Okay well hopefully this will help.
I had a friend loan me the bib starter. I HATE the thing. I have tried so many different types of wrapping and all that, different weights, all that happens is way too much blood goes into my head and it turns dark blue. It is impossible for it to not take some skin with it as well. But guess what? Almost everyone who uses it gets very good gains, that cannot be denied.
I use the vac hanger by monkeybar, not monte. Monte makes PE weights, which are good for some cases, but I wouldn’t recommend them unless your standing all day, then they’re money.
Monkeybar is issuing a new hanger this week. It should rock. He also has stronger sleeves now. I have used the weaker blue sleeves for 18 lb sets and it worked well. I cannot wait to use his new red sleeves that will probably allow me to get to 25 lbs. I had no idea I was gaining at all, but in the 6 months using it I have gained about .5”
It is nice because it is comfortable as hell. Fluid buildup? Ever heard of medical tape? Put that over your entire head. Problem solved. The learning curve is slight compared to the bib. I can also use it for every single type of angle. V stretches with a PVC pipe as a fulcrum, A stretched over the pipe, bundled stretching, and any of the regular straight angles.
My personal opinion is that do as many sets as you can, but I usually do 3.
So I’ll do 1 set early, and wear my stretcher after that until my next set. Repeat all day. Why not have it extended at all times?