Originally Posted by austfred
RootsI can see how this works but why is it better than say PE weights? I assume the coil is not able to retain any outward force if you stretch it. I thouight the lead would have little tensile strength. Am I wrong about that?
Oh no, the lead is very thick and really clamps down well and doesn’t loosen up once it is twisted on.
I wouldn’t say it is better than PE weights, it is just easier. It goes on in seconds, stays in place extremely well, and is really low profile and stealthy.
To me an ADS is just an extra. I can’t think of any reason why they should promote/expedite gains, and the “heal in an extended state” theory is not backed up by anything that I understand about connective tissue growth, only by poor anecdotal examples and “common sense.” Nevertheless, I would like to wear an ADS just in case there is something to it as it is not going to hurt anything or require me to make choices about my available PE time as they are worn during non-PE time.
Considering my opinion about ADS’s, however, if one isn’t easy to take off and put on in seconds, completely comfortable to wear, and very stealthy, I am not going to waste my time fiddling with and wearing it each day as a “just in case” precaution. That is, I know myself and if the ADS requires any investmemt of my time or attention I am going to be VERY inconsistent in wearing it. The cock coil is the only ADS I have tried so far that fits all my criteria.
So it is a practical “better” for me, not an effectiveness “better.”
The one thing the cock coil can do that PE weights can’t is apply weight but also add extra tunica stretch at the same time. This is accomplished by cinching down all the coils so each one grips and then pulling it apart like stretching a spring. It will hold this position very well and add a little extra tunica stretch on top of the weight pulling down. Kind of like that dsyon extender thingy we have been commenting on I suppose.
But really the extra tunica stretch has nothing to do with why I wear it, and if someone else doesn’t mind the hassle, PE weights would be just as effective.