@Thor’s Hammer
I just logged in to respond to you… you are approaching this the wrong way. Btw. congrats for those nice gains!
First of all, if you got time, check out this whole thread: More proof that long periods of hanging may be beneficial?
Basically, the gist of it is this:
High duration + low weight >>>> low duration + high weight
In other words, doing 6h with 1kg is way more effective than doing 1h with 6kg.
I am pointing this out because you said…
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Ive started incorporating hanging for a week here and there now and im about 7 lbs. but i only do 1 set, 2 tops for 10-15 minutes otherwise my unit is like seaweed.
Two things wrong with that:
1.) "Here and there" does not cut it with hanging! 7 on 0 off. But to be able to do so, you must manage your fatigue perfectly, such that no off days are required!
2.) 10-15 min x 2 sets ~ at best 30m of hanging, "here and there" - that wont work!
I know hangers usually like to progress in weight, as if this is a weight lifting competition, but you really should not strive for that.
Your focus should not be weight-increase, your focus should be duration 1st and fatigue 2nd.
If you solely focus on these two factors, even if you stay at a very low weight (2lbs for example), you WILL gain.
Extenders work on this principle - they work, people gain left and right.
Extenders apply 0.9-1.2kg of force, or 2-2.6 lbs of force for an extended period of time, 6+h, usually 8, some even wear that damn thing for 12h (obviously with multiple breaks inbetween to restore circulation etc.).
Take a hint. Its not about the weight neccessarily, its about the duration.
Apply this principle to hanging: increase the weight only slightly, but do NOT decrease time much.
You probably wont be hanging 6h/day, you are not extending, that would be overkill. But you can do 4hs or a bare minimum of 2h (6 sets of 20m).
And then stick with it, give it a few months.
If people gain with extending, you will certainly gain with this approach while hanging. Its almost a guarantee.
When talking about hanging, Bib comes up and all his commandments, which basically are: ride the fatigue, which requires weight progression to induce fatigue at early sets.
I don’t fully buy it. I do believe you need to ride fatigue, but if fatigue is only induced at 20lbs+ weight for you then thats overkill. I believe you can still gain with <10lbs. Extenders prove my point!
The key to all of length gains is: time under tension. Where the time factor should be favored over the tension factor!
Perhaps one could write it like this: time² x tension. (Increase in time-factor yields more than an equivalent increase in tension factor)!
PS: In my own experience, heat helps you reach fatigue faster, as heat loosens your inner penile structures, which allows for a more effective stretch! At least when I use heat, I get fatigued faster/more than when not! Just a recent observation of mine!