Settingsail's progress log.

[settingsail]

Hello fellow wiener builders. So, I have decided to do this - to begin a log. I think it will help me to digest the quality of my progress, as well as solicit suggestions from more experienced wiener builders (I can't resist using this humorous term at least once, but if it offends or bothers anyone, I can give it a break). For the moment I'm not going to write very much, as it's way past my bedtime; I simply want to get this process in gear. To anyone reading: expect tomorrow's log entry of mine to be quite long. In fact, based on my knowledge of myself, I expect my progress log will be quite long-winded from beginning to end, but not to frivolous ends; I will have my reasons. More on this tomorrow.
For now, I will simply list my starting stats, current routine, how long I've already been doing this routine and how it has gone for me so far, and my goals. If anyone can tell me how I can put bullet points into these posts I would appreciate it. So...
Current stats - EL:5.625", EG:4.25"
Goals. My goals will be incremental, and continue indefinitely, but I have decided upon three so far.
First goal - EL:6", EG:4.5"
Second goal - EL:6.5", EG:5"
Third goal - EL:7", EG:5.5"
Now, just a few comments about these goals. I'm sure it has been noticed that my second and third goals involved gains in girth and length that were directly proportionate to one another. I understand, or at least I am under the impression, that length gains keep a more jaunty pace than those of girth. However, despite the fact that my starting length is nothing to write home about, err... Penisville home that is, I am still far more concerned about gaining girth. In fact, if I could gain just a bit more than an inch in girth and keep the same middling to small length I would be perfectly happy with that. I will expound on this and everything else tomorrow. The reason, then, that I am including length gains is because I have been given to believe, through the literature I have read both on this site and in remek's book, that in order for smooth muscle to expand, the tunica needs to be stretched. And with stretching, comes length. Which, I'm sure no one here will have a problem believing, is fine, just fine, with me. I welcome penis gains of all kinds with open arms. Another thing is that I haven't included any flaccid stats. This is because I really don't care about the size of my flaccid penis. OK, that's a lie. I do care, just not that much. I care about my flaccid penis from a perspective of sheer vanity, whereas the state of my erect penis encompasses many other, deeper (oh sure, let it be a pun) facets of my life. Finally, there are no bone-pressed stats. This is because I have to get a new ruler for this. Currently I am using a cheapo cardboard thing that doesn't hold up to bone-pressed measurements. I will be getting something firmer soon.
Shoot, I just need to have a smoke and then sleep. I will finish tomorrow with my progress log intro.
In finishing, I would like to apologize in advance for being verbose. It is simply my nature once my fingers hit the keys. I'll try to keep everything to the point as much as possible so as not to put you all to sleep.....for now...
....visions of sugar plums and a nice, fat, boner....

[JonPop]

I thought it was a very good post SS. Here is a tip I found that makes record keeping, measuring, easy.

O.K. Here is a tip that I've posted several times in different threads.
Go to a hobby shop, a hardware store, anywhere where you can purchase a round, 3/8" dowel. Mine is 30" long. Press the end of the round dowel into the hollow just at the top of your shaft, against the pubic bone. When you are fully erected, take a fine tipped felt marking pen and mark at the very tip of your penis on the dowel. Very carefully draw the line all around the dowel. Measure from the end you pressed into the pubic bone to the mark and this will give you a true and accurate Bone Pressed measurement. Just measure from the end of the dowel to the mark. The reason I kept the 30" length is because it is easy to work with and easy to keep track of. (I just stand mine up in the corner by the toilet) This will give you a permanent record of your gains. When I first started PE. I used this way of measuring and have marks in 1/4" increments from 4 3/4" up to and including 8 3/4". This was my last mark. I am not hitting that mark now, but I did at one time. I call this "Tool" my 'story pole', as this is a way to refer back to your progress. I look at this 'stick' and am amazed at how far I've come. Try this. This is almost like keeping a journal. JP

[settingsail]

So, I missed my workout yesterday and wasn't able to complete the intro. to my log. I was out with a friend after work and arrived home much later than expected. Anyways, I just finished my workout for today and it went OK.

