For men 4+ months post-prostatectomy

Still leaking after months of kegels? You're doing the wrong protocol.

An 8-week at-home protocol built from AUA and EAU first-line guidelines. Short written lessons. 10-15 minutes a day. Read discreetly on any phone or laptop — no videos to watch around anyone.

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Protocol built from first-line guidelines:
AUAEAUICS
BEFORE SURGERY VALVE 1 prostate VALVE 2 sphincter ✓ TWO VALVES AFTER SURGERY REMOVED LAST line ⚠ ONE VALVE LEFT

The muscle nobody trained you to use is now doing the job of two.

<15%
of US post-op men get referred to a pelvic floor PT. This is that referral, in protocol form.
8 wks
structured plan to full or near-full continence — screens your profile in Week 1
The Pattern

You did what they told you. You're still wearing pads.

Surgeon said "do your kegels, you'll be fine in a few months." It's been longer than a few months.

4+ months
since surgery
2-3 pads
per day, every day
Kegels 2×/day
exactly like the pamphlet said
Zero change
in leak episodes

I'd rather have the cancer back than live like this.

— Edwin K. Corrales · 14 months post-prostatectomy
The Mechanism

Kegels aren't failing you. The wrong protocol is.

Standard Advice

Every man gets the same prescription: weak muscle, train it harder. Squeeze more. Hold longer. More reps.

Modern Research

20-40% of post-op men don't have a weak pelvic floor. They have an overactive one. Locked, braced, exhausted.

For these men, more kegels makes it worse.

6 MONTHS OF DAILY KEGELS WEAK ↓ leaks OVERACTIVE ↑ worse BOTH = no change

Only 1 of 3 profiles responds to more squeezing.

Week 1 screens which of 3 profiles you're in — in 15 minutes:

~35%Weak→ progressive loading
~25%Overactive→ down-training, breath, release
~40%Both→ release first, load second

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Old Way vs New Way

The pamphlet vs. the protocol.

Your Urologist's Pamphlet

  • One-size-fits-all kegels
  • No screening for overactivity
  • No progressive loading
  • No breath or core integration
  • No functional stress training
  • No way to measure progress

The Ironhold Method

  • Self-screen → profile-matched protocol
  • Identifies weak / overactive / both
  • 8-week progressive loading plan
  • Diaphragm + deep core integration
  • Cough, lift, squat stress training
  • Daily tracker with downward curve
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$197 · lifetime access · 60-day refund if your tracker doesn't move

How We Compare

What else men try — and why most of it misses the mechanism.

You've probably found these already. Here's the honest read:

  Ironhold Method YouTube Kegel Videos The Private Gym Dr Susie Gronski
13-wk program		 Elitone for Men
stim device
Screens for overactivity first Yes — Week 1 No No Partial No
Down-training + breath integration Yes Rarely No Yes No
Progressive 8-week load plan Yes No Generic Yes (13 wk) No plan
Functional stress training (cough, lift, stairs) Yes No No Partial No
Private — no group calls, no equipment Yes Yes Requires device Partial Requires device
Total cost $197 once Free (scattered) $100-200 + device ~$800-1,200 TBD (device $300-500)
Time per day 10-15 min Varies 20 min 30-45 min 20 min stim

Comparisons reflect publicly available information from each provider as of 2026. Nothing here is a criticism of the clinicians behind them — just a like-for-like feature read for men deciding where to spend.

Marcus Holloway, Men's Pelvic Health Educator
Marcus Holloway
Men's Pelvic Health Educator
Who Built This

The referral your urologist was supposed to write.

"I kept meeting men who'd done kegels for six months and gotten nowhere. Not because they weren't trying. Because nobody showed them which protocol was for their body. So I built the one that does."

10+ years translating AUA, EAU, and ICS pelvic floor guidelines into at-home protocols for men.
Protocol principles reviewed by a licensed pelvic floor physical therapist before release.
Focused exclusively on men's post-prostatectomy recovery. Private, async, never group.
Start The 8-Week Protocol  →

Marcus is an educator, not a physician. The Ironhold Method is not medical advice and is designed to complement care from your urologist or pelvic floor PT.

The Protocol

Eight weeks. One week at a time.

