Handling Dorsal Thickening within the Newbie Routine

Currently, I’m about three weeks into my Linear Newbie Routine. I recently came across this this thread on Dorsal Thickening

Now, with the Linear Newbie Routine, it is recommended you stretch in all directions when you do start stretching. However, because I have a “steel cord,” or dorsal thickening, I’m concerned that these stretches are all ineffective in the end. As such, I had a few questions:

1. I read through searching that one way to handle dorsal thickening is to use the v-stretch. Should I replace all my stretching with just the v-stretch and the inverted v-stretch? How long on these both do you recommend?

2. Another way suggested on how to handle dorsal thickening is to use a RSDT (Rice Sock Duck Tape) hanging device. I’m told that hanging should not be done by beginners in their newbie routine - so, would you still recommend using this?

3. What other ways can a newbie, such as myself, combat dorsal thickening?

Thank you,
Digital

Perhaps my priority is one questions 2 and 3 if anyone has advice on those.

Hey, just one last bump to see if anyone can help

Many have gained via stretching some even with girth gains. I believe the trick is to stretch in every direction but also not use maximum force. I find the longer the stretches the better and also believe most my length gains have come via stretching and that’s 1.5 cm in 10 months.

So how is it going mate?

Did you target the dorsal thickening?

Did you gain? What kind of streches did you do?