Unusual pain possibly caused by hanging.

Hi guys I have a question for those of you who hang. I spent 7 months hanging weights of up to 4kg from my home made hanger. Generally whilst perched on the edge of my sofa arm. I began to experience a random ache, almost as if I had pulled something in one of my hips when standing during normal day to day activities. I was doing no other serious exercise at the time so it was highly confusing. I put this down to getting abit older. However I later stopped PE all together for a period of months. I noticed after a couple of weeks that the pain stopped. I have no proof that the hanging had anything to do with it but it was just a bit of a coincidence. I was wondering if anyone has suffered anything similar? I would like to start hanging again but I am slightly concerned that it could have been contributing or causing this random painful ache.

Thanks

What type of hanger were you using? A noose type or clamp type?

A clamp type. I was wondering if excess weight could have pulled the ligs but I’m not too up on my anatomy.

4kg isn’t much, but it should yield results.

How long were you hanging in sets and total time per day?

1 set 25min per day, no rest days. It could be something completely unrelated, maybe sleeping position, who knows. :(

First, don’t hang over 20mins in any one set.

Then, you have been hanging weights from your penis, lets say that’s what the problem is most likely to be.

Is it anywhere near your groin, describe the feeling?

If you feel pain to one of your hips, probably the way you hang (or sit down while hanging) put too much stress on one of your hips. Just that simple.
Try changing seat, or even better do hanging while standing.

A thing that many seems to underestimate is the stress that hanging puts on your skeleton - mostly back. 10 pounds don’t sound too much, but when you hang them from your penis they are a significative force and multiplied for a long time can cause some problems.

Well said big M, are you hanging BTC?

The body has strange ways of reacting to recurring stress.

For instance, my mom had hip problems for years and was finally told by a chiropractor that it was because of the way she got in and out of her truck. She changed the way she got in and out and the pain stopped.

Who would think that something as menial as tilting your hip to the right a few times a day could have such a huge impact on the body, but after a few years it really starts to add up.

I was thinking that it probably was a combination of the above things. Thanks for the advice. 17ml I’m not sure what BTC is. It’s a sharp stabbing pain in my left hip, which extends around to my ass cheek. Sometimes occurs during long periods of standing still. At first I though it might be arthritis. Hopefully not. I’ll start back in a few months and try 3kg for 2 min sessions standing up.

Remember no longer than 20mins per set. Don’t be tempted to go over that, tissue death occurs after 20mins. Any numbness or pain or coldness stop.

That’s quite scary. Is the 20min based on blood deprivation? I wonder if that this would probably go for pumping as well?

Pumping is 10mins, some go longer but that is a good rule.

20mins for hanging is when lack of circulation causes tissue death after 20mins, so don’t go over it if possible. Not 25mins not 24mins not 21mins, 20mins, I always start to untighten at 19mins so by 20mins it’s off.

Go here and download this >

It’s a timer that is option able to customise, any time you like, it’s useful to have running while hanging.

Sounds like piriformis syndrome. Piriformis syndrome - Wikipedia

BTC = between the cheeks
SD = straight down
SU = straight up (did I just make this up?)
UTL = under the leg
OTL = over the leg
OTS = over the shoulder

There’s more angles, those are a few. And that of course doesn’t cover fulcrums like RSDT. If you don’t know the angle names yet, I guarantee you’re not ready to be playing with fulcrums yet (no need).

BTC is a really popular angle. You can research it and probably see some of the theories around why people like this angle. Some people think this angle might help your flaccid hang better than other angles. Debatable. Personally, I just like this angle. I don’t seem to need as much weight to start feeling the effect. Generally I find that I can’t hang as much weight BTC as I can SD (straight down).

True BTC requires you to shift your butt forward in your chair a little so that your penis is almost hanging between your butt checks (Hence why it’s called Between The Cheeks BTC). This is a deeper angle than straight down. You will know if you’re getting the angle right because shaft will need to split your testicles (your balls should push out to the sides of your shaft).