Short written lessons. 10-15 minutes a day. Read on any device. Tracker shows the curve.

Week
01

Self-Screening

Identify your profile in 15 minutes.

Know your plan
Week
02

Correct Activation

Fire the right muscle. Not the wrong 85%.

First real contraction
Week
03

Down-Training

Release the lock. Breath + neuromuscular.

Leaks start shifting
Week
04

Progressive Load

Exact sets, reps, rest. No overtraining.

Strength curve starts
Week
05

Breath + Core

Pelvic floor never works alone.

Reflex > effort
Week
06

Stress Training

Fire under cough, lift, stand, stairs.

First dry day
Week
07

Real-World Return

Gym, travel, intimacy, full sleep.

Life back
Week
08

Maintenance

10 min, 3×/week. Forever.

Locked in
What's Included

Everything inside your private member portal.

8-Week Written Protocol

Daily lessons + step-by-step exercise walkthroughs. Read discreetly on your phone — nothing to watch, no audio.

Anatomy Atlas

28 diagrams your urologist never showed you.

Bladder Irritants Guide

What to cut. Changes in 72 hours.

5 Recovery-Killer Mistakes

Read in 10 min. Saves you months.

Pre-Surgery Bonus

10-day pre-op program if you / someone hasn't had surgery yet.

Private Member Portal

Clinical dashboard. Not a Teachable page. Phone + desktop.

Read A Free Sample

See exactly what a lesson looks like.

Week 1, Day 1 — the first lesson every member reads. No signup required.

WEEK 1 · DAY 1 · ~6 MIN READ Finding the right muscle (and why 85% of men get this wrong) Open sample →

Before you do a single contraction, you have to find the right muscle. The wrong one is right next to it — and training the wrong one is why men "do kegels for 6 months with no change."

The muscle you want is called the external urethral sphincter. It's the muscle you would use to:

  • Stop the flow of urine mid-stream (only try this once, for diagnosis — never as training)
  • Stop yourself from passing gas in public
  • "Lift" the base of the penis upward, slightly, without tensing anything else

The muscle most men accidentally train instead: the gluteus and lower-abdominal bracing pattern. It feels like effort, so it feels like you're doing the exercise. You're not. You're just squeezing your butt and sucking in your stomach — which does nothing for continence and, over six months, builds the wrong reflex into a habit.

The 3-cue self-check (do this sitting upright in a chair):

  1. Place one hand flat on your lower belly.
  2. Place the other hand on your inner thigh.
  3. Imagine lifting the base of the penis upward without tightening either hand.

If your belly hand or thigh hand felt tension — that's the wrong muscle firing. That's the pattern we spend Week 2 undoing.

...Day 1 continues with 4 more cues, a 2-minute isolation drill, and the tracker entry for the day. Full lesson unlocks inside the member portal.

The Guidelines Say

Pelvic floor training is the first-line treatment for post-prostatectomy incontinence.

Before drugs. Before surgery. The American Urological Association, European Association of Urology, and International Continence Society all list PFMT as the first intervention after surgery — yet fewer than 15% of US men get referred to a PT who can actually run one.

AUA 2024 Guideline → EAU Guidelines → ICS →
Zero Risk

Stay drier in 4 weeks, or we refund every cent.

STAY-DRIER-OR-DON'T-PAY · STAY-DRIER-OR-DON'T-PAY · 60 DAY GUARANTEE

The Stay-Drier-Or-Don't-Pay Guarantee

Complete weeks 1-4. Log the tracker. If your data doesn't show measurable reduction, one email refunds the full $197. Keep the Anatomy Atlas and bonuses.

— Marcus Holloway
Men's Pelvic Health Educator, Ironhold Method

⚡ Founders' Pricing Price rises to $297 at member 500
Founders' seats claimed 409 / 500

Only 91 founders' seats left. After 500, price rises to $297. No exceptions, no resets.

$197one-time
$297   regular after launch
What you get today
8-week Ironhold Method written protocol (lifetime access)$297
Anatomy Atlas — 28-page PDF$47
Bladder Irritants Guide — 72-hour reset plan$27
5 Recovery-Killer Mistakes report$27
Pre-Surgery Preparation Protocol (bonus)$97
Private clinical member portal (lifetime)included
60-day stay-drier-or-don't-pay guaranteeincluded
Total value$495
Your price today$197
Optional add-on: Ironhold Tracker +$27

Phone-installable app. 2-3 daily reminders. One-tap leak log. Watch your curve trend down. Tick the box at checkout.

