New routine question

[lee1974 Member Find all posts View Profile Close lee1974]

Hi, been out of pe for a while and am thinking about restarting with a new jelq only routine. Would it be realistic to gain say 1/2 an inch length and say 1/4 girth by doing a good jelq routine with perseverance over say a year? i am not really keen on stretching but may incorporate it if i can get back into it.

Thanks

[not2big Senior Super ModeratorPEGym Hero Find all posts View Profile Close not2big]

Sounds reasonable to me provided your sessions last long enough, your grip is tight enough but not too tight, and you do them at least four days a week.

[lee1974 Member Find all posts View Profile Close lee1974]

Ok thanks.

[popol5169 Senior Member Member of the Month Nov 2014 Find all posts View Profile Close popol5169]

You may want to keep an accurate record of what you do and how you feel after you've done it.
There are many different ways to jelq.
I think you should add basic directional stretches holds (20 seconds, work your way up, add more reps etc..) . Easy to do and may help with length gains more than jelqing.

[lee1974 Member Find all posts View Profile Close lee1974]

When i did it before sometimes i noticed a bit of a drop in eq at times which i attributed to the stretches more than anything maybe overdoing them a little which is why i thought about a jelq only routine for a while to see how i go and then add them in at some point. If i could gain a bit of length through jelquing alone aswell as girth id be happy with that but would rather gain both..

[closed224 Senior Member Member of the Month Dec 2014, Feb 2017 Find all posts View Profile Close closed224]

It sounds good to me. Slow and steady definitely is best. Short stretches can always be added in later. Jelq only can definitely work.

[lee1974 Member Find all posts View Profile Close lee1974]

I'll give it a go and hopefully do some good..