More Weight VS More Sets

What do you think? Is doing more sets (until failure) as good as hanging more weight (until failure)? The reason I ask is because I’m not ready to hang more weight at present however I can do an extra (but shorter) set at the end of my normal routine. Do you think that it’s better to do much shorter sets with heavier weights or to do additional sets using slightly less weight?

lil1

lil,

Damn good question. Probably nobody knows the exact answer. It probably varies for different guys. Or, it might not matter at all since you are working until failure. I assume failure to mean total fatigue.

Hang as much weight as you can for a maximum of twenty minutes per set. Of course, you have to work up to your maximum weight over time. When you feel you have to reduce the weight, you know you are at fatigue. Then, reduce the weight and try to continue.

Bigger

Dear Bib !

I have a question : I am hanging now for some weeks . My penis is quite slim ( 4,4 inches ) , so I only use a weight of 3 kg . I am sitting most time at the edge of the chair , because there it hangs mostly free and I feel the best stretch ( and I feel a good stretch , I just can “ t say , if it is the skin , but I feel something hard in my penis when I toch it , so the must be stretched ligs . )I hang abiut 20 min. ( sometimes longer , sometimes shorter , depending on when my head begins to hurt ). I hang about 3 hours per evening altogether . Now my question : I never have this fatiguing feeling , unless I feel a good stretch ;my penis feels just sometime s( but not often ) a bit sore . Do you think , I should increase weight or is the workout also good , if I am not fatigued ? Thanks a lot and a happy New Year Wantmore

Wantmore,

>I hang abiut 20 min. ( sometimes longer , sometimes shorter , depending on when my head begins to hurt ).<

Your head should not begin to hurt for any reason, and especially since you are hanging low weight. You need to either adjust your wrap, or the hanger. This type of thing could lead to a lack of sensitivity. Be sure that the hanger is tight enough that it does not slide down on the actual head. At the most, you want the hanger to ride on the bunched internal structures of the upper shaft, and not the actual head. Further up the shaft is ok as long as you are not only stretching skin.

>I hang about 3 hours per evening altogether . Now my question : I never have this fatiguing feeling , unless I feel a good stretch ;my penis feels just sometime s( but not often ) a bit sore . Do you think , I should increase weight or is the workout also good , if I am not fatigued ?<

After three hours, you should be very fatigued. You have not reached your maximum weight yet. Maximum weight is that amount where you know you cannot hang any more. Also, you should ‘push’ the maximum. IOW, sometimes, you should have to reduce the weight while you are in the middle of a set.

Remember, no pain whatsoever. If there is, something is wrong. You will have discomfort from the stress of the weight. When the discomfort becomes to great, then reduce the weight. This is not torture.

Bigger

Dear Bib !

Thanks a lot !

The feeling of little pain or discomfort comes much more from the skinpressed during hanging , it is sometimes not so easy to locate .

Next time I will take more weight .

All the best wantmore

Thanks Bib. A fountain of knowledge as always. BTW with my Bib Starter I’ve gained 1cm in the last month which makes my total gains nearly 3/4” in just 2 months - all from hanging. Am I happy? You bet I am! I’ve posted my results in the Reports section.

Happy New Year!

lil1

After searching the forum for total fatigue I came to this thread and it sounds like the right place to ask my questions.

Last month I was using pretty much weight for OTS hanging (max was about 22 pounds). I could hang about 3 to 4 sets with that weight before I had to slowly reduce the weight down to 17.5 lbs.

After a break of three days I´m not able to hang that much anymore.

In fact, I use about 18.5 lbs on my 1st set and have to reduce weight for about 1 lb with each set.

After 6 sets I´m only hanging 12.5 to 13 pounds.

How comes I didn´t have this problem the last 5 weeks?

Did I reach total fatigue? What do I have to do now?

Hang for a couple of days more or should I go on a break?

And how can I get stronger again?

pen,

>Last month I was using pretty much weight for OTS hanging (max was about 22 pounds). I could hang about 3 to 4 sets with that weight before I had to slowly reduce the weight down to 17.5 lbs.
After a break of three days I´m not able to hang that much anymore.
In fact, I use about 18.5 lbs on my 1st set and have to reduce weight for about 1 lb with each set.<

That is not unusual at all. I remember times where I would go for weeks without hitting a former max weight. I always thought of this as progress.

>After 6 sets I´m only hanging 12.5 to 13 pounds.<

That is great.

>How comes I didn´t have this problem the last 5 weeks?<

You have deformed the tissues, and they are now in a fatigued state.

>Did I reach total fatigue?<

If you can still hang at a reduced weight, then you are probably not at total fatigue. I always changed angles, or took a break, if I could not hang one half of my max. You are close to that. If you put on the hanger and reduced weight, and just cannot get comfortable, then change angles, or take a day off.

>What do I have to do now?<

Ride the fatigue. After a break, you will be slightly stronger, so do what you can, while you can.

>And how can I get stronger again?<

Why do you want to get stronger again? You are doing what you need to do, hanging in the fatigued state. The goal is length gains, not penis weight lifting. Fatigue is a sign that the tissues are deforming.

Warning to beginners. Pen has been hanging for a while. If you are just starting out, start slow, at a low weight, and small number of sets. Then, move up in sets till you reach your available hanging time per day. Then, move up slowly in weight, no more than a pound or two per week till you reach your max weight. Max weight is the least amount of weight that causes you to reach fatigue within a couple of sets.

Bigger

Thanks for the quick reply again,bib.I´m gonna hang a couple of days more and then I go on a break of 2 days.Hope I do everything right!

Has anyone has experience of hanging longer sets?

I am trying to figure out if hanging sets of 40 mins vs 20 mins would work better?

For me 40 minutes the most normal set, for 2 years there were no problems. I do 2-3, sometimes 4 sets per day. Weight 13 pounds.

Mind if I ask what your gains have been over those two years?

Given the choice, I think more sets is better. However, most people don’t have the time to hang all day long.

Yes, please share your progress. Did you find hanging for 40 mins per set effective?

I have read I an other threat, that it is better to hang with as low a weight as possible (providing I gives the necessary stretch) since you otherwise risk hardening your ligaments and thereby making progress less accessible. So I guess that the answer is more sets rather than more weight. This is of course only hear-say form my part, since I am very new in the hanging routine, but given the fact that the over all key to elongation is time under tension, be it manual stretching, jelqing, ADS or clamping, I should think that additional sets would be the way to go.