it seems to be working and I use a day or two to recover--as needed.

My favorite is definitely jelqing. I try to get in about a half hour when I do it. I often divide it in half as my penis gets pretty filled and almost erect and I need to let it rest a bit. I have three ways that I jelq. One is with my thumb facing the top, the other is with it facing the bottom--which seems to really trap the blood! I also do an upside-down V with my index and middle finger and push them towards the head of the penis.

I am finding the stamina work enjoyable too. I can easily edge for an hour without losing control. It seems to have increased my stamina where it counts.

I'm thinking about getting the Penis Exercise book.

All in all, I'm impressed! Wish I had done this as a much younger man.

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In studying the great information on this site, I have decided that I am over training--which is sort of my personality! I have not had any injuries or problems, but I am going to trust the men who have been there before and cut way back! I am now--started this morning--doing JP's beginner routine. It was good, but I honestly miss the extra jelqing! Still, I will follow it to the tee for the next six weeks.

I wanted to know my stretched flaccid length, so I measured today and this is what I got:

BPSFL: a hair under 6 inches. Probably 5 15/16
BPEL: 5 3/4
NBPEL: 5 1/4
EG: 4 3/4

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QUESTION: Is it okay to do edging or ballooning with JP's beginning routine? I edge for about an hour, two or three times a week on the days I train. Is that too much?

QUESTION: I still am not sure whether or not I am stretching too hard. I definitely feel it--in fact, I can imagine with the feeling that I get that I am creating several thousand micro tears as I do it. It is not an intense or sharp pain, but it is definitely something I can feel. How do I know if I am pulling too hard? My penis is slightly "raw," like a mild sunburn, after a session. But again, no deep or lasting pain.

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I measured again today after my workout. First of all [measured at the beginning of my stretching], I measured just a hair over 6 inches--which was a good sign. Here are my measurements:

BPSFL: a hair over 6 inches
BPEL: 5 15/16
NBPEL: 5 7/16

The increase is likely partly due to the timing of the measurement, but I am still happy. I think I am seeing real growth!

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Congratulations on the gains,

from what I have read you sound a lot like me I'm unsure weather my wife will understand or take the mickey, I train in the shower for privacy, getting worried what the electric bill is going to be like though.

Keep up the good work, if those PI stay positive your going in the right direction!

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Thanks, burtybasset. It's nice to get feed back! YES! There is a lot of hot water used in my home too! Although I have told my wife, and she feels free to walk in the bathroom knowing that I am doing PE, I tend to quit when she walks in. One of these days I need to SHOW her my full routine and perhaps get her involved. She could help me do some gentle stretches! We'll see. I am glad I told her though.

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The penis is such an amazing little creature! We men have always known that our little guy seems to have a mind of his own--but that is never more evident than when doing PE! One day after my routine he will hang at a wonderful 4 1/2 inch flaccid hang and then the next day he will turtle up as if he is angry at me! It seems that lot of getting to understand PE is becoming aware of our PI's. It takes practice and patience. I am becoming convinced that there is a sweet spot between overtraining and doing that which will result in growth. I'm still not sure I have found it. Truly this is an interesting--sometimes frustrating--and yet, ultimately rewarding--work in progress!

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Friday morning I had a good session of PE, but perhaps over-did it as my little guy seemed angry at me the rest of the day. So I took a break Saturday and today. This morning I was rewarded with good morning wood. I got up, still hard, wandered into my office and took my girth measurement. Even with a bit of loss of erection, it appeared I was only about an eighth of an inch away from a solid 5 inches. I will take my official measurement this coming week on my two-month anniversary of doing PE, but if I truly am at 4 7/8 in girth, I will have gained almost a half inch in two months [from 4 7/16 to 4 14/16]. And I would, of course, be very happy. I just need to stay at it and get better at adapting my workout to the PIs that I experience.

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First of all, I am going to try to post more regularly as I think it will help me uncover the CLUES my body is giving me. So this morning, I started my regular JP90 routine after a good 15 minute soak in a hot tub. I was disappointed to find--after doing the first few stretches--that my BPSFL was just over 5 3/4 inches, almost a quarter of an inch less than when previously measured. I am not sure if my erection level affects this measurement. In any case, I tried to go a bit easier on my stretches this morning.

