How to Measure...A Quick Guide

[doublelongdaddy]

Bone Pressed Erect Length
Penis length is defined as the linear distance along the dorsal side of the erect penis extending from the mons veneris to the tip of the glans. In non-medical terms, the penis length is measured in a straight line on the top side of the erect penis, from the start of your pubic bone to the tip of your penis. Penis circumference is defined as the linear distance around the widest, thickest, part of the erect penis.

1. Stimulate yourself into the erectile state.
2. Place your ruler at the pubic bone, at the base of your erect penis and measure to the tip of your glans.
3. Read the nearest quarter-inch measurement at the tip of your penis. (In the example shown, the measurement would be 4 and 3/4 (4.75) inches.)

Bone Pressed Flaccid Stretch
1. Make sure you are in a completely flaccid state.
2. Place your ruler at the pubic bone on the side of the penis
3. Stretch penis straight out
3. Read the nearest quarter-inch measurement at the tip of your penis

Non-Bone Pressed Erect Length
1. Stimulate yourself into the erectile state.
2. Place your ruler at the skin on the belly, at the base of your erect penis and measure to the tip of your glans without pushing ruler.
3. Read the nearest quarter-inch measurement at the tip of your penis.

Flaccid Length
1. Make sure you are in a completely flaccid state.
2. Place your ruler at the skin on the belly, at the base of your flaccid penis and measure to the tip of your glans without pushing ruler.
3. Read the nearest quarter-inch measurement at the tip of your penis.

Penis Erect Circumference
Penis length is not the only factor in determining penis size. The width, girth, or fatness, of a penis is also an important aspect when considering how you compare. Most people have a penis that is either longer and thinner, or shorter and fatter. To compare how the girth of your penis compares to the population, use the instructions below to determine your penile circumference (distance around the widest part of your penis).

1. Stimulate yourself into the erectile state.
2. Place the fabric ruler or string end at the widest part of your penis and wrap it carefully around one time. Mark the spot where the string first touches itself.
3. If using string, take the marked string and lay it against the ruler. Read to the nearest quarter-inch measurement.

Penis Flaccid Circumference
1. Make sure you are in a completely flaccid state.
2. Place the fabric ruler or string end at the widest part of your penis and wrap it carefully around one time. Mark the spot where the string first touches itself.
3. If using string, take the marked string and lay it against the ruler. Read to the nearest quarter-inch measurement.

[pUNKY]

Also dont forget some rulers have anywere from a .1" - .25" gap before it starts to measure, so check it up because you might have alittle more dick;)

[ItsElectric]

Also what do you guys believe that the most comfortable ruler would be? I use a plastic one that I've rounded out the corners on.

-ItsElectric

[REDZULU2003]

I always thought that girth was took at the middle of the shaft???? I am abit thicker [0.25/0.30] at the base than the middle....I will continue to measure middle as I always have but Its nice to know some measure base-wise.

I also advise to use a wooden ruler if ya can....they seem to be very nice to use...I had loadz but they got stolen and broken :(

[pUNKY]

I measure middle shaft

[doublelongdaddy]

Originally posted by REDZULU2003
I always thought that girth was took at the middle of the shaft???? I am abit thicker [0.25/0.30] at the base than the middle....I will continue to measure middle as I always have but Its nice to know some measure base-wise.

I also advise to use a wooden ruler if ya can....they seem to be very nice to use...I had loadz but they got stolen and broken :(

I think both measurements are important. Midshaft and Base girth will both change throughout your program.

[stillwantmore]

We've been needing a post like this! Good job DLD! As for the girth measurement....my shaft girth has always been the same...thats' why I've always been perplexed by the guys who measure at "midshaft", I mean that "midshaft" could be wherever they want it to be right? LOL. I've even seen some guys confess they use their base girth as their girth measurement.

[GiveItToMe04]

I curve to the left. If i'm measuring str8 on won't i lose a few precious inches? 7 on the str8 7.5 on the curve.

[colorado]

Yea, I have a slight upward curve & wondered if I should be allowing for this when I measure with my cloth tape measure?

[doublelongdaddy]

Yea, I have a slight upward curve & wondered if I should be allowing for this when I measure with my cloth tape measure?

Yes, use a cloth tape if you have a curve.

[FleshJoe]

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[kwyckemynd00]

So those people I've seen posting pic with their measurements BP'd on either side of the shaft, rather than the top, are measuring BPL incorrectly?

[dole01]

so when doing the BEL measurement, do you put your penis straight out (parrallel with the floor) and measure on top by pressing the ruller against the bone? Or just against the skin?

[doublelongdaddy]

so when doing the BEL measurement, do you put your penis straight out (parrallel with the floor) and measure on top by pressing the ruller against the bone? Or just against the skin?

Bone Pressed Erect is measured in the center of the penis against the pubic bone.