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Questions

What men ask us before they start.

I've been doing kegels for months. Why would this work?

You were almost certainly running the wrong protocol for your profile. Week 1 screens you. If you're in the 20-40% with overactivity, every kegel was reinforcing the problem.

I'm 6, 9, 12 months out. Too late?

No. Published data shows men at 12 months+ routinely recover once they get the correct protocol. The plateau is the program, not your body.

Why didn't my urologist tell me this?

Urologists are surgeons. Pelvic floor rehab isn't their specialty. <15% of US post-op men get a PT referral. Known gap in the standard of care.

Will my wife see the charge?

Statement reads "IRONHOLD" with no product description. Built that way on purpose.

What if it doesn't work?

Complete weeks 1-4. If your tracker doesn't show measurable improvement, one email refunds every cent. Keep the bonuses.

How fast will I see results?

Most men: first dry hour within 2-3 weeks. First dry day by week 6. Full / near-full continence within the 8 weeks or shortly after.

How much time per day? Do I need any equipment?

10-15 minutes a day, most of it lying down or seated. No equipment required — a chair, a mat, and a quiet room is it. If you want to add the optional Tracker ($27 at checkout), that runs on your phone.

Written lessons instead of videos — why?

Because most men in this situation don't want audio playing around their wife, kids, or in a waiting room. Written lessons with diagrams are faster to reference, easier to re-read, and completely silent. You can skim, search, and come back to any week whenever you need.

Can I do this alongside physical therapy?

Yes. Many best outcomes come from men using Ironhold between PT sessions. Your PT will recognize the framework.

Can my wife help me, or buy this for me?

Yes — a lot of our members' wives find this page before they do. She can buy it, forward the access email, or read it with you. The exercises themselves are private and don't require anyone else to see or participate. If it's easier, she can do the checkout on her card — the statement still reads "IRONHOLD" with no product description.

Does this work after nerve-sparing vs non-nerve-sparing surgery?

Both. The protocol trains the external urethral sphincter and the surrounding pelvic floor — neither of which is dependent on nerve-sparing status. Men with non-nerve-sparing surgery often have further to go but respond to the same framework. Recovery timeline may be longer; mechanism is identical.

I had radiation, not surgery — is this still for me?

Radiation-induced incontinence has a different mechanism (tissue fibrosis, bladder-wall changes) than post-surgery incontinence. The pelvic floor work here still helps — especially the down-training for urge symptoms — but it's not designed specifically for radiation patients. We're building a post-radiation protocol separately. If you're post-radiation only, email us before buying and we'll tell you honestly whether to wait.

I have ED too — does this help with that?

60-80% of post-prostatectomy men have ED. The same pelvic floor work that improves continence also improves erectile firmness and climacturia (leaking during orgasm) — the mechanism is shared. This protocol is focused on continence, but you'll notice crossover benefits. A dedicated ED Recovery Companion is coming later for members.

How is this different from The Private Gym?

The Private Gym is a physical resistance-weight device with a basic training video. It assumes your pelvic floor is weak and needs more load. It doesn't screen for overactivity, doesn't include down-training, and doesn't sequence phases. If you're in the "weak" profile (~35%), it's a fine tool. If you're in the "overactive" or "both" profiles (65%), it will make things worse or stall you. The Ironhold Method screens you first, then matches the protocol to your profile.

Is this medical advice?

No. Educational protocol based on first-line treatment guidelines. Complements, doesn't replace, your urologist or PT.

P.S. The men who recover fully are almost never the ones with the mildest symptoms. They're the ones who got a structured protocol and stuck with it for 8 weeks. The protocol is the difference.

P.P.S. You already had the surgery. Do the work that was supposed to come next. Start Week 1 →

Last Word

Eight weeks from now, you're either still in pads — or you're not.

The difference is the protocol. $197 one-time. Lifetime access. 60 days to prove it works on your own tracker, or one email refunds every cent.

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