How much does your girth increase when hard?

[ThinJohnny Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close ThinJohnny]

Hi Everyone,

newbie here... first post.

I stumbled across this site while looking for penis size studies.

I have to admit, I'm pretty skeptical about PE, but I am open minded, and I'm going to continue reading about it. I have lots of questions that I'll post, and I'll make a post in the Introduce Yourself thread too.

For now though, I just wanted to see if I could get a thread going where people list their flaccid girth, erect girth in the 3 typical spots, and also their max girth if it's not in one of those 3 places. I'm curious what everyone's girth gain is when they get hard, in absolute terms. And I guess I'm most interested in pre-PE numbers. Current numbers would be welcome too. Just trying to figure out where I am on the shower - grower spectrum when it comes to girth.

I haven't made a definite decision to pursue PE yet, but I just figured you guys are the experts on all things related to dick size and measuring.

Like I said, I'll post an intro msg in the appropriate thread, but just a quick background(with measurements).
Seems like there are a bunch of big boys here. I'm defintely puny in this crowd, which is weird, because I would have expected most people on a site like this to be on the very small side. I'm definitely on the small side, but I guess not too far from average. I've always felt really small though. In high school years, I was defintely smaller than most of my friends(at least the ones who I saw naked). I had a couple of friends who were about the same size as me, but I never saw anyone with a smaller cock than me. I still don't think I have. I guess guys who are much smaller than average just don't shower in public.

Anyway, discovering the size studies recently was a bit comforting, because I realized that I'm not too far from average. Here are my measurements - NBPFL - 3.25, BPFL - 4, NBPEL - 5.5, BPEL - 6, FG - 3.6(seems consisently 3.6 in all 3 places), MSEG - 4.65, BEG - 4.8 - 5.

Thanks,
John

[mystic wolf Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close mystic wolf]

Hi! interesting thread! I m always been interested in measurements and size variations... well my FG is 11,1 cm and my hard girth is 14,1 cm so there's an increase of 3 cm, when I started PE my FG was 10,8 cm and my hard girth 13,8 cm... always 3 cm increase...

[normalguy Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close normalguy]

Welcome to the Gym ThinJohnny,
You're not small. In fact, your length is a bit above average and your girth slightly under. I guess you're right when you say thatt men with smaller penis try to avoid that anyone can see their penises.
As for PEing yourself, only you can decide if you want to give it a try or not, and remember that if you do, do it only for yourself...
Regarding your questions about girth, here are my pre-PE stats: FG 3.54", MEG 4.9". The last time that I measured my FG, it was 4.3", and my MEG is now 5.1875".

[GTO Retired ModeratorPEGym EditorPEGym Hero Find all posts View Profile Close GTO]

Welcome to the Gym - great to have you here, While we are far from experts, lots of guys here have a wealth of knowledge we're willing to share. I do hope you find answers to all of your questions to help you reach your goals.
Regarding your question on pre-PE girth measurements, I was about 5.5" MFG and 6.125" MEG.

[lelouch Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close lelouch]

Here's my flaccid to erect girth stats:
FG: 9.5cm to EG: 11cm.

So an increase of 1.5cm, wish it was much thicker though!

[ThinJohnny Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close ThinJohnny]

Thanks very much for the responses everyone. I realize this is a very small sample so far, but there seems to be quite a big range for girth gain.

I'm amazed how little I knew about the thing that's always been my biggest insecurity. The funny thing is I'm a research nut in all other aspects of life, but I guess I've always felt kind of weird doing research on this topic. I'm not a kid either. I'm in my forties, and have read plenty about other areas of sexuality.

Here's one example. I seriously thought that most black guys had 10 - 12 inch cocks until very recently, when I came across erectionphotos.com. I assumed that all cocks essentially doubled in length. I still don't believe that black guys are as close in size to white guys as many of the sites and studies I've seen recently have suggested. They have to have at least a 1 - 2 inch edge. I'm straight, so it's not like I've seen any hard, outside of porn, but I've seen several black guys who looked bigger than my erect cock when they were flaccid. Anyway, just an example of how a fairly well informed, educated person, can be way off on something.

On a more personal note, I really didn't think any other guys in the world had a thinner cock than me. I'm serious. I never saw one, so I really didn't think they existed. And I'm not basking in anyone else's misfortune here. I'm just really glad I'm not alone. And I doubt there's much of a difference between my 4.6 inches of girth and someone else who is smaller in girth. All of us are in the same boat - probably not able to produce an orgasm in a woman from intercourse alone. But then again, I was just reading on this site last night some posts by some members bigger in girth than 5 inches(if I remember correctly),and even some of them were saying their partners didn't orgasm from intercourse alone, or at least not most of the time. That really surprised me.

