Brawn Johnson's Routine and Progress

Brawn Johnson said:
Here you are, sir!

The SiliScale is *perfect* for the SiliStretcher, and it's taken all of the guesswork out of my ADS training! With just a minute or so of playing around with it, I've figured out how to measure in kilograms or pounds of tension and exactly how to use it. It's pretty simple:

1) Attach the scale between the SS bell and the velcro attachment strap
2) Turn on the scale and wait for it to stop flashing.
3) Attach the velcro strap to the belt wherever, and wait for the scale to stop on a number.
4) Re-attach if needed and hit the power button again to get a new reading.

Before, I was using a luggage scale to estimate tension when I applied the ADS. The luggage scale worked well when I was doing 15-20lbs of tension for Lengthmaster stretches, but it's not nearly accurate enough at the lower range of tension used for ADS, or given the fact that I had to first pull on the scale and then get rid of it before attaching the velcro and rely on the "feel" of the stretch. (Also very hard to do when you're working with just a few pounds!)

Absolute gamechanger. Five stars!
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Thank you for such a great review our greatly appreciate it and I’m sure it’s going to help other men make decisions on where they want to go. As far as the scale tare, that does make sense but in that scenario what would be the smartest way to check weight?
 
DLD said:
Thank you for such a great review our greatly appreciate it and I’m sure it’s going to help other men make decisions on where they want to go. As far as the scale tare, that does make sense but in that scenario what would be the smartest way to check weight?
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Glad you asked, DLD. :) Here's what I'm thinking so far.

I've confirmed that the scale tares automatically, because when I turned it on and then undid the velcro and released all the tension at the end of my time yesterday the scale read negative 3+lbs... which meant that I had been applying 3+lbs of tension while the velcro was still attached...

...and that is how you use the scale to check tension during the session:

1) Turn the scale on, wait for it to accept the weight unit selection and start measuring.
2) Undo the velcro, release all the tension, and let the scale measure.
3) If the scale reads 'negative (whatever tension you want to be applying)' then you know that you haven't lost tension.
4) Pull the velcro around until the scale reads "0.00" again and re-attach.

Now this will interrupt your session for just a few seconds, BUT...

1) That's a TINY interruption... way less than a bathroom break. (In fact you could just wait to check when you need to take a bathroom break anyway).
2) You can stop the clock while you check.
3) It's worth a small interruption to make sure you aren't having tension loss issues.
4) Once you've established that tension loss isn't a problem, you can switch to only checking at the end of the workout when you're taking the stretcher off anyway. That way you can keep your eye on the issue for your whole PE career without having to interrupt sessions.

EDIT: Unless someone comes up with a better idea for using the scale, is there a place in the forum where I should copy-paste these instructions outside of my own personal progress thread?
 
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Brawn Johnson said:
Glad you asked, DLD. :) Here's what I'm thinking so far.

I've confirmed that the scale tares automatically, because when I turned it on and then undid the velcro and released all the tension at the end of my time yesterday the scale read negative 3+lbs... which meant that I had been applying 3+lbs of tension while the velcro was still attached...

...and that is how you use the scale to check tension during the session:

1) Turn the scale on, wait for it to accept the weight unit selection and start measuring.
2) Undo the velcro, release all the tension, and let the scale measure.
3) If the scale reads 'negative (whatever tension you want to be applying)' then you know that you haven't lost tension.
4) Pull the velcro around until the scale reads "0.00" again and re-attach.

Now this will interrupt your session for just a few seconds, BUT...

1) That's a TINY interruption... way less than a bathroom break. (In fact you could just wait to check when you need to take a bathroom break anyway).
2) You can stop the clock while you check.
3) It's worth a small interruption to make sure you aren't having tension loss issues.
4) Once you've established that tension loss isn't a problem, you can switch to only checking at the end of the workout when you're taking the stretcher off anyway. That way you can keep your eye on the issue for your whole PE career without having to interrupt sessions.

EDIT: Unless someone comes up with a better idea for using the scale, is there a place in the forum where I should copy-paste these instructions outside of my own personal progress thread?
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Very good idea and I’m gonna run this by @Lightning too!
 
Today after I removed the SiliStretcher I noticed slight deformation to the head, you can see it in the attached picture. Is this fluid retention? I wear the SiliCap, but I may take further precautions because I want to avoid making the head/glans any larger...

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Brawn Johnson said:
Glad you asked, DLD. :) Here's what I'm thinking so far.

