day after questions

[daaking]

i have been solid in a new routine for a month now, and im seeing slight bpfsl gains, although im hesitant to measure because it has the chance of throwing your mental game off sometimes.

what im querying here, is why i am not seeing the "full, plump hang" the day after?

in the previous ( and uncommitted ) attempts at the jp90, i netted the thick hang relatively early in the routine.

this time however, i do not see this as often or at the previously held level.

i should state that i have reduced the amount of jelqs applied this time seeing as it is my first month and im trying to condition for the more advanced exercises with the hopes of getting some gains during my jp90.

routine: 10 min warmup with rice sock
30 second stretches in all basic directions
40x +/- between 20 and 50%

previously in my jp90's i had done around 60-70 jelqs in my first month.

any advice?

[BigO]

Good plump afterwards is a good sign, but it's not always present. Especially since other factors can affect it. And the lower jelq count could be the reason, but your logic and reasons are good.

It's one of the PIs, but not the only one. So if all others are good, don't worry about it too much, and it will likely return when you progress into higher reps.