Here's my current routine:

• 10 minute warm-up
• 3 sets of 30 second stretching in five directions, while lightly kegeling (recently increased from 2 sets)
• 250 wet jelqs, each individual milk counting as one jelq
• 3-4 sets of 20 kegels throughout the day
• 3 sets of 20 jai stretches throughout the day

This is the exact format of the beginner's routine suggested in remek's book, and I intend on sticking to it, while gradually increasing the intensity, for the next three weeks. However, I welcome all kinds of suggestions. One other thing I have been trying is edging. I like the idea of acquiring a fatly engorged glans, and it is also a good exercise in ejaculation control.
I have been having trouble with the jelqing since my first workout. I find it very challenging to maintain the appropriate erection level. The problem is not that I become too hard while jelqing, but that my 50-75 %'er rapidly dwindles to about 20% after only four or five jelqs. It helps to clamp at the base, keeping my penis engorged enough to make the jelq effective (I think), but after awhile even this doesn't work. Tonight it took me over a half hour to reach 200 jelqs. Then I got carried away with some in-between edging and ejaculated (I'll have to work on that). On a positive note, I noticed the little red spots on my glans for the first time, which I'm assuming is a good sign. Yes? If so, someone tell me -- I need all the encouragement I can get.
The kegeling is definitely working though. After just a few weeks of doing these sets of kegeling about four or five days a week, my flaccid penis is definitely fuller. Typically I'm at an absolute 0 percent when flaccid, except when I have to pee; tiny, like an infant. In the past week or so, however, I have been at a consistent 25% throughout the day, and sometimes while jai stretching I'll start to become erect, which never came close to happening in the first week of doing it. This has to be a positive sign.
Tomorrow will mark my first back to back day of PE. Hopefully the jelqing will go more smoothly.
P.S. On a side note, I measured my base girth for the first time tonight and realized that it's a quarter inch thicker than mid-shaft, which was kind of a neat little discovery.

Stats:

starting (04/28/08)

• EL:5.625"
• EG:4.25"

current(05/16/08)

• EL:same
• EG:same

1st goal...

• EL:6"
• EG:4.5"

ultimate goal...

• EL:7"or more
• EG:5.5"or more
• with a glans girth at least .25" thicker than mid-shaft

[kingpole]

Well best of luck in reaching your goals. With consistancy you will reach them.

[settingsail]

Today I had my first second day in a row of PE. The jelqs were inconsistent as usual. It's still taking me about a half hour to get through 250 jelqs (or 125, depending on how you count them). I bring myself to erection, let it subside to about 60%, start jelqing, and typically about halfway through the second jelq I've subsided to 25%, whereupon I clamp at the base for a few more jelqs, and then repeat the laborious process. I have to count each jelq as opposed to simply timing the session, because the degree of inconsistency makes it impossible to know how many I've done by simply timing. If anyone reading has experienced similar difficulties, and overcome them, please share your knowledge. I recently received testosterone cream in the mail, which I am hoping will help with my libido and energy levels. I've had problems with fatigue, low-level depression, and a libido that resides mostly in the mind (as opposed to the loins), for much of my adult life. We'll see. I'll let y'all know if it helps. It may even help with my erection levels, who knows. Although I am hoping that these exercises alone will do the trick for that. Anyways, I have been waking up with morning wood recently, which is encouraging. And my little buddy hangs a bit fuller...

I should mention that I've had some problems with Erectile Dysfunction throughout my life, since the first time I tried to have sex, actually, when I was fifteen. When I was fifteen I would acquire raging, glans-bursting, pee-hole tearing, flush-to-the-tummy boners after just a couple minutes of necking with my girlfriend. Nevertheless, the first time we actually tried to do the deed, after months of talking about it, I freaked and just lost all arousal. This may seem besides the point, but don't think it is. My point is that my ED is psychological. While it has never affected masturbation, I think it may be affecting jelqing. My mind is getting in the way. I have a strange bodily disconnect between my mind and my penis (or perhaps it's brutally the opposite) at the moments when it counts. I consider myself to be an anomaly in this way, something of a freak, actually, but on the off-chance that anyone reading can in any way at all relate, and has any tips, please help a brother out.


On to brighter notes, I purchased a wooden ruler yesterday; so I can finally do the more reliable bone-pressed measurements. These will be my measuring M.O. for length from now on. Another thing: when posting my measurements a couple of days ago I had simply assumed that I had not yet made any gains, and so didn't bother to check. However, when I got home with my new ruler, which has a lightly larger gap from it's base to the 0 then my other cheapo cardboard one (about 1/16 of an inch), I decided to check my measurements. I started by measuring in the same exact way I always have, which involves no pushing into the flesh at the base whatsoever, but simply resting the ruler atop the shaft (this has always been a matter of diligently avoiding delusion). I realized, with a shock, that despite my floppy, unsatisfying jelq-sessions, I have beyond a shadow of any doubt, in the course just over three weeks, gained .125" in length! OK, so maybe I shouldn't be too dramatic about it, it's just an eighth of an inch. But, still, for me it's a big deal. For one, it's proof that this actually works. For two, it has at least somewhat allayed my concerns about my jelqing not being effective. Indeed, perhaps I've just been too defeatist? I will continue with this no matter how difficult or frustrating it becomes. I also tried to find a dowel upon JonPop's suggestion, but was only able to find one's that were about four feet long, which didn't seem practical to me.

