Penis Pumping Q & A Archive

By Tiger, Pumper

Last updated August 9, 2001

Firstly let me say I find your site to be most informative it was one of the first sites I checked out when I first started a few months back, I think it was January.

I have a question I wondered if you would mind helping me out with. As of late my cock has been getting very red, to be more specific my cock developes little purple spots that cover about two thirds of my cock from the tip of my foreskin down.

I know this can be a result of over pumping, which I must admit, been over eager in the beginning was guilty of myself. However this is not happenning from over pumping "using too much pressure". As this was becoming more of a regular occurrance I decided to take a break from pumping for a couple of weeks, when I started pumping again I just pumped up to 100 on the gague, which is very low pressure after just a few minuets my cock was yet again covered in these purple spots.

I have been very frustrated over this as I have been getting great pleasure out of pumping. I just pumped a little while ago for about fifteen minuets and the same problem again. If you have any suggestions or can offer any help I would greatly appreciate it.

- Blown Away

Hi Man,

Thanks for the feedback!

I have a question for you. It takes too much pressure for me I think... Once I have packed... I usually increase pressure to 11 or 12 and try for length. Please tell me if I am going too high, and risking damage.

That does sound awful high. I know that guys vary a lot, and how much pressure you need also depends on your altitude and the atmospheric pressure. I usually pump up easily at 2 - 3 inches. Often the highest I go steady in a session is 4 - 5. The most I can take for a minute is 10 - but I hardly ever reach that unless I'm doing a real long session, like about 4 hours. Often I regret those massive sessions because I cannot get a good boner for a couple days after.

And that leads to a simple test you can perform. Can you get a good hard boner at the end of each set? If so, then you're OK on the pressure. Are your boners the day after pumping actually bigger and harder than before pumping? If so, then you're doing great!

As far as I know, you won't suffer long-term damage without some indicators in the short term, such as soreness, petechia or bruising, or loss of erectile power.

But even if you pass the tests with flying colors - or should I say flying precum :-) I recommend that you try to train yourself to pump with less pressure.

The less pressure you use, the safer you are. To train yourself, try easing off the pressure a bit toward the end of each set, then do the "active pumping" techniques that I talk about - milking the tube, raising and lowering the pressure repeatedly.

Really work yourself in the last 5 minutes of each set, and then finish off the set with a steady pull at a lower pressure than you normally use. Gradually work the pressure level down over a month or so.

I've trained myself this way, though without realizing that's what I was doing. I used to pump up at around 4 - 5, maxing out at 7 - 10. Now I mostly use 2 - 3, maxing at 5.

Minimal pressure, maximal control.

Let me know how you make out bud.

- Tiger