[thebug]

yer so if you are like the 2 fellas (and myself) that has an upward bend.. is this measured the same... ... do we attempt to straighten out our cock when measuring?..... ive always just measured with the bend still there...

[hope2bhuge]

pictures wud be nicefrom where to measure from :)

[doublelongdaddy]

pictures wud be nicefrom where to measure from :)

As long as you measure from the same place each time your gains will track accurately. I have changed my method of measuring a few times over my career (some ways made me feel better than others) but over the past year what has been important to me in NBP size only. I occasionally measure all the methods above to see if I made progress against my old stats but what seems to matter most to me is how much dick it coming out of my body:D My favorite way to measure this is to do a FSBP measurement and start the measurement where my fat pad ends to the tip of my penis.

[Seeker]

After measure where do I go then what is next step?

[slackjawedyokel]

do i need to pull foreskin back to get my BPFSL?

[Big_Pimpin]

is there some place i can enter all my starting information,, and keep track of it as i go through the steps?

[J.J.]

If you measure, is it allowed to push your dick down so that its parallel to the floor? Its bigger that way than measuring without pushing in the natural erection-angle...

[Ghosting]

So those people I've seen posting pic with their measurements BP'd on either side of the shaft, rather than the top, are measuring BPL incorrectly?


Quite a unique name, you must be the same guy from AM. :)

[kwyckemynd00]

Yep, that's me.....what's goin on bud? :D

I've better get active here....I mean, bodybuilding shouldn't skip that little area between abs and thighs, right ;)

[Ghosting]

I have too much vanity to quit. :D

[fredski49]

In some of those instructions in dld's first post of this thread it tells you to measure along the top of your dick, but others say at the side. Clarification?

[ItsElectric]

In some of those instructions in dld's first post of this thread it tells you to measure along the top of your dick, but others say at the side. Clarification?

The top would be best because you can then rest the ruler on your pubic bone to get a good bonepressed measurement. If you do it from the side there's nothing to stop your ruler from going back farther each time you measure.

-ItsElectric

[Juggers]

I am the same way...cant be 100% all the time...my suggestions are that you don't masterbate for a day or two before you measure, and when you measure kegel as much blood as you can. Taking your erect rod, grab it from the botton side with your palm facing you. Make sure you straighten it out if it is curved. This will force you to squeeze it a little which will make it harder....I hope can picture that...

[Daniel Sandlin]

I'm new to this forum but not new to measuring. The best instrument to measure with would be a tailors tape. Yeah its four foot long and a bitch to keep curled up BUT because its as flexible as a a peice of cloth you can follow curves in your memeber.

[Daniel Sandlin]

Also Does anyone know how I can change my username?

[doublelongdaddy]

Also Does anyone know how I can change my username?

To What? Try sending me a PM

[8InchMIKE]

To What? Try sending me a PM

Riiiight and good luck with that... :D

[JohnnyBravos]

The question is
How did they measure at , for example , The Kinsley research to get the worlds average
I mean , if they did not press to the bone , then you can not compare

[Tmember]

The question is
How did they measure at , for example , The Kinsley research to get the worlds average
I mean , if they did not press to the bone , then you can not compare
same as we here, measurment are done in closed room, but before 'subject' enters they give them instructions how to measure..

[Ardyb]

I always thought you measured from the top?Your actually suppose to measure from the side?

[WhatTheHell]

Wow DLD, you help so much man, your a hero to us, hahah. Thanks :)

[CorollaGT]

How do we properly measure the size??? ?:(

[bboy808]

Day one, of the mission goal of bone pressed erect length (6 inches):)
My Day one stats are.
BPEL: 5 inches
BPFS: 4 3/4 inch
NBPEL: 4 inches
Flaccid length: 2.5 inches
Penis Erect Circumference: 4 1/2 inches
Penis Flaccid circumference: 3 3/4 inches

Wish me luck.

[e80wy85]

Hi, first time poster here!

I just some of my measurements:
BPEL = 5.25 (but that's with a plastic ruler, guessing once I get a tape measure it'd be like, 5.50

BPFS = 4.25

It doesn't change much, what does that mean?

And I couldn't measure my girth, my corona is the widest part of my penis, do I measure that or only the widest part along the shaft? Does anybody else have it like me? :/

[bboy808]

I would measure the most widest part of your cock, for me its the mid-shaft area, and make sure that you always measure the same area of reference in the future to keep with accuracy.

[bboy808]

April 18th 2008 new growth stats.
BPEL: 5 1/2 inch
BPFS: 5 1/4 inch
NBPEL: 4 1/4 inch
FL: 3 1/4 inch
PECircumference: 4 1/2 same as last month.
PFCircumference: 4 3/4 same as last month.

P.s. wish me luck in May, thanks to DLD and the whole forum crew.

