How to Read Your Session Results and Track Progress
Total stimulation time, average valley, IELT targets, coach messages, and the AI's difficulty adjustments — a plain-language guide to your trainer stats.
Written by the Hold The Beat education team · Last reviewed August 18, 2026
The single most important number in the app is your total stimulation time — the sum of all the valleys you held during a session. More time in the controlled plateau at a stable tempo means better training than a short burst at high speed. Everything else on the results screens supports that number.
The summary screen
After each session you land on the summary with:
- AI coach message — a short, personalized take on the session.
- XP earned and streak — gamified consistency tracking.
- Total stimulation time and average valley duration — the two key training metrics.
- Recommendations and alerts — what to focus on next time.
The metrics that matter
| Metric | What it means | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Total stimulation time | Sum of all active valleys (time between pauses) | Your primary progress metric — longer is better regardless of BPM |
| Average valley duration | Mean length of one valley before you paused | Shows how long you can hold controlled arousal |
| Time to first stop | Stimulation time before your first pause | Your in-session IELT estimate; the AI compares it to targets |
| Max BPM | Fastest tempo reached | Secondary — speed means little without valley time |
| Pauses used | How many stop-resume cycles you needed | Reveals how close to the edge you were training |
Weekly IELT targets
The app compares your time-to-first-stop against a weekly progression that starts gentle and climbs gradually over the program. These are guidance targets, not pass/fail exams. Missing one week simply adjusts the pace.
The stats page
The Trainer Stats page shows lifetime totals: total time, session count, average BPM, plus your recent session list. Every session can be opened with View Breakdown to inspect its blocks and pauses in detail. It also surfaces your Kegel statistics if you have been training pelvic floor.
How the AI uses your feedback
After you submit the feedback, the app combines your answers with what actually happened in the session — how long you held each valley, how difficult it felt, whether you crossed the point of no return — and prepares your next one. Felt easy? It pushes a little more. Felt too hard? It gives you more margin. A few flat sessions in a row? It lowers the intensity for a few days to rebuild confidence before pushing again. You don't need the exact formula — the app applies it for you. Your job is to answer honestly.
What progress looks like
Most men notice measurable change in 2–4 weeks of consistent training (3–5 sessions per week) and consolidated control by 12–16 weeks. Plateaus are normal; the built-in recovery phases exist exactly for them. If results stall for weeks, review your feedback honesty and your health habits — arousal control and pelvic relaxation are usually the missing pieces.
What to do next
Read the complete trainer guide or the stage-by-stage session guide. For the scientific background on the metric, see IELT.
Sources
- NHS — Premature ejaculation
- Semans, J.H. (1956). Premature ejaculation: a new approach. Southern Medical Journal.
Last reviewed: 2026-08-14 · Written by the Hold The Beat education team. Educational content, not medical advice.