Dual Fulcrum hanging??

Has anyone ever attempted this? I know I have read about this somewhere in this forum but I searched and could not find any post about it. What I found to enable this to work was a cylindrical vacuum cleaner attachment. I get into the BTC position leaning back in a chair and take the vacuum cleaner attachment and rest it on top of my legs. Then using the bib-starter I attempt a BTC session and have the hanger draped over the vacuum cleaner attachment.

At 10 pounds this is giving me an unbelievable stretch. There is no skin pull and I am feeling the stretch throughout the shaft and at the base. I really feel the pull at the underside of base. I know I am not the first guy to try this as I remember a post mentioning this a while back. But like I said I could not find it in a search.

Who was the poster that came up with this, and what results have they had? Is this any more dangerous then other ways of hanging?

Thanks
Sappy1

‘The force is with you young Skywalker…..but you are not a Jedi yet’ - Darth Vader 1980 TESB

Sappy,

Yes, I have seen this somewhere, but don’t remember where.

No doubt this will stretch the tunica in a ‘divide and conquer’ way. Just make sure the stresses are spread out somewhat, and that you try to stress evenly around the tunica over several sets.

Bigger

Ah, you’re probably thinking of this post by Jelktoid.

a few do this inverted v hanging.

like seanjacobs here and jelktoid as mentioned by hobby.

Wow two other posts in the time it took me to find one thread.

Thanks guys for the input and the links to those post. I went brain-dead and only searched on dual fulcrum hanging and not just fulcrum hanging. Anyway I just wanted some input because hanging this way is causing stresses that I have never felt before. While using this method I am having to stop sets because of lig(I hope!!) and shaft soreness instead of head pain. This is the first time I have ever had to end sets because of soreness where I want it to be so needless to say I am excited.

I also was doing the kegel and reverse kegel while doing my sets. This is really adding to the stretch. I have some nasty ideas running through my head now. If I only had 1000 dollars to blow on one of those exercise machines where you can hang from your feet upside down….hmmmm. Presto……. Inverted fulcrum hanging. I thought the other shit I have done was crazy. I could just see myself standing on my head against wall trying this…I hope my arms are long enough.

I don’t know if I came up with the idea first or not, but I was looking for a way to attack the tunica. I have had phenomonal success stretching my ligs. However, I was not gaining much along the shaft. Also, I have a very tight line of connective tissue that runs down the top middle of my shaft which I believe to be the top of the tunica. By doing dual fulcrum stretches and fulcrum hanging, I have been able to loosen this up.

I am now planning a 3 month hanging regimen that will be focused entirely on the tunica. This will consist of hanging in all positions from straight out to over the shoulder. You can do a search and see my under the desk hanging setup. I wll also do a lot of fulcrum hanging. I have fabricated a special device for hanging this way. I got a 3/8” stainless steel rod and wrapped ace bandages around a 3 inch area in the middle. I then wrapped foam around each end of the ace wrap and then wrapped more ace wrap over top. This formed a v-shaped cradle that I place my unit in. I also use the Bib starter to hang over the v-shaped area on the rod. In addition, I wrapped more ace wrap on each end of the rod to cushion it against my thighs.

I have found that I must reduce my hanging weight to a max of around 15 pounds when fulcrum hanging. My max weight for lig work is about 25 pounds. So far, the results have been impressive. I attribute about a 1/3” gain over 2 1/2 months to this method. I’ll post more at the end of my 3 month regimen.

Sappy, I am not a hanger (strictly due to lack of privacy and alone time) but for the past few months I have been into manual stretching big time… Since DLD posted on his blasters.

Due to large hands/wrists/forearms, I am unable to get into DLD’s A stretch, so I searched for other options. I settled on the exact implement you’ve chosen, a vacuum cleaner extension tube.

My experience mirrors your post verbatim. It produces and AWESOME tunica stretch, and although I won’t measure again until 4-4-03, I see positive signs of length growth.

Jelktoid, thanks for responding. I will once again steal your idea about the ace bandage wrapping on whatever I decide to use to drape my unit over while hanging. That v-shaped cradle sounds good. Did you exclusively hang this way to achieve your 1/3 inch gain in the 2.5 months? Reason I ask is that I find that if I do the fulcrum hang for about 15 minutes and then for the remaining 5 I do BTC this seems to hit the ligs like I have been unable to before. I also find the kegel and reverse kegel to really benefit the fatigue also. I am also going to take a look at what you had in mind for your desk hanging set up. I work from home so I should really be interested in this.

RB, Yep you were the guy that gave me the idea for the vacuum cleaner attachment. I have lurked here for a long time and followed your post regarding the DLD Blasters. If I remember correctly I think you were not seeing the gains that others have reported using the DLDs? I too have not see any gains from the DLDs. Are you seeing any results from this?

Thanks to both of you for your response. I have been stuck at a plateau for far too long and I am close to throwing in the towel and classify myself as a no gainer. I really only saw gains in the first 6 months of my program and from then nothing, so I have not gained in about a year and a half. It was so frustrating too, because I was so close from going to below average to what I feel is average and that is 6 inches NBP. I only had about 1/4 inch to go to reach that and it has been really aggravating.

Thanks
Sappy1

Sappy, I was seeing only minimal gains doing blasters, but since I’ve been using the pipe, I’m seeing positive signs of growth. Won’t know for sure until 4-4-03…

Can’t wait until 4-4-03…

it’s 4-2-03… almost time for a report!!!

Bigger,

Can you please explain what you mean by this a little more? Do you think fulcrum hanging only hits the tunica? Why not the ligs also?

Thanks,
Hugeness
ps. I am starting back to PE again on this day, but don’t tell anyone. I want to see if I can get any gains before saying anything…. LOL

Huge,

>Can you please explain what you mean by this a little more? Do you think fulcrum hanging only hits the tunica? Why not the ligs also?<

Where the hell have you been?

First, realize I never had to do any fulcrum stretching. I was able to hang enough pounds to overcome barriers without it.

Fulcrum stretching works my putting a bend, while flaccid, along the tunica. My point was, you need to move the area of the bend up and down the shaft. You don’t need to move the fulcrum during the set, but each set should have a different fulcrum point. Also, you want to do Vs and As, stressing top and bottom, and also turn the shaft on each side so that too much stress is not placed in one area affecting minimal tissues.

Fulcrum stretches by their nature use gravity in some way. In general, you will have to perform them in the SO position. Maybe also OTL. So it would be fairly hard for most guys to get any lig effect out of them. Most guys LOT is at 9:00 or below, so the ligs would not come into play. The BTC angle is probably best for the ligs.

Good to read you again. Don’t be a stranger.

Weren’t you one of the guys that talked me into making hangers? I need to talk with you about that. Face to face. heh.

Bigger

Bigger,

Guilty as charged. However, I am still glad (for me) that you did the Hanger. I have mine on right now!! LOL Actually, I think I need a Bib Starter if I am going to move the fulcrum point. I just don’t have enough dick with the standard model to move the point too much. Oh well.

Thanks for the explaination… clear and concise as always.

Where have I been? Divorce, job… blah, blah, blah…. busy life and not in a good way.

I’m not a real stranger here… but I just don’t have too much useful to add most (if not all) of the time.

Hugeness (in name only) :-)

:( That was sad, Hugeness. Sorry to hear of your troubles.

But don’t say you don’t have anything useful to say! That’s rarely true of anyone.

-BH