Help with strategy: reaching fatigue & weights

Hello there,

I have been wondering a bit lately. For hanging, it seems to be crucial to reach fatigue. I’m not really sure if I am reaching fatigue: during hanging,
I sometimes get the urge to stop, especially after half # of sets, I just don’t want to anymore. Its kind of.. uncomfortable but not really fatigued-ish.
So.. I think I have to contribute this to the progression strategy I am applying.

I have started with 2.5 lbs and have increased by 0.5 per week. Right now I am at 5.0 lbs.
I got the feeling that through this linear progression, I keep conditioning my dick to the weight so that after the first day at the new weight,
I already don’t feel the weight (quick conditioning; perhaps because I have already exercised/conditioned my penis thoroughly?!).
Perhaps this is just because the weights are relatively low right now.

I worry though, if I continue to progress like this, that I will condition my penis much faster to each weight before ever actually reaching a fatigued state.
So, therefore, I am rethinking my approach.
My original plan was to go with +0.5 lbs/week until I come to a point where it becomes hard to hang, the fatigue not allowing me to go higher.
Then just hang as long as possible, condition and then only move up.
My current thinking is: Increase weight much faster, like +1 or +1.5lbs biweekly until I hit a point where I clearly know: Ok, this is heavy, this is pulling hard.
Then tone down the progression speed and even incorporate dynamic weight usage (lowering weights at other sets)..

But I am not sure. As a hanging-beginner, I am supposed to progress as I am right now.
But I keep reading and reading and it seems like I am missing the fatigue-thing entirely.
Everytime I come across a thread that talks about someone having gained through hanging, I find out that the person progressed like +2.5lbs
until he felt like he couldn’t handle the weight and stopped at that weight. This seems a bit dangerous, yet sensible to me.
I think having it stretched with various manual techniques, its in its prime and I’m sure, at least at the current weights, I can increase fast for a while.

My question is: Should I stay on this course or should I speed it up.
I have no idea which of it will be more beneficial. On one side, I wanna grab the lower hanging fruits, on the other side, I don’t want to condition my dick
slowly to every weight and never feel fatigue before I decide that hanging doesn’t work for me.
I just wanna find the weight that fatigues me as quickly as possible, then progress as slowly as possible. This seems rational to me.

If you got any experience and/or any advice, Ill be glad to read it.

Best regards

When it comes to starting out hanging, patience is a virtue; it reduces the risk of injury. A lot. You might try adding some time as you add weight, though. If you stick to 20 minute sets, the first few sets might not make you feel fatigued. But you should be able to work up to 2-3 hours a day (6-9 sets @20 minutes each), and you should definitely feel those last few sets.

I was in the same boat. I went from 2.5 to 10 lbs in 2.5 lb increments over the course of 4 weeks and did not feel much fatigue. Then I tired fulcrum hanging at 5 lbs, what a difference.
Also, make sure to use heat. I was using an infrared heat bulb and a shroud from home depot but it was junk. I ordered this and have used for a few days now and it works great

Infrared Heat Lamp Therapy - Muscle & Skin Care

@Ernie
I’m already at a 8 sets of 15m.
Ive been hanging for a month already, started out with with 3x 20m, build quickly up to 6x 20m and adjusted it to the 8x 15m for circulation reasons.
This takes about 3 hours; 2h hang-time alone. 10h/week.
So, according to you, I should feel fatigue at the end. Well.. I feel like fatigue is where you simply cannot continue anymore and have to lower weights. I have never had to lower weights. Im already at 5 lbs.
So.. should I up the weights a bit faster so I do not condition/adapt too fast because of slow progression?

@Ed726
Fulcrum sounds nice. But since Im still a newbie hanger, Im supposed to do downward angles (doing SD). Once I do SO or similar and gains stall there, Ill switch to fulcrums.
About heat, I only warm up for 10m before via glass of hot water. Perhaps I should reheat every other set or so. My budget doesn’t allow me to get a IR lamp. I could use my air heater though.
Regarding your weight progress: I suppose you also have prior PE experience. I guess we guys are just so conditioned, that these weights don’t fatigue us yet. Perhaps we just need a bit more.
Im so unsure >.>

This friday, Ill jump straight to 6 lbs instead of 5.5 lbs and see how that goes.
Depending on outcome, Ill adjust on monday.

Hey guys what exactly is fulcrum hanging?

Good luck ehlolol, keep us posted.

I think everyone has to find their own variation of routine.

Put some sort m of stick or pipe, I use 1/2” pvc p ipe, across your legs then drape your unit over the pipe to hang. Be careful it can be pretty intense and as some of the veterans will say, it’s not for beginners.

Oh I see. Cool thanks.

So I’m up to 13 lbs for my first three sets of 15-20 min depending on fatigue. Then I do 3 sets of 5lbs for 20 min. I’m not injuring myself but I feel like I’m not getting good gain. I feel stuck. Any advice on trying something different?

Too you and to EHLOL,

I second fulcrum hanging.. I have only been on my current regime for 200mins using 10 sets of hanging over 2days, with 5llbs ie 2.5kg however SO hanging is starting to fatigue so I dropped the weight to 2.5llbs/1.25kg and did a fulcrum stretch, ie draping my dick with attached hanger over a pipe. It is a very intense stretch and you feel it in a different part of the penis, not so much at the base/ ligs for me anyway.

If you are stalling drop the weight and go with fulcrum stretches.

Its tuff tough

How much of a drop in weight is necessary for fulcrum stretches?

Great Thread

I just added a 4th set and noticed my head starts to get numb about half way through the 4th set. Any idea’s?

All hanging questions should be answered here: Forums - Bib’s Hangers

I have no affiliation with Bib. TP is great for PE in general but Bib’s forum is specific to hanging. It seems like there are some risky things going on in this thread in terms of routine. Just trying to keep everyone safe.