u/NickNeron

I started pumping a few weeks ago. I pretty quickly built up to max pressure of 10 inHg. The way I do it is:

• two sessions per day, every morning and before bed (Sunday is a rest day)

• 1st set is 5 min warm up, slowly ramping up to 6.5 inHg

• 2nd and 3rd sets are 7 min sets mostly at 10 in Hg.

• I start these two working sets with 1-2 min build-up to the max 10 inHg pressure.

The pressure feels fine at this point. But pumping still makes my shaft pretty much purple from bruising and red dots. And it's not just discoloratio, I can clearly see bruises and the upper part of the shaft is covered in this purple pattern. The underside looks better, but still has red dots.

I do think that the shape of my dick makes my upper part of the shaft come in contact with the tube way more than the lower part. Is this the culprit of the purple dong?

Or is the bruising caused by too much pressure and set time? I'm still a newbie, maybe I ramped up too quickly.

How dangerous is the bruising? And how do I fix it? Can I continue my routine but use even more lube? Or should I rest for a few days until the.bruising vanishes and start from scratch, trying to work with low pressure and shorter sets, watching for the signs that my dick can actually take it before inceasing pressure/time?

I started pumping a few weeks ago. I pretty quickly built up to max pressure of 10 inHg. The way I do it is:

• two sessions per day, every morning and before bed (Sunday is a rest day)

• 1st set is 5 min warm up, slowly ramping up to 6.5 inHg

• 2nd and 3rd sets are 7 min sets mostly at 10 in Hg.

• I start these two working sets with 1-2 min build-up to the max 10 inHg pressure.

The pressure feels fine at this point. But pumping still makes my shaft pretty much purple from bruising and red dots. And it's not just discoloratio, I can clearly see bruises and the upper part of the shaft is covered in this purple pattern. The underside looks better, but still has red dots.

I do think that the shape of my dick makes my upper part of the shaft come in contact with the tube way more than the lower part. Is this the culprit of the purple dong?

Or is the bruising caused by too much pressure and set time? I'm still a newbie, maybe I ramped up too quickly.

How dangerous is the bruising? And how do I fix it? Can I continue my routine but use even more lube? Or should I rest for a few days until the.bruising vanishes and start from scratch, trying to work with low pressure and shorter sets, watching for the signs that my dick can actually take it before inceasing pressure/time?

I just started pumping for the 1st time. My girth is 5.2 and I'm using 1.75" tube.

I'm uncut. When I pump to even low pressure I start feeling pain and tension in frenulum. I guess a part of the edge of foreskin (near the glans) starts pressing against the tube, when the penis is inflating in length and the foreskin is retracting. This part of foreskin pressing against the tube creates tension for the retracting foreskin, putting more tension on the frenulum. Not only does it create tension and even pain in the frenulum but also makes me scared that I'll tear it, which I'd like to avoid.

Has anyone else had this issue? Can I really tear frenulum in a pump? Or is ot generally safe to elongate the penis with a pump and my frenulum should be able to take the tension and elongation? My frenulum is not tight on its own. How can I protect it?

Maybe going up to 2" tube would be a good idea for me and will resolve the issue?

I've already searched this sub trying to solve the issue, but couldn't find quite what I was looking for.

All these stories about locker room dicks BAFFLE ME.

Every time I leave my house, my main goal is to look normal: don't look ugly, don't behave weird, don't have unnatural facial expressions, weird posture, don't show social awkwardness, don't glance to weirdly at that pretty girl that is passing by. Just basically act normal and try to behave confident. That's all that is on my mind in any public place.

This agenda is amplified in naturally awkward setting, like a locker room, where guys are naked sometimes. And shit, I'm not even totally straight and I still can't imagine (and genuinely don't care about) staring at a dude who is changing.

WTF are yall doing in locker rooms??? Why would you want to make things awkward or come off as gay in a predominantly homophobic society????