I do the newbie stretches and jelq and recently I have noticed this added thickness from the base up about an inch. The rest of my shaft is normal but the first inch is extra thick. I also started pulling this thickness at the base (as well as below the shaft) and I'm getting a killer stretch. It allows me to finally hit the lower ligaments near the butt hole haha. I think this is expressive stretching but I'm not grabbing the scrotum, just that thickness.. What is the first inch of thickness I'm feeling? Are they gains? And when I do expressive stretching correctly, should I be feeling a wicked burn throughout my ligs? Let me know.