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Originally Posted by Iguana  Great question! I don't think I have ever done a comparison. It was just something I have observed and noted others talking about. This one may be nothing more than a reshaping of the tunica. Measuing both ways should clear this one up. |
Let me know what you come with. I'm excited to learn about this, as I've heard about it but never experienced it.
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Originally Posted by Iguana I think I may have given the wrong impression concerning this topic. I'm certainly no expert but let me clarify what I believe to be true.
The smooth muscle data we have comes from tests and observations on vascular smooth muscle. In these reports SM was reported to have generated/regenerated in both directions. The data on angiogenesis shows that entire arterial bypasses can take place from SM growth. So, the data shows the potential for growth in many directions is there.
I think the same potential exist for the tunica. It seems both tissue types have the ability to grow and expand in any direction and that neither alone is solely responsible for growth in a particular direction. I believe it is our mechanical manipulation that dictates how or in what direction we get growth. For instance, if you do nothing but stretch you most likely will gain MORE length. That is not to say you won't gain SOME girth. Some guys have gotten length gains from clamping. Neither tissue is limited in which direction it can grow. We "coax" it to grow in a particular direction by our choice of exercises. |
After some consideration, I think you hit the nail on the head here, and you've persuaded me towards your side. I've been thinking, and if I may, I'll add a little more to this explanation. After considering this for a bit, here is the way I currently see it:
- When we are stretching/hanging/or using an ADS, we are stretching both the SM and the tunica. However, it would appear that the tunica is probably taking the blunt of the stress, as it is the tissues closest to the point of origin. In other words, the tunica is on the outer layers of the penis, the smooth muscle is on the inner layers, and hanging/stretching is generated closer towards the outer layers. Meaning, the hanger is on the outside of the penis, pulling the tunica. (Physics)
- Conversely, when we are clamping/pumping/or squeezing presure from the inside, we are also providing pressure on both the SM and the tunica. However, the smooth muscle is probably taking the blunt of the stress as it is the tissue closest to the point of origin. In this case, the pressure is coming from the inside (from a rapid influx of blood flow), and directly causing smooth muscle to expand, which indirectly causes the tunica to expand.
I'm not sure if I'm making myself clear here, but if we're right, this could explain why stretching provides length and why squeezing provides girth.
It could also explain why clamping sometimes provides length and stretching sometimes provides girth (both of which have been reported by several men).
An an ending note, I'd like to say this thread has grown with tons of new information - ideas that have been floating around in my head for a while, but no one was around to help me bring them out!
Anyway, I feel bad for the poor sap who has to sum all this information up