I've confirmed that the scale tares automatically, because when I turned it on and then undid the velcro and released all the tension at the end of my time yesterday the scale read negative 3+lbs... which meant that I had been applying 3+lbs of tension while the velcro was still attached...

...and that is how you use the scale to check tension during the session:

1) Turn the scale on, wait for it to accept the weight unit selection and start measuring.
2) Undo the velcro, release all the tension, and let the scale measure.
3) If the scale reads 'negative (whatever tension you want to be applying)' then you know that you haven't lost tension.
4) Pull the velcro around until the scale reads "0.00" again and re-attach.

Now this will interrupt your session for just a few seconds, BUT...

1) That's a TINY interruption... way less than a bathroom break. (In fact you could just wait to check when you need to take a bathroom break anyway).
2) You can stop the clock while you check.
3) It's worth a small interruption to make sure you aren't having tension loss issues.
4) Once you've established that tension loss isn't a problem, you can switch to only checking at the end of the workout when you're taking the stretcher off anyway. That way you can keep your eye on the issue for your whole PE career without having to interrupt sessions.

EDIT: Unless someone comes up with a better idea for using the scale, is there a place in the forum where I should copy-paste these instructions outside of my own personal progress thread?
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Please add to the SiliScale instructions
 
DLD said:
That lower abdominal issue may be the start of a hernia so keep an eye on it.
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Yeah I totally have a hernia. ? I heard it at MoS first!

On Friday I was in and out of the doctor's office/hospital getting this officially checked out, so no opportunity to wear the SiliStretcher. I swapped in a quick manual routine instead to tide me over that day. I'll be talking with a surgeon soon to get it repaired and see what the rest period will be like while I recover from that. Do we have any experience here with PE and hernia surgery? Seems like something I might approach with unusual caution.

Back to the SiliStretcher today, upping the tension and dropping the time a bit. I'll keep working to see how much more consistent I can keep the tension without me having to adjust it!
 
Just talked with the doc today, lining up for a corrective surgery in early November. The doctor estimates a 6 week recovery period, with no lifestyle restrictions after that, so I'm planning to keep PE up hopefully right up to the surgery, and then take a 6 week break from any stretching/pumping (maybe could still do kegels/EQ work) while I heal. Should be good to go after that!
 
Brawn Johnson said:
Just talked with the doc today, lining up for a corrective surgery in early November. The doctor estimates a 6 week recovery period, with no lifestyle restrictions after that, so I'm planning to keep PE up hopefully right up to the surgery, and then take a 6 week break from any stretching/pumping (maybe could still do kegels/EQ work) while I heal. Should be good to go after that!
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Six weeks is not that long and you can practice strengthening your pelvic floor muscles through this month and a half process. And remember that anything you do lose as far as gains are concerned will come back immediately when you restart
 
New measurements today! EQ was down a little bit, so erect measurements might actually be a little understated. Even so, not bad considering that I only really felt like I was figuring out this SiliStretcher thing and feeling the stretch consistently in the last part of the last four weeks. Onward and upward!

Flaccid Girth: 4 3/4"
BPFL: 5 1/8" (this after several failed pics of BPFL and BPSFL, so I'd been stretching already before this picture)
BPSFL: 8 1/8"
Erect Girth: 5 3/8"
BPEL: 7 1/2"**

You can see these measurements in the context of my entire history here.

**updated 1 week later on 9/1/2019 with better EQ
 
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Hey whenever a SiliStretcher appears at anyone door they make a gain even before they open the box! ? Happy gaining and I look forward to your review.
 
Just checking in to point out that I took a new BPEL measure yesterday with better EQ and I did indeed find an extra 1/8" rattling around in there. So even with the learning curve, the SiliStretcher has kept me chugging along so far at my peak growth rate of 1/4" per month. Measurement posts updated accordingly.

Today I'm upping the tension to 5lb!
 
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I prepared a new document today to give myself a better idea of my progress over the course of my PE career. It isn't meant to replace this thread, or even the 'measurement history' post on the first page. It supplements them, giving me a VERY clear look at the bare numbers so I can take in at a glance how things have been going. This really makes the data I have a lot more usable, and I can see trends and relationships more easily. It made me appreciate a lot more what it cost me to experiment the way I did rather than sticking with what was working. :)

It's a simple spreadsheet, and I've attached a screenshot here so anyone can copy the template if they like. It's a very useful thing to have, and it works alongside the notes I take in this thread, as well as my training log. I can use the other things to look into any period of my training in more detail, and see what I was doing that led to good gains, stalls, or backslides. Happy training!

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