So, here are my updated stats and goals, using bone-pressed measurements (I will simply subtract .125" for starting stats, since I never did the bone-pressed with my initial measurements)

Stats:

starting (04/28/08)

• BPEL: 6.125"

• EG: 4.25"

current (05/21/08)

• BPEL: 6.25"
• EG: a, practically speaking, unrecordable smidgen thicker, that only the measurer himself would slyly notice

1st goal...

• BPEL: 6.625"
• EG: 4.5"

ultimate goal...

• BPEL: 7.5"or more
• EG: 5.5"or more
• EGG:5.75"or more

P.S.: I don't have any current glans girth measurements because it only swells when directly stimulated, or at the peak of arousal. I will eventually work into my routine ways of obtaining a consistently fat glans. What's best for this?

Also, is there a way of cutting and pasting these bullet points? I'm a real 'tard with computers. :P

[settingsail]

So, it's been a while since my last post. I will admit I've been slacking a bit on my exercises, as in not exercising as often as I had set out to. I'm PEing 3 to 4 times a week as opposed to 5, which is how often I should be consistently PEing by now. My problem is similar to that of a recent progress log poster, "Pedro Jr.", who states that he has difficulties being motivated and following through with commitments. I can relate, big time -- in all areas of my life. This is not to say that I will be giving this up completely, as I certainly won't, but I do get caught up in vegging in front of the internet (often watching porn obsessively) when I should be PEing. Anyways, I'm still having a lot of difficulties with the jelqing. I've stopped trying to make it to 250 jelqs, because it just takes too much time. Today it took me about an hour and a half just to complete 200 individual jelqs. Then, after the constant repetition of masturbating in order to bring my cock to the appropriate erection level for the jelqs, and having already pre-cum about a dozen times, with mildy aching balls to boot, I just couldn't hold back from blowing my load. So, I did. I read in a post here that men who masturbate often, especially on the same days that they PE, don't experience as much gains. Why is this? And does that mean that men who have sex often experience the same setbacks? And if not, what is it specifically about masturbation that impedes the efficacy of PEing? Anyways, I will be leaving the country in a couple of days for a wedding, where I will be staying for about a week. I'll be staying with my mom, brother, and a friend, and sharing one bathroom with my brother and his friend. Needless to say, I don't think it will be possible to PE while I'm there, unless I do it in the middle of the night when everyone is asleep, which isn't very realistic. Another thing, in the past week or so the kegels have become more difficult to hold than usual. I'm still doing them, but I can typically only hold a kegel for about a second, tops. Any ideas about why this happens? My routine has stayed the same, except that I'm doing a more kegels (as best I can do them) each day. That's it for now.....Any feedback?

[settingsail]

Today my routine was more challenging than ever....

• 4 sets of 30 kegels throughout the day, which, strangely, came much more easily than usual. In fact, while standing in the beer aisle of my local grocery store I found I was able to hold a single kegel for over ten seconds. I'm wondering if this could be attributed to all the walking I did today...
• 3 sets of 20 jai stretches, as usual
• 10 minute rice sock warm-up, as usual
• 10 minutes of basic stretches, in five directions, as usual
• a torturous hour of jelqing, just barely making it to 125 jelqs...

The jelqing was more difficult than ever today. Based on the ease with which my kegels had been coming throughout the day, I had expected that my cock would be primed for it, and that maybe for once I would be able to make it to 250 jelqs, as suggested in the first weeks of the beginner's routine. But, no. My EQ was atrocious; a floppy, ever-subsiding zombie penis. My jelqs last night (all 175 of them) were a bit more intense than usual, so I suppose it's possible that I've experienced some fatigue. The tricky thing about it for me is that I can't be sure whether my difficulties with this stem from physical or psychological issues. I know for sure that both have their part to play, but it's very hard to sort it all out with any sense of clarity. Well, I'll be taking a week off for my visit to Mexico for the wedding, and resume this when I return. I do hope it gets easier. I'm constantly fantasizing about my dream-dick. It would probably be healthy to ease up on that a little. No new stats to report.

