Dear Bathmate (BM) users, Please read these guidelines/Tips that I have found to be useful and will help you stay safe and maximize gains. I gained 1 inch in length and 0.5 inch in girth in 10 mo using it as documented here. Here is more info I wish I knew about before starting.

1. Pressure: The biggest drawback of BM products is there is no pressure gauge so you don't know what pressure you are using. They say it's safe because it's an FDA regulated device but that doesn't really mean shit bc you can still pump to dangerous levels. Here is a reference I have put together to help you understand appropriate pumping. I wish I knew this sooner.

Model/Max pressure

Hydro: 0.35 bars (of negative pressure)

Hydromax: 0.45 bars

Hydromax xtreme: 0.55 bars

This might not seem like a lot but it's actually more pressure than you need in every case. Actual studies looking at use of vacuum devices demonstrating penis gains only recommend enough pressure to achieve an erection Source which is around 5 InHg. Most "PE experts" on subs recommend not exceeding 5-10 InHg (Inches of mercury). The Peyronie's disease experts recommend never pumping more than 10inHg Source. Well HERE is a conversion table showing pressure used with bathmate

Hydro: 0.35 bars (of negative pressure) = 10.47 inHg

Hydromax: 0.45 bars = 13.46 inHg

Hydromax xtreme: 0.55 bars= 16.4 inHg

So if you are maxing out on any of the devices its actually significantly higher than what is necessary to make gains putting you at an increased risk of serious injury without an increased rate of gains.

What do I recommend:

Hydro: Probably safe to go max strength

Hyrdromax: Don't exceed about 3/4 Strength

Hydromax xtreme: Don't exceed about 1/2- 2/3 strength

1. Water is more dense than air. Because of this, greater pressures are achieved more quickly with water pumps like bathmate. This is a problem bc guys throw on the bathmate, then quickly pump down causing a rapid pressure change. This rapid change can lead to an immediate injury. I won't call him out but there is a user on here that got hard flaccid after 1 bathmate use for this exact reason.

What do I recommend With standard model, slowly pump to slowly remove water or get the xtreme model bc it has a hand pump so you can gradually increase pressure and you have more control over the pressure you create. There are also hand pumps that you can buy for the models but I do not know where to get there. Hopefully someone will link below. If you do get the xtreme model please limit the amount of pressure you use. Just take your time and give your dick time to adjust to each pressure change.

My personal tips for success

Through using bathmate and manual stretches I was able to gain 1 inch in length and 0,5 inches in girth in 10 months. BM was the only girth exercise I used. These gains are not normal. I think I might be a hyper responder to PE (Penis enlargement) but these are some tips that I think allowed me to make these gains

-Erection: I always used as close to max erection as possible when I entered the pump and watched xxx material to stay as hard as possible. To avoid porn addiction I watched videos me and my girl made.

-Consistency: I pumped 6-7 days a week because I had no problem with erection quality (EQ). Putting that constant stress on my corpora I think allowed me to enlarge more quickly. I don't recommend every day but I personally think at least 5 days a week is necessary to grow.

-3 sessions no more than 7 minutes. I rec 3 sessions of 5 minutes with 90-120 sec break in between sets. My only injuries occured when I pumped for 20-30 min straight being a dumbass. Pumping longer than 10 minutes dramatically increases your risk of injury especially if pumping at higher pressure.

-Pumping after stretching. I did manual stretches for 30 minutes prior to pumping. Then by pumping I feel like it kept my dick in an elongated state during the pumping and with the residual "Pump" afterwards. I think this is largely why my length gains were so pronounced with 60 min or less of total stretching.

-5 g of citrulline prior to stretching and pumping. Helped to keep dick full of blood and in a more relaxed state. Read more here. Also, for the last 3 months I started microdosing viagra at 10mg prior to PE. This helped with max erections while pumping and healthy blood flow. I made huge gains prior to this but I do feel like this helped as well. Read more about viagra here

-Not measuring too often. I ended up growing at rate around 0.09 inch per month. That is really fast IMO but also something you cant measure on a week to week basis. So I tried not to measure to much and more focus on the feel and look of my dick as well as other subtle clues.

Injuries to be aware of. I've posted on these some many times you need to just follow the link and read more

-Lymphangiosclerosis

-Edema

-Petechiae

-Peyronie's disease

Post on how to not get injured

Bathmate is for Girth in my opinion. You can make length gains but without adding some sort of stretching device or manual stretches, your length improvements will be limited.

Temporary pump. I didn't think the temporary pump was that pronounced but after about 2 months my flaccid dick out of the pump was so much bigger. Also I gained an extra 0.5inch in girth after pumping which made for some fun with sex. I will say that I have stopped pumping for now and I miss the post session pump I used to have. Having a dick down my thigh all morning was very nice.

Final thoughts about bathmate

I do think it's effective. I have absolutely made indisputable permanent gains. I took a 2 month break during my PE and did not lose any erect length or girth gains. I do recommend getting a pump with a pressure gauge so you can know what pressure you are using. Pumps like Lelev are good and cheaper with all accessories than bathmate. If I could do it again I would start with my bathmate. Its fun to use. It sucks having to get into the shower to fill it up but I still think its simple. Because it was fun and simple it kept me consistent which I think is so important. Fill with water and use. I think it's so easy largely because of the water pump. I had the hydromax and trying to put that on and press into my pelvis was awful. So If you do get one make sure you get a hand pump.

TLDR: If you use BM make sure you don't use too high of pressure with resources I provided above. I love mine but I concede there are better options.

Good luck on the journey

HMK

Prior post on benefits and results of pumping

Disclaimer: Some of this is fact which I have provided resources with but this is largely MY OPINION. Do not take it as gospel. Do your own research and reach your own conclusions. If you disagree that is perfectly fine as well. Just try not to be a dick head. I'm taking my time to do this just to be helpful.

Also I have NO financial interest in bathmate. They actually offered to make me an affiliate and I said no. I think bathmate is a solid product but there are cheaper and safer options and certainly more efficient ways to make girth gains besides BM.