Update and Today's Results:
HOLY YIKES, GUYS. A
lot to report today... So now that I've got the SiliStretcher working properly and forming a good seal, I used my luggage scale to estimate the tension I applied at ~5lbs. (I wrapped the end of the SiliStretcher around the luggage scale hook and pulled on the scale until it hit 5lbs, then attached the SS to my belt at that position, as pictured below).
It turns out this ADS/low-intensity/long-time stretching game is a COMPLETELY different beast from the short, intense manual sessions I've been doing. I figured 5 lbs was nothing at all since I use 20lb for manual stretches, but 1 hour into this my dick was on FIRE. Felt like it was going to get ripped off! I've
never felt this sensation during stretching before. I originally planned to go 2.5 hours but I had to back off and stop at 2 hours, and maybe I should have stopped even earlier. I'm not sure what to make of this sensation... it was VERY uncomfortable but I don't know if it's a good or a bad pain.
When I took the SiliStretcher off, 1) my skin underneath the SiliSleeve/cap was red and raw, 2) there was a black bruise on my shaft, and 3) my glans was slightly elongated and deformed. I applied some moisturizer, hit everything with a hair dryer for about 10min as a warm-down, and massaged the bruise.
Plan Moving Forward:
I'm going to adjust my plans a little bit, and I'm not sure if I should reduce tension, time, or both. Right now I'm thinking of keeping ~5lb tension, and only adding a half hour each week instead of every day. (No WAY I'll be able to stick with that schedule!)
Finally, I forgot that I'm supposed to do a pre-exhaust before applying the ADS, so after I do my daily Squeezes I'll be adding in 10 tension stretches just before applying the SiliStretcher.
Questions:
Should I be feeling a burning sensation on this or does that indeed mean I've gone too far?
If it's too much, should I be immediately dialing back the tension or the time?
What's a good time/tension to start with, and what's a good schedule to use for increasing both?
I'm feeling the power of this new device, now to make sure I use that power to grow rather than destroy my dick!
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