Hello all,

I hope you're all doing great and making gains. I decided to start this thread to discuss clamping.

Why do this when there are many other threads about this? <

Because I believe it's important to take notice at more modern methods to approach this...

Context: I started as a Thundersplace lurker and jelqed for years. Always read about clamping as the "next best thing" and everybody did it with a plastic cable clamp (hard clamping). Bought myself one way back but never really used it much. Stopped jelqing after having developed ED (fixed now). Although, recently got back into the girth train. I considered using the hard clamp; however, as time goes on it seems that they are less and less recommended.

Currently... - There are talks of manual clamping, BFR, soft clamping, hard clamping, etc. - Then the timing of clamping: clamping pre-pump/stretch, clamping post-pump/stretch, etc.

So this discussion here i would like to have is this:

1) Should we continue with older methods of hard clamping or are newer methods such as soft clamping or BFR better fit in terms of safety AND/OR gains?

2) With much conflicting information, is clamping something to push further into our workout if we do it before AND/OR after a pump/stretch session?

3) Given the longer recovery of this, should we follow longer rest days between clamping sessions or should we disregard that and follow the more-is-better old school approach?

4) when do we know enough is enough after a clamping session? There are talks of 10, 20, 30, 60 minute sessions, but what is ideal?

Let's talk!