Does Following 'Normal Routine' Hinder Hanging Gains?

Hey all, with my hanger on the way here, I’ve been wondering this question, since it’ll decide what I do up until I start hanging (likely at least another month from now).

I’ve been following the Newbie Routine for roughly the last year (quoted from another thread of mine in the hangers forum):

My question is basically, should I start doing my Modified Newbie Routine again until I start hanging? The reason why I haven’t as of late is because I keep thinking that by not being on a PE routine, when I get into hanging it’ll be like I just started PE all over again, as the unit will be shocked (especially because hanging is naturally already more ‘intense’ than the more-normal stretches it may remember me doing); hence, producing newbie-like gains (as if I just started PE).

I was just reading an old thread by Bib that got me thinking this question - whether or not it really matters what kind of routine we were on before starting hanging? The thread I was reading I believe was called “Bib Hanger Feedback” (or something along those lines). I think the thing in the thread that got me thinking about my question was that a lot of people that had only been hanging for a month, had already gained 1/4”. Now, to me, that’s like a “newbie gain”. Now these people I’m sure were on routines before they started hanging (and I believe at least a few of them even stated so in the thread), so it’d almost be as if hanging forced newbie-like gains despite the fact that their unit may have been a little accustomed to being “hit”.

So, will going back on the Modified Newbie Routine [that I mentioned above] until I start hanging hinder “explosive” gains? Or does it not matter as hanging will always produce newbie-like gains no matter how ‘accustomed’ your unit is to PE’ing?

Any help on this subject would be GREATLY appreciated (really).
So what do you think?

Your routine is pretty intense, And you are probably more conditioned than the average hanger, So you should not be worried about being conditioned enough. You should start with very low weights, And add weight very slowly after you have gotten used to hanging. It is difficult to get everything right: Wrapping, Attaching the hanger, Etc.

You have already gained a lot of length from your stretching/jelqing routine, So don`t be disappointed if you don`t experience “explosive” newbie gains, Give it some time.

I have gained almost the same as you in length, The gains stopped, So I started hanging, I have hung for 62,5 hours now, And have still not experienced what I would call “explosive” gains, I have gained some but nothing like the newbie gains I experienced when I first started NPE.

You could try to slow things down a little before you start hanging, Kind of a short decon break, There are members here that uses decon breaks as part of their hanging routine, So a little rest could be beneficial for you.

Let us know what you decide, And how it works out for you.

Thanks for the reply kristian69, it’s most definitely appreciated!

Definitely sure will!
[As of now] I’m thinking what I might do is, until I start hanging (again, likely at least another month from now), I’ll do 2-4x 60 second stretches most every time I ‘take a leak’, all in 'upward' directions. I think this could be good as it’s still doing something, but I’d think it’s not enough for the unit to get all pissy about to the point where it wouldn’t be beneficial at all anymore to do stretches when I ‘take a leak’. I guess the thinking behind it is, your unit will take x-much beating. Once you meet or cross that point, it starts to try to ‘defend itself’ by strengthening the ligs/etc.. If you can essentially still work it out in some way, all the while “flying under the radar”, it’s all good. I think that’s what this kind of a minor routine would be doing, though I’m not so sure how scientifically correct it would be :p . I made a 1/8” gain off a month of doing this ‘minor routine’ of mine, so I figured it must’ve been enough to trigger something, all-the-while not giving the unit much reason to toughen up the ligs/etc. since it was relatively low-intensity [and spread throughout the day].

But yeah, feel free to keep the replies coming! :cool: