When you jelq, you’ll need to consider your erection level—how engorged your penis is. You don’t want to jelq too erect because it can be potentially dangerous. On the other hand, you don’t want to jelq without any engorgement or the jelq won’t be effective.
To help you decipher how erect your penis should be when jelqing and doing other exercises, this chapter has a detailed description of the five different erection levels. Each erection level is gauged by percentage. A full-blown erection is a 100 percent erection level. An absolutely flaccid penis is a 0 percent erection level. Use the following “erection gauge” to help you with all the penis exercises throughout the book.
Zero Percent Erection Level
The penis is in a completely flaccid state. With a zero percent percent erection level, the penis is in its smallest and least erect state. With some men, their flaccid penis is always at a zero percent erection level. Other men only experience a zero percent erection level on rare occasions—when they swim in a cold pool, for example.
25 Percent Erection Level
The penis is in a flaccid state. With a 25 percent erection level, the penis is flaccid; but it is filled with more blood and often feels more flexible than a 0 percent erection level. Most stretches are done with a 25 percent erection level.
50 Percent Erection Level
The penis is in a fully-pumped flaccid state. With a 50 percent erection level, the penis is still flaccid; but it is pumped with blood and much larger than a 0 percent erection level. A penis with a 50 percent erection level is near the size of the erect penis, but with no firmness or hardness whatsoever. In this state, the penis can be moved, bent, and squeezed without any resistance. Some girth exercises are performed with a 50 percent erection level.
75 Percent Erection Level
The penis is in a semi-erect state. With a 75 percent erection level, the penis is nearly full of blood. In this state, the penis still can be moved, bended, jelqed, and squeezed; but with slight resistance. A semi-erect penis has minor firmness and hardness, but generally isn’t hard enough to penetrate the vagina for sex. Various girth exercises are performed in this erection level.
100 Percent Erection Level
The penis is in a completely erect state. With a 100 percent erection level, the penis is full of blood and can penetrate a vagina with ease. In this state, the penis provides great resistance and is much harder to move, bend, jelq, and squeeze. Avoid exercising in this state until you have been exercising for at least three months—and possibly much longer. Penis exercising with a 100 percent erection level is dangerous if your penis isn’t conditioned to the exercises. And even if it is conditioned, for the most part you’ll want to avoid exercising your penis with an erection.
Jelqing With a Proper Erection Level
As a general rule: The higher your erection level, the less flexible your penis, and the more intense the exercise. In the beginning, you’ll want to jelq with an erection level between 40 and 75 percent. Jelqing with less than 40 or 50 percent is unproductive because it doesn’t efficiently push blood throughout your penis. Jelqing with more than 75 percent is dangerous when you first start out because your penis isn’t conditioned for performing penis exercises.
To keep it safe, stay in the 40 to 75 percent range until you’ve been performing penis exercises for two months. After that, you can gradually increase your erection level and thus the amount of intensity. In the future, you’ll have the opportunity to perform some jelq-like advance exercises with a 95 percent erection level, but even with these exercises you should still be able to move the blood up your penis without having to force it.
Many penis exercisers find that jelqing at higher erection levels obtains more girth, whereas jelqing at lower erection levels obtains more length. Try different variations to see what works best for you. But never jelq with a 100 percent erection level. Your penis is resistant to change when it’s erect, and forcing anything on your erect penis is like forcing pressure on an inflated tire.
Warm Up Assignment
Your homework is to make a choice. Choose your warm up. The type of warm up you choose is a matter of preference and convenience.