The way I've dealt with feeling girth-challenged is by becoming as good at oral sex as I possibly can. I ask lots of questions and make sure the woman knows I love going down on her. I think that's helped make me more desirable to women, and has really boosted my confidence. Before I knew how to bring a woman to orgasm with my tongue, I had really bad self esteem when it came to sex.

Anyway, sorry for the ramble.

Thanks for the warm welcome guys. And I hope more people will continue to post their girth stats.

[DownLow Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close DownLow]

My flaccid girth midshaft is about 4-4.25 and erect is about 4.75 or slightly more.

[somebodyelse Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close somebodyelse]

I was noticing this too, I was curious what was the variation in girth from flaccid to erect... good thread! unfortunately I'm not in a good state right now to measure LOL but I'll contribute. I've never measured flaccid girth.

[bxitachi Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close bxitachi]

well i know im a grower
I dont have any old non erect girth measurements but i do remember i was about 3-3 1/2 bpfl when i started on average most days.
nowadays i can vary from 3 3/4 to 4 1/2 when im relaxed. depends on the weather. girls is about 3in flaccid.

compared to my erect numbers of about 7.44 bpel and 5.85 EG (i average 10 measurements hence the funky decimal numbers).


The best thing PE did for me is make my eq (erection quality) better on those random erections (ie the ones i kinda dont want but dont mind so long as i can hid it) and gives me more confidence come sexual situations. 7 1/2 doesnt seem like a huge member but when just knowing im bigger and fitter down there transfers to other thigns and boom...no complaints ever. If you try dont give up. Took me three years (only the last 6-7 months really grinding it out) to gain an 1.3 x .5 but its worth it. Your dream penis is gonna take some work, especially if your like me & you want multiple inch gains.

[NP97 Retired ModeratorPEGym Hero Find all posts View Profile Close NP97]

Right now I'm 5" flaccid, 5.6ish" hard.
Pre-PE it was 3.5" flaccid, 5" hard.

[GTO Retired ModeratorPEGym EditorPEGym Hero Find all posts View Profile Close GTO]

As has been stated many times here in the Gym, PE will slowly transform you from a grower into a shower. I believe our resident "horse dick", G4 , sports at least a 7"x6" flaccid, up from 4"x4". PE is a wonderful thing

[ThinJohnny Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close ThinJohnny]

Hey guys, does anyone know if there is any detailed data available from studies where the gain in girth was recorded. What about any detailed data at all from any of the studies? Anyone know if the people who have done these studies have released all the individual measurements? Anyone think those details are available in the PubMed papers for any of the studies?

Thanks.

[ThinJohnny Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close ThinJohnny]

Welcome to the Gym ThinJohnny,
You're not small. In fact, your length is a bit above average and your girth slightly under. I guess you're right when you say thatt men with smaller penis try to avoid that anyone can see their penises.
As for PEing yourself, only you can decide if you want to give it a try or not, and remember that if you do, do it only for yourself...
Regarding your questions about girth, here are my pre-PE stats: FG 3.54", MEG 4.9". The last time that I measured my FG, it was 4.3", and my MEG is now 5.07".

I just went back and was looking at everyone's responses in more detail. normalguy, you're a serious grower. Were you surprised when you learned that your erect girth was above the average in most studies?

I think your flaccid girth is right around the average in the studies I've seen. I'm about the same size flaccid, but I always felt very small. I think part of it is that the head of my penis is small. The other part is that I was unfortunate to have grown up with a bunch of guys that were big, especially in girth. I also don't grow as much as you. My erect girth is only around 4.5 - 4.65 mid shaft. Hoping to change that very soon.

[ThinJohnny Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close ThinJohnny]

Hi! interesting thread! I m always been interested in measurements and size variations... well my FG is 11,1 cm and my hard girth is 14,1 cm so there's an increase of 3 cm, when I started PE my FG was 10,8 cm and my hard girth 13,8 cm... always 3 cm increase...

mystic wolf, interesting, you seem to be the exception to the rule that people generally become more of a shower through PE. Your current EG is my dream goal. You're a lucky man.

[ThinJohnny Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close ThinJohnny]

Welcome to the Gym - great to have you here, While we are far from experts, lots of guys here have a wealth of knowledge we're willing to share. I do hope you find answers to all of your questions to help you reach your goals.
Regarding your question on pre-PE girth measurements, I was about 5.5" MFG and 6.125" MEG.

yikes, GettinThereOK, that's a weapon you've got. I would imagine your girth could be too big for some woman. I'm sure it's not keeping you up at night though:-)