Quality of K’s

[Rockit111 Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Rockit111]

I’m curious if anyone has had a reduction in the quality of their K’s and how they got back on track. Over the last 6 month, my K’s aren’t as strong as they used to be.

My routine had consisted of K’s only and worked well for me. I worked my way up to doing 3 sets up to 10, 10 second hold, with 1-2 seconds between holds, and 1 minute between sets. I would hold the K as strong as I could. Some days felt stronger than others, but for the most part, most days were “good” days. I would do this workout every night within an hour or 2 timeframe.

This was really working well for me but lately I’ve felt a massive difference in the strength of my K’s and I can tell it’s effecting my stamina.

I’ve since added another 10 minute session of K’s that I do in the car on my way to work, hoping that would help build some strength back up. So far it hasn’t really helped as far as a can tell.

My last resort is going to be to stop K’s for a couple weeks and start over and work my way back up, but my stamina will go back to nothing in a matter of a couple days and I want to avoid that if at all possible.

Hopefully someone out there has some suggestions, any advice is appreciated!

[WillGetBetter Senior Member Member of the Month Nov 2018 Find all posts View Profile Close WillGetBetter]

Just a quick thought - do you think a kegel only routine may be the thing that is causing a decrease in your stamina? Many men who are training to overcome PreE do a reverse kegel only routine or one weighted to more RKs than kegels. Maybe try a balance of kegels, RKs, and pelvic floor stretching to get strong and flexible.

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Thanks for the reply. Perhaps the kegel only approach is what’s causing it. It worked good for two and a half years or so then stamina started declining. I did start mixing in RK’s about a week ago, so hopefully that will help. Time will tell. I need to look i to the stretching a little more as well. I want to get this under control again.

[Pegasus AdministratorPE Gym EditorPEGym Hero ☺ Admin of the Month Mar 2015 Find all posts View Profile Close Pegasus]

Thanks for the reply. Perhaps the kegel only approach is what’s causing it. It worked good for two and a half years or so then stamina started declining. I did start mixing in RK’s about a week ago, so hopefully that will help. Time will tell. I need to look i to the stretching a little more as well. I want to get this under control again.

Yes I would put in rk and/or stretches like hindi etc.

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I’ve been doing rk’s every day now. I’m hoping to see some results in a couple weeks. I have started some stretching, too. I’ll post in a couple weeks if I see improvement in case anyone is experiencing something similar.