When I got to the jelqing portion of the routine, I tried something a bit different, based on things I had read in the forum. I worked more on trapping the blood between my fingers wrapped [now more tightly] around the base of the glans and my fingers that were around the base of my penis. I started actually MOVING the blood up and down my shaft before I would complete the jelq. It felt good and was stimulating to watch and I soon had an erection, which I had to let subside. It actually felt good to jelq at near erection level as lately, having become more accustomed to jelqing, my erection levels have been much lower. In any case, I am going to be more focused on trapping the blood in the shaft at some point during my jelq--as opposed to just moving it into the head of my penis.

My wife walked in while I was in the middle of jelqing, and rather than finish in front of her, I completed my routine with only one set of jelqs. I have some time tonight to complete my routine, along with edging.

I want to show my wife my entire routine so that I am comfortable whenever she happens to walk into the bathroom. I will do that soon.

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I finished by session tonight with a good hour of edging and the rest of my jelqs. I felt good and looked big, so I measured, even though it is still two days before the official measurement day. I was psyched to find that with a strong kegel I could reach the magic 6 inches on the BPEL. But for today I am going with the easier and more consistent measurement of 5 14/16th. Looking forward to a consistent and solid six!

So at the end of TWO MONTHS doing PE, here are my results:

BEGINNING [1-13-14]:
NBPEL: 5 3/16th or 5.1875
BPEL: 5 10/16th or 5.625
EG: 4 7/16 or 4.4375

CURRENT [after 2 months]:
NBPEL: 5 8/16th or 5.5
BPEL: 5 14/16th or 5.875
EG: 4 13/16th or 4.8125

Thus, I have gained a quarter of an inch in length and a good third of an inch in girth!

I'm happy with my newbie gains! I know the rest might not come this easy, but I am committed!

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I did my stretching by STEALTH yesterday morning when I was alone in the steam room at the gym, following my workout! Not an easy thing to do, I might add, but the heat was nice. I decided I would be pressing my luck to try and get in my jelqing, so I had a split session and did my jelqing at night after soaking in a hot tub for about twenty minutes. [My wife encouraged me to relax and do my exercises, which she made an amazing dinner . . . I felt very loved!] Anyway, my jelqing was fabulous last night! The addition of the squeeze around the base of the glans as my second had begins the new jelq is really awesome! I can now feel the blood trapped in the whole base of my penis and not just in the head of the penis. After doing them last night--and all the way to when I woke up this morning, my penis seemed so PLUMPED! I think this will affect my girth gains. Well, we will see. I am taking a rest day today--in part just due to my schedule [I actually feel great]. I will probably edge tonight. Looking forward to tomorrow's jelqing!

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Last night I had a good edging session--lasting for 75 minutes with no ejaculation. I have always thought I was good at edging, but as with so many things, I have learned much from this forum and it turns out I have been sort of doing it WRONG! I have gotten real good at riding that wave just below the PONR. In doing so, I have always enjoyed the involuntary shudders and have even pushed myself to that point before backing off. As edging goes for the purpose of conditioning the penis, this is not a problem. But, apparently, in terms of getting to the point of having MMO and being able to control ejaculation and have DOs, it is not good! That feeling I enjoy is the feeling of involuntary kegels and they are to be avoided and controlled. So last night I kept them at bay by using a sort of reverse kegel, relaxing feeling. Often when I used to grab the shaft, as I was near orgasm, and pull it, I would feel that involuntary kegel pull it right back, but last night I relaxed and did not experience very many involuntary kegels and still was near the PONR.

When I went to bed last night my little guy felt pretty worked over. But this morning at the usual 3am, I noticed morning wood, and when I woke at 5am I had a nice erection--probably a 7 or 8--so apparently I didn't over do it.

This morning is my TWO MONTH mark! Perhaps in honor of that I had a really strong PE session. I pulled really hard on my stretching--the kind of pull where it is easy to imagine a thousand micro tears. I also worked the little guy out pretty good with jelqing, often at near erection level. I continue to enjoy that extra moment of holding both the base of the penis with one hand and just below the glans with the other--temporarily trapping the blood, filling up the shaft. It is like getting a good pump when weightlifting. I can sense it is doing some serious good, but also recognize it is putting much more stress on my penis than my gentler and kinder sort of jelqing of the past.

I guess I will know by tomorrow morning whether I pushed it too hard.

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Woke up this morning with decent wood--not great, but good. So I proceeded with another PE session this morning where I really pushed--or I should say PULLED--myself hard. I only made it through part of my jelqs and then ran out of time, so I will try to finish them tonight.