Veins More Apparent?

Hi guys. I’ve been lurking on the board for a while and starting hanging 5 weeks ago. I am using my own variation of Tom’s AFB3 hanger and hang daily for two twenty minute sessions. During these first 5 weeks, I have gone from 5 7/8” BPL to 6 3/8” BPL. I’ve been really happy with my ½ gain and am going for 8 ½. I am hoping this is a realistic goal.

I have been beginning to notice that the veins in my penis are becoming much more pronounced now that I have been hanging for awhile. When hard, they stick out some when they didn’t used to. I’m not complaining, because I like this appearance.. but my question is.. is this normal, or is it my body telling me that I’m overdoing it a little?

dakRT

That is one of the wonderful side benefits to PE. My dorsal vein can sometimes
protrude massively and it looks so good.

Bigger veins give you a better erection for obvious reasons because they carrry
more blood faster.

Great gains! Getting more pronounced veins is usually associated with a jelqing routine. What may be happening is that hanging is encouraging a more vigorous blood supply to the area. Are you also finding that your flaccids are noticeably larger? Because of the micro tears that hanging produces the body responds by sending more nutrient rich blood to the area to facilitate healing. This is often also accompanied by a small amount of swelling, warmth and the veins may look more prominent.

What is your routine and how much are you hanging?

lil1 :littleguy

Thanks for the response. I used a modified version of the AFB3 hanger. (check out the thread "AFB-experienced? Please chime in" AFB-experienced? Please chime in for a picture). I hang 2 sessions per day, 20 minutes each. The first session, I start out with 17.5lbs, and drop to 15lbs about 10minutes into it. I do some light jelqing afterwards to restore the circuation, then start the 2nd hanging session. The second session usually start at around 12.5lbs then drops to 10 for the 2nd half. I follow this session again with some light jelqing. I don’t currently do any warmup wraps but am considering warming up the ligs before each hanging session.

I wear Tom’s ball zinger almost 24/7. The only times its not on is during showers and hanging sessions. I also take Arginmax vitamins, which have a high concentration of L-Arginine. In addition, it also has ginseng, zinc and ginko biloba which is probably aiding in the blood flow. Flacid size is a little better than before. Actually, working flacid size is one of my primary goals.

-hotROD (formerly dakrt2k)

We’re all different, but if it were me, I’d be cutting down the weight and going for slightly longer sets. There is a real risk of injury at these weights especially since you have only been hanging for 5 weeks. You will probably find that you can achieve the same degree of fatigue, especially in this early stage, with much lower weights. All you need do is hang for a little longer - maybe only an extra 5 mins per set. Hanging heavier weights won’t make it grow any faster but it can lead to injury!

You’ve also got to consider your longer term prospects. It’s quite possible that you may find that after starting out so heavy, the increased amount of weight that you need to achieve the same degree of fatigue is simply no longer a viable alternative….. so you will have painted yourself into a corner and limited your prospects for further gains. More weight will mean it’s a lot more dangerous and the risk of injury becomes so much greater.

My advice would be to keep more of your options open by starting lighter. Do longer sets, go BTC all the way and maybe add a traction wrap or ADS to build on the fatigue. Keep the heavy weights for later on …. if you ever need them!

lil1 :hanger:

Lil1,

Thanks for that post. You summed up some of my thoughts and concerns, and validated my approach to hanging.

I am in my third week of hanging and currently do 7.5 lbs for 2 sessions a day, 3 x 15mins each. I start a new weight in the seated position just to get used to the strain and do 2 x 15 sessions. Then after a few days I move to a chair that allows me to do 50% BTC (45 degree body angle) and work up to 3 x 20 over time. Then I move to a weightbench and do full BTC for 3 x 20 sessions. Goal for each weight increment is always 2 hours a day.

My thinking is that I really want to ‘milk’ each weight interval and learn to reach fatigue (easier said than done) and use that as a growth tool, as opposed to just stacking on weight. In reality I am not looking forward to a 15 lb hang at all. When I am finally ready for it - OK. But right now it just sounds nasty to me.

It was a helpful post. I expect to be at 7.5 lbs for a bit now. I would rather stretch out to 2.5 hrs a day than just jump up.

Your thoughts welcome if you have any.

Buster,

Great to see you’ve got a sensible and thorough game plan worked out. It’s so easy to get too enthusiastic and over do it - I’m glad you’ve resisted the temptation. As has often been said before, fatigue is the goal - it’s not a weight lifting competition! The trick is to really work the weight so you get maximum fatigue from minimum weight.

Good luck with your gains!

lil1 :littleguy