[settingsail]

So, I'm back from Mexico and have resumed my routine. Today is a rest day. Yesterday was my second consecutive day of working out. My EQ is still bad while jelqing, but actually not as bad as it was before I left for vacation, not sure why. Also, I discovered a more effective way of doing the jelqs. I used to simply form a U shape with my hand while doing overhand jelqs; recently I have been securely wrapping my fingers all the way around my penis while jelqing. This is definitely helping to push more blood up through the shaft, which is clearly indicated not only by the increased pressure to the glans that I feel while jelqing, but also by the greater abundance of red spotting on the glans after having finished. I'm having a lot of trouble restraining myself from jerking off in the middle of my jelqing sessions. Last night I came after jelq number 116. I've set a vow to myself, which is to restrain myself completely from ejaculating for at least the next six PE workouts. Tomorrow I will be incorporating some ulis into my workout. I still have that extra .125" in length, next important step is to get a noticeable gain in girth!

[Hairtrigger]

Thanks for the feedback on my journal. I plan on adding more tips and theories as I go, however that takes time and thats a rare commodity around here right now. Thanks again and good luck on your journey. HT.

[settingsail]

I just finished my routine about fifteen minutes ago. As you may have guessed, I'm very much a night owl. Normally I wouldn't hop back onto the computer at this time, but it's been awhile since I've posted in my log, and I'm feeling eager to report.

I've noticed a few members here become almost apologetic when they skip a few days from the progress log. I can't relate to this. I treat this log in the same way I would treat a personal log, that nobody but me sees, with the difference being that here people can make comments and suggestions if they please. Also, if I do make significant gains it may serve as inspiration to other members, especially newbies. If I miss a few days, heck, even a week, so be it. It's up to me to decide whether or not that's something to be upset about, and so far I've chosen not to beat myself up about not being uber diligent with it. If there is a protocol for how long is too long to go without posting in one's progress log, someone tell me, and I'll stop breaking the rules. Until then, as long as I don't get cuffed by the progress log police I don't see any reason to sweat it. Just had to get that off my chest. It's intended to be lighthearted.

So, tonight's, err, this morning's routine went like this:

• 10 minute warm-up with warm rice sock
• 7.5 minutes of basic stretching
• 25 jai stretches
• about 225 wet jelqs, occasionally holding the blood in the glans for a couple extra seconds, with a kegel
• 2.5 minutes of the flaccid bend (a new one for me)
• 3 sets of 30 kegels, held for 2 seconds each, at different points in the day (some during main workout in addition)

On the three or four sessions prior to this one I had been unable to stop from cumming during the jelqing, at about midway. Tonight was different. It may have been because my mind was churning with lots of non-sex related things, or maybe it's something else, not sure. Anyways, it was tough to keep the erection level there, but I managed to get in mini-sets of ten before having to whack it back into shape, and resume. I've come to the conclusion that being physically active makes the pelvic floor stronger. I say this because I keep noticing that every time I go for a long walk it becomes incredibly easy to hold kegels, tightly, for more than a few seconds. Whereas if I'm sitting around on my ass all day it can be impossible to hold one for more than a single second! In the latter case I always opt for doing quick-flex sets of a hundred or so. So, I'm going to start being more active. Once I get into the routine of my new job, which is an evening shift, I'm going to join my local gym and workout for an hour or two in the mornings, probably on PE days. I think this should help a lot with the kegeling, ultimately leading to fitter cock. Because, even if my gains come slowly, I definitely want to attain, if nothing else, a super-fit cock.

I've been doing my routine every other day for the past week. That's not as much as I could probably handle, and I do intend on amping it up a bit. In the meantime, I'm guessing that every other day should do something. I have been getting nice morning wood. It's not like a raging level 10 every morning, but it's there, most of the time -- a solid 9, most mornings. I haven't measured in a week or so, but I think I'm still at 6.25"BPEL X 4.25EGM. I'll get as good a measurement I can tomorrow.

On a side note, I have a nice little story about a wonderful evening with a full-body-sensual-masseuse. Yes, it was a paid session. Anyhow, I'll leave that for a different time and a different thread. It will be relevant enough to post here, I hope, and in any event probably something worth reading. I think I'll call it "Daphne". I'm signing off.....