Ram,
>Bib, say for example, I hang BTC until the gains stopped and then switched to OTS. Would it be necessary to cement those lig gains by still hanging BTC? I’m wondering where cementing gains and postion changes are worked in together.<
Great question. Believe it or not, I do not think this has ever been raised, at least not for a long time.
The ligs and tunica are two completely different structures, joined at fascia along the shaft. For the most part, one can be stressed at different times without stressing the other, except in the case of the outer tunica, where the hanging device is attached. It will generally always have at least some stress.
There are at least two possiblilities concerning the stopping of gains at the BTC angle. One is that the ligs have given all that they can muster in relation to gains. IOW, any additional stretching of the ligs will not result in any more gains, at least at this time (see-saw effect). The other is that the ligs do have more potential for gains, but have become stronger, and require more stress than you are delivering. This is a good reason to always keep up with your LOT. You should be able to estimate whether you still have lig gain potential.
To answer your question in the most simple manner, it will be some time before you realize the gains from lig stretch have stopped completely. So there will be a time of cementing going on during this time.
But what happens to the ligs when you change to the upper angles? Over time, if you do not stress them, they will become weaker, so that if you do have further lig gain potential, or if the upper angles results in raising your LOT, the ligs should be much easier to stretch at a later time.
This is another good reason to concentrate on one angle at a time, and also follows the divide and conquer theory. First the skin, then the ligs, then the tunica. But dividing and conquering is not a single event. Just like you stretch skin in the beginning, that is not the end of stretching skin. Just because you reach a lig plateau, or realize all of your current lig potential, that is not the end of lig work.
So, the real answer is; while you may stop lig work for a time, it is not the end of lig work in your PE career. You can always hit them again, hopefully in a weaker state.
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