Jelq Effects and Problems

Spots and Discoloration
Red prick spots as pin, often though not exclusively located on the glans are the result of broken capillaries, but they should disappear within a day or two. If you make a warm-up and build toward full intensity this can help to minimize the pin pricks spots. These spots should not be considered a problem.

Larger red or purple spots can indicate a more substantial breach in the walls of the capillaries or of the veins. If you see such spots, taking a few days off is a good idea.

Black pin prick spots which are located on the shaft indicate an insufficient lubrication, but they should heal quickly. Some bruises like discoloration which are located toward the end of the shaft and which are often more noticeable on the bottom are common among those who jelq. They are caused by blood being pushed through the membranes and which have no route to return. But a warm up before and cool down can help minimize them.

There is another type of discoloration which can occur in a single session because of the weakening of the vein walls. They often have a circular shape and 1/8” in diameter. Sometimes the point of weakening can feel like a small hard lump (blood which has coagulated). You must be aware of the fact that if you continue jelqing, you can aggravate the problem dramatically. You should take at least 3 days of pause.

Although this discoloration will fade slowly after stopping jelqing for a period of months or years, they can be encouraged to reduce:

Methods to Remove Discoloration

• Warmed Massage – You should put a warm wrap in the area of discoloration and beyond. With the pads of the thumbs or two fingers, you should gently massage from the point of discoloration down the shaft toward the body. You should repeat this several times.

• Wrapping – With a 1.5” wide strip of band, you should wrap the shaft below the area of discoloration which covers around 2” in length. You should attach a little tape in order to hold the wrap in place. The pressure of the wrap should never reduce the blood flow in the penis; it should only reduce the returning blood without cutting it off completely. When it is done correctly the penis above the wrap will be enlarged but the circulation will be almost normal. You should watch for reduced circulation and coldness. This wrap can be worn all day long. If the area above the wrap becomes too highly pressured, a squeeze on the head will relieve it.

Donut Effect
This effect affects circumcised men. With some intense or long jelqing sessions, fluid is pushed toward the end of the shaft where it collects. This may result in a large swelling around the circumference of the penis near the glans and there might also appear some slight pain. The swelling is only temporary and it will subside within a few hours.

In the case of uncircumcised men, the equivalent of this is the swelling of the foreskin, which will subside in the same way.

Skin Stretch and Turkey Neck Jelqing places most stress on the skin at the base of the shaft, so, this is where the skin stretch is often located. If the skin stretches from the base, the bottom of the shaft presents no resistance, so the scrotum stretches along the shaft (turkey neck). To avoid turkey neck can sometimes be hard, but it is not impossible. You may perform a separate skin stretching routine to avoid it.

Skin stretch can result in stretch marks, but if you are careful about the penis and if you keep it moisturized, you won’t experience such problems.

Over/Under-training
Sometimes over-training is not so obvious. The extreme cases will result in post session shrinkage, which may last for some days and require a break to allow the recovery. The less extreme cases don’t apparently have any ill effects, but they are damaging as well, because they result in a lack of growth. It is possible to over-train within a session or if you avoid sufficient days to rest.

Under-training usually happen by default when you stick with the same routine for too long. The penis quickly adapts to any stresses imposed and the sessions must be increased in intensity to avoid boredom. An alternative to this is to take enough breaks during a routine.

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