[ursus1234]

thanks very much for the advice. a question to all who read here, my flaccid state is always around 4.25 inches, and i ahve always been way too concience of that being too small. but after reading a couple of threads im wondering is it really??

i can happily reach 6 inches erect and have a 3.75 girth.

do i have a small penis??

[micro phallus]

At 69 y/o I still the same as in my youth. Now though I point downward. Measurements are: (taken correctly) 5.5 inches long at erection and 5.5 inches circ. Flaccid I have no visible penis; just folds and folds of foreskin. SO....do the math. I'm not a 'shower' but a 550% 'grower."
Am now not trying to enlarge/lengthen my penis but develope my foreskin. Through dry jelqing exercises my foreskin now covers my corona and is 3/4 the way down to my opening. Have so much stretched foreskin now I can insert a golf ball in my open end foreskin and the skin opening will hold it. All this after being fully cut at birth.
micro phallus

[urfriendeddie]

Hi DLD and Everyone, this is my first post and my first day to PE. Please wish me luck for my journey.

[allergix]

BPEL 6.5
BPFS 6.75
NBPEL 6
FL 4.25
PEC 5
PFC 4

:(:(

I'm finally feeling committed to PE now after months of going thru forums. Thanks for all the tips and stuff, I hope to get a little active around here :)

[Kokobo]

At first I tried to cheat myself into thinking my penis size is ok. I actually thought I'm just a bit below average. But then I found out how to measure the right way and was up for a big disappointment.
My size is this:
Erect: 8 cm (3.14 inches) long, 6.5 cm (2.44 inches) thick.
Flaccid: 4 cm (1.57 inches) long, 4.2 cm (1.65 inches) thick.

[Medicating]

Such an old topic and i never looked at it but 'ItsElectric' (i think you're still around)...thank you.

I just gained 0.2 in less than a month, but my ruler had 0.1 before it started so i gained an extra bit that i never thought about. You gave me more dick!

[c13h]

Why is bone pressed flaccid stretched length important? I just measured mine and it is over seven inches about 7 1/16 inches. My bpel is about 6 4/16 inches. I have been pe for three months now.

[pnoewbe]

bpfsl is more consistent than bpel. This has been determined by
a lot of us measuring before, after every set, then over time
figuring out bpfsl is more consistent.

Unfortunately bpfsl does not convert directly to bpel. That is
partly because some pe stretches bpfsl without enlarging
fluid capacity. Still bpfsl is a sanity check for hopefulness
and motivation, and that's very important.

[doublelongdaddy]

Why is bone pressed flaccid stretched length important? I just measured mine and it is over seven inches about 7 1/16 inches. My bpel is about 6 4/16 inches. I have been pe for three months now.

The difference is due to the fat that collects at the base of the penis, at the pubic bone. These size gains can be realized by loosing weight and exercise. You can also bring forth these gains by doing erect stretches, the best combination is to lose weight and gain size.

[belperboy]

Read the op but I'm still confused at the difference between BPEL and NBPEL

[REDZULU2003]

BPEL is pressed against the pubic bone while erect
NBPEL is not pressed against the pubic bone while erect. So just touching the outside surface of the pubic region.

BPEL is most accurate but with guys who aren't fit or slightly obese they tend to think NBPEL is more accurate :) Seriously though once one loses some weight the BPEL becomes the NBPEL and the thinking surrounding BPEL not being all usable is not correct, I have proven it myself with the BPEL I have .. just depends on how much 'fat pad' you have.

[belperboy]

So basically on Bpel, you take the ruler and put it along the top of your penis starting at your lower stomach/groin area? I don't have a lot of fat here (but do have a bit of a gut above)
I've always measured along the side of the penis starting at the base.
I just didn't get when the directions said to measure from the stomach....my stomach is about 4 inches above my groin! :)

[belperboy]

So basically on Bpel, you take the ruler and put it along the top of your penis starting at your lower stomach/groin area? I don't have a lot of fat here (but do have a bit of a gut above)
I've always measured along the side of the penis starting at the base.
I just didn't get when the directions said to measure from the stomach....my stomach is about 4 inches above my groin! :)

[doublelongdaddy]

So basically on Bpel, you take the ruler and put it along the top of your penis starting at your lower stomach/groin area? I don't have a lot of fat here (but do have a bit of a gut above)
I've always measured along the side of the penis starting at the base.
I just didn't get when the directions said to measure from the stomach....my stomach is about 4 inches above my groin! :)

You can measure that way but the thing is you will want to be sure to measure this way every time to be sure you are gaining. I always likes measuring from the center, top of my shaft as I know exactly where to put the ruler each time I measure.

[pjp2002]

Is a day off from all PE recommend before a measurement? In thought, this provides a more recovered penis to be measured?

If everyone else can post of the measure day practices, that'd be great to see what we're all doing.

[doublelongdaddy]

One day off is the usual protocol, 24 hours after your last workout measure.