Just got my thickwall cylinder and I am very impressed. I also started using an autoextender XLeeve on Friday.
Pumping requires rest and extension also requires rest... the harder you pump and the more weights you use during extension means that the rest times would also need to be longer in duration.
Pumping can stress the hell out of the inner foreskin, glans and scrotal insertion point... stretching and hanging
also stresses the hell out of the inner foreskin, glans and scrotal insertion point.
So moderation with using both techniques needs to be exercised in order to avoid overtraining.
Quick question: I pumped a couple times today for the first time (since I was 21). I am following the cautious approach: shorter bouts at ~5HG. After both sessions, my glans seemed to be tougher and hardened. Is that normal?
I'm not sure what you mean by tougher and hardened... are you saying that you have a layer of skin on the outside of the glans that has grown tougher and harder... or are you saying that the actual glans is harder and tougher?
The glans is made of skin exactly like the skin of your lips... it must stay supple and flexible.
Now if what you are saying is that the skin of the glans seemed to more robust and stronger, then that is normal.
But if your normally flexible and supple glans has become tough and hard... then you have overdone it and have some sort of a problem.... just not exactly sure what you mean.