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The
Bagman's Advanced Pumping Techniques:
EFFECTIVE TIME
TIME
AND THE PUMPING PROCESS
Many pumpers feel that they grow fast in the early
part of a pump session, then seem to "Plateau"
or reach a point where enlargement either stops
or greatly slows down. It would seem logical to
say that the longer you pump, the larger you would
get. Not necessarily true!
The
question is one of effective time. "Effective"
means any time when the flow and gain of fluids
that cause enlargement is taking place at the
desired rate, and that is not something that occurs
continually. Effective time also varies in the
level of efficiency- as the flow reduces, the
level drops. Pumping up faster or larger is a
factor of effective time only. Time spent in the
pump that's not effective is totally wasted.
This
fluid flow and gain process that creates enlargement
is restricted by the pumping operation itself,
in these three ways:
- As
swelling takes place, tissues are engorged-
including those of the passageways bringing
fluid in, actually reducing the diameters of
those passageways.
- There
is a pinching pressure attempting to close these
passageways right at the point where the cylinder
entry meets your body. The passageways are part
of the tissue being compressed by the sealing
surface of the tube.
- It
is further complicated by another easily demonstrated
process, that of "vacuum collapse".
Take a soft tube, and connect it to your vac
pump. With an open end, it will suck indefinitely.
Now squeeze the tube down in the middle. As
the opening gets narrower, two things happen.
One, the flow through the restriction reduces-
and two, the vac level on the restricted portion
increases. There comes a point where the internal
vacuum itself pulls the tube closed- and all
flow stops.
All
of these conditions combine to either restrict
or stop the process of enlargement. The longer
the condition lasts, the tighter the restriction
can get- and thereby further reducing the level
of effectiveness, ultimately ending effective
time altogether. The issue is one of making all
the time in the pump effective time, and maximizing
the level of that effectiveness.
HOW
DO YOU FIND OUT WHAT WORKS?
We did an experiment to try and measure the extent
of this. To determine exactly what gain was occuring,
we went to Displacement Pumping. (Explained in
another Advanced Pumping Article) Two pumpers
who run close to the same in size and usual enlargement
rate provided the comparisons. We selected the
one that usually pumped up faster as the control
subject; and the slower one as the test subject.
Both used STJ's
as cylinders, and both pumped wet with precisely
the same level of water in the jar. Both jars
were marked for measurement by adding water that
had been precisely measured and creating a CC
(Cubic Centimeter) scale on the side The scale
started with the zero set at the water mark with
the jar vertical and inverted, with enough water
to cover the pumper. As the enlargement develops,
it displaces water and raises the level on the
scale- precisely measuring the volume of change.
We did this experiement on four occasions using
different schedules each time, with substantially
different results.
The
control subject would pump at a vac level of 5",
and hold it for 60 minutes.
The
test subject would pump at the same vac level,
but would interrupt the session with an alternate
state as called for by the experiment schedule.
The
result is measured in relative terms:
The change in volume (actual gain) of the test
subject, as compared to the control subject expressed
as a plus or minus percentage. The volume of the
control subject's gain over the zero mark would
always be 100. If the test subject developed 10%
less gain, the test score would be 90%. If the
gain was identical, the score would be 100%; if
the gain was 10% more, the score would be 110%.
The "Relative effectiveness" is the
score points gained per minute; obtained by dividing
the score by the time at level.
Four
test schedules were tried, as follows:
- Break
at 15 minute intervals, exit and massage 2 minutes,
return to vac level. (3 breaks)
- Reduce
vac level to zero once every 15 minutes, hold
zero for 1 minute, return to level.
- Reduce
vac to zero every once every 10 minutes, hold
zero for 1 minute, return to level.
- Reduce
vac to 1" every 5 minutes, hold for 30
seconds, return to level.
Here's
the scorecard of the test subject for these tests:
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SCHEDULE
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SCORE
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TIME
@ LEVEL
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RELATIVE
EFFECTIVENESS
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CONTROL
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100
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60
minutes
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1.66
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#1
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108
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54
minutes
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2.00
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#2
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111
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57
minutes
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1.94
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#3
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121
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54
minutes
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2.24
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#4
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133
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54
minutes
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2.46
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SO-WHAT
DOES IT MEAN?
In every schedule, taking breaks to restore circulation
and relieve the closure resulted in faster net
gain. Frequent reliefs of vacuum for short intervals
are the most effective overall. The indication
is that a sort of pulse-pumping with intervals
is far more effective than constant pressure.
It's also logical to conclude that if the test
had run for a two-hour period, the second hour
score increases would have been greater than the
first, because the loss of effectiveness in the
control subject would be somewhat accumulative
or progressive.
One
other note- the subjects were sitting and not
active during the tests. Activity would help relieve
some of the restriction problems. It's commonly
recognized that being erect while in cylinder
is more effective than a sitting position. This
is due to the weight of the cylinder pulling downward,
helping to reduce the pressure the vacuum can
exert against the body in the seal area, thereby
creating less restriction to fluid flow. If you
feel you have reached your "plateau",
try the take-a-break system; get your fluid passages
open again, and- pump on!
The
Bagman from Pumptoys
Developer & Manufacturer of the
BullMasters and the QS-7 Programmable Pump
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