A couple of hanging questions

I am currently hanging OTS, 2 x 15 minute sets in the morning and
2 x 15 minutes sets in the evening.

On Saturdays and Sundays I have a bit more spare time, would it be OK to hang 3 sets in the morning, 3 sets in the afternoon and 3 sets in the evening or would this be too much compared to the weekday sessions?

I thought that I should be using heat for a warm up and during all of my hanging sets but have recently read about heating only during the first half of the sets. Is that right?

So on weekdays you do 1 hour of hanging and on weekends you can do 2h15min. 2 hours + little extra of hanging time should be ok. I don’t think there is an upper limit on hanging time. The skin can be limiting factor since it tends to get sore. The usual recommended time is 1.5-2 hours per day. I wonder how these breaks between your morning and evening sessions will affect the gains.

Yes, you heat during the first half and let it cool during the second half; the idea is your ligs/tunica cool down in extended state - they use this technique often in sports medicine. I do it all the time when I hang.

The question is are you getting fatigued with this routine? If you can get fatigued with only 2 sets twice a day that’s OK but if you are not getting fatigued then you are not getting the max from your hanging time. What you are looking for is to get “fatigued” and continue hanging in that state even if you have to reduce weight. This is why hanging takes up so much time.

You say you don’t have as much time to hang during the week but more on the weekend, try this. Hang as much and as many sets to get to a fatigued state and continue to hang in this state as much as you can on the weekend. Then during the week when you have less time use your max weight with less sets. At least this way you can get to the fatigued state as fast as possible with just a few sets. This should get you some gains but if you can find the time it’s best to hang more sets with less weight as long as you are feeling fatigued. The goal is getting fatigued and hanging in that state as long as possible. Myself, sometimes I can get there with 3 and sometimes it takes more.

You are right on with the heat. I use a rice sock for the first 10 min. Of my 20 min. Sets.

SNM

Your a prime candidate for PEweights ADS between your sporadic hanging sessions like me. If you can wear them all day you won’t be loosing any stretch from your hanging sessions. The heating for over half your hanging session is the best. Doesn’t take much maybe a 1/2k to 1k just to keep the ligs under a little tension until the next session. You could conceivably drop to just a morning or evening session without any loss in gain rate.

Thanks to all for the responses.

Sparky, so far the skin is not sore.
You wondered how the breaks would affect my gains, are you saying that it would be more beneficial for me t hang all my sets in either the morning or the evening?
If so I may be able to re-arrange my hanging schedule.

I had assumed (maybe wrongly) that it was better as far as gains were concerned to spread the sets out throughout the day, to keep the ligs stretched.

Also, am I right in thinking that I am mainly hitting my tunica with OTS, rather than my ligs?

Sheneedsmore, I don’t feel fatigue in the same way as I did feel fatigue in my ligs when hanging BTC.
I can only tell you that I feel a good stretch in my penis while hanging OTS.
I understand what you are saying by getting to the stage of fatigue but I can honestly say that I do not know what exactly I should be feeling while hanging at this angle.

Also I think I may have confused myself regarding heating.
Are you saying it is best to use heat for the first half of all of my sets, even my last set?
What about in between sets, should I use the heat-pad then?

Monty530, I sometimes wear a Penimaster for 45 minutes after my evening hanging session, any more is too painful.
ADS or PEweights is something that I am interested in to keep the ligs stretched.
Do you have any links to the best method of ADS or PEweights?

What do you mean when you say “You could conceivably drop to just a morning or evening session without any loss in gain rate.”
Is it best to hang all my sets in one session rather than some in morning and some in evening?

I read somewhere on this forum that lig recovery time is 8 hours. So if you hang BTC roughly every 8 hours and get to fatigue each time, it can be the fastest gaining combination. Since you hang OTC with no ligs involved, I am not sure if tunica responds the same way, but it just might.

So if it’s convenient for you, you might hit your ligs in the morning with heavy weights, then ADS to keep things stretched, and then few sets in the evening/afternoon with lower weights.

As for heating, everyone is different and what I do is heat the first half (10 min.) of each hanging set I do (20 min.). Some only heat the sets in the morning and not the afternoon sets, some heat every set, you get the idea. I’m not sure there is one way better than the other but I do think you need to use heat before you start period. I try to heat the area about 10-15 min. Before I start then heat my hanging set.

As for your hanging OTS, it just might be you haven’t been doing it long enough to feel fatigued.

This is just my option, hope it helps.

No what I meant is you could just drop one session without changing anything else and not miss a beat concerning gains.

I have a question on this to. I’ve looked on the forum but can’t seem to find the answer. My question is why is it not good to hang for longer then 20min? I mean yeah the head of your dick gets cold but is there any serious reason? Injury wise?

Hanging for over twenty minutes should be avoided as it is after that point that cell death begins to occur. It’s just very prudent to restore fresh blood to the glans, pink it up then begin again. If you go over in time what you’ll end up with is black spots both externally and internally that will be the sign of cell starvation and death. I might heal in time but scare tissue will distort member. Not worth it!

The more hanging time the better I used to have to put at least 10 hours a week in to get gains but that is just me.

cb-
Monty speaks truth. I think localized tissue death can occur in as little as 18-20 minutes if completely starved of oxygen.
Most hanging devices allow for some blood flow to the glans and upper shaft, but even with an ideal setup the flow of blood can become severely compromised: The vessels responsible for supplying the good stuff can become stretched so thin while under tension that blood flow is restricted, or completely shuts down (think of trying to pass liquid through a rubber tube that is stretched extremely thin).

Color, sensation, and temperature in the moment don’t always tell the whole story. So the safest bet is to keep sets to under twenty minutes.

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No really though from experience 20 minutes is the max. You need to plan your sets from the beginning as far as weight/time. If you want to do 4 sets total and you can handle the first 2 sets without feeling numbness, then fine, cut yourself off at 20 min and rest 10 minutes minimum, more rest might be better if you are not time constrained. Your third set you should be at a weight that allows you maybe 15-20 minutes before numb. Your 4th set you should be at a weight that allows you 10-15 minutes before numb. You might find that over time you can do a 5th set (at max weight) and not get numb for closer to 20 minutes than your 4th set. Try it. I am currently hanging 16.25 on my 4th and 5th set for 15-18 minutes. If I have morning wood then I consider myself not overtraining. If I do not have morning wood then I back off by 1.25 lbs and maybe a set and/or take a day or two off.