New to hanging, need advice

Hi, I´m very interested in hanging as soon as I finish my current jelqing-routine, but this looks like a jungle of information to me so please give me some good advice to where I should start researching. From what I have heard about hanging so far is that it is very time-consuming, but gives good results in flaccid and erect length, but very little girth or am I wrong? Does it lower eq?

I want to build my own hanger so which is the best model?

I don´t want to lose my current gains so do I need to jelq too beside the hanging?

I would also be very happy if anyone could give me a good beginners routine.

The plan is to be hanging for maby a year from 1 mars 2013.

Is there any typical faults that beginners do?
/ 16cmofmeat

Forgot to mention that I have been doing stretching and jelqing for a year now.

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Take a look through these threads. The one thing that must be done is research, it is the most important part of hanging. These threads should help you to make an informed decision on a few things. In my personal opinion the best home made hanger would be the AFB hanger as it is the one that can really grasp the internals, otherwise a Bib is the very best hanger you can get but you would have to buy that.

Other answers such as beginning and routines are with in the threads, enjoy the read and if you don’t understand something ask away.

Reading is critical to understanding how to hang.

And you will only really find out through trial and error.

It is the error bit that makes you read more!

And the good news is that everyones dick still works.

I was reading a lot yesterday, but there is tons of info and some people say against each other so I don´t know who to trust? Another concern is that many of the threads are like 10 years old and people are talking about pulling out “the inner penis” and “LOT-theory” which both have been proved wrong, haven´t they?

Anyway I´m going to keep reading and compile the useful info in a document so that it gets easier to review.

Trail and error is a good way to learn new stuff, but I want to reduce the error part as good as I can, since it fucks up the gains.

Thanks for the tip Bigee, I´ll definitely check out that hanger:)

Many have dismissed it, I track mine just to see for myself. Great arguments have been made for both using it and not using it. What I follow is my own records. I would suggest hanging at the lower angles like straight down and BTC as they do produce the fastest gains. When they stop or slow down significantly then I would try other angles. You will be good with BTC for quite some time. Work on wrapping and hanger adjustments and placement and keep the weight low until you get those things figured out.

I would suggest a weight of 2 to 5 lbs and no more until you are good with your wrapping and hanging techniques, 3 sets of 10 should be a good start and work until you can get three sets of 20 minutes, then slowly and progressively up the wight or sets by adding either 1 pound or 1 sets per week. Don’t do both at the same time. Once you find out how many sets you want to do per day work up to that, when you are at your desired number of sets you can start to increase the weight.

I am sure some other hangers may have different ways for you to start and that may better suit your needs so long as the progression is slow and you are working on technique you should be fine. Also don’t get in a rush or be discouraged if you don’t get gains quickly, the most important thing is to get the basics correct and this may take you a week or a month but it will be worth it in the long run.

One more thing, if your at your computer while hanging keep reading up on hanging.

Good advice there, thanks a lot, man:)

Your instructions sounds almost like a strength training program. First you work on technique, then you find your routine(nr. of sets/reps) and then you add the weights.

I like to have a safe ground to stand on and be able to work upwards from, so that I don´t hurt myself.
Also I read about several people who check their BPFSL after every session as the most valuable PI for hanging, I guess EQ i pretty important too, but what do you think about BPFSL PI?
One said that it should be between 0,5-1 cm above the normal length to count as a good session.

I do not measure that often. I believe that BPFSL can be a good indicator of gains to come I would not expect to see such a difference after every session. In other words that may be something that had been noticed by that individual but it doesn’t mean that it will be the same for everyone. My stretched flaccid does not do anything like that after a session of hanging. To me BPFSL is in no way a PI for hanging. Gaining an inch in BPFSL can take many months for some people.

I was a bit unclear in my description above. I meant that BPFSL is 0,5 to 1 cm longer right after a session compared to before the session, not that it gets longer from session to session. It´s probably meant to see if there has been a good stretch during the excersice.

For some that will be the case and for others it will not happen, it doesnt work that way with me. Even when I hang six sets. Don’t put to much stock in it.

Consider for a moment that when you see a gain after a routine and then a setback to your original measurement that you have actually lost that gain and the reason is the bodies healing phases will return damaged tissues to their original size and shape in the final stage of that healing process. Hence the need for an ADS to keep the tissues stretched while that healing process is taking place.

You could easily see progressive gains that would be far more beneficial if down time doesn’t allow for healing phases to complete in a regressive state.

That’s why the should be few if any rest days.

Yes and with an ADS you won’t have to worry about a missed day here or there.

This is physiologically wrong. The body does not bind the micro tears at the point of trauma seamlessly. Rather, the body bridges the tear with new material, effectively lengthening the ligament. Ligaments are extremely rigid and aren’t prone to stretching, which means they require much more prolonged time under tension, but the healing phase is effectively the same. As for the fibrous penile tissue, I can’t think of a physiological phenomena that could explain re-current stretching resulting in no permanent length gain. The body is a roadmap, but it isn’t driving the car, so don’t be fooled into thinking your body wants to return to equilibrium, rather you as the driver set the equilibrium and your body merely adjusts.

Nope, your wrong, Do some study on Prolotherapy and the phases of healing. Just because you might continue with stresses on a regular or irregular basis it doesn’t mean your going to gain on a consistent basis. ASK the guys who struggle with plateau’s, you will find they typically have lapses in their routines which allows the body healing systems to strengthen AND return previously damaged structures their original configuration. Happens all the time. If you need evidence it’s right here on Thunders. Many, many testimonies of frustration from inabilities to gain or even progress. Your recognition of lattice bridging is a recognition of the need for concentrated, consistent ADS application in addition to applied heavy hanging to produce the gains in the first place. With Lattice bridging comes the need for disruption of the healing process to PREVENT strengthening of the lattice.