help with tunica stretching

SS4, here is the thread you asked me to start on stretching the tunica.

T-Rex,

These quotes are from what you posted in the other thread.

>Basically the routine I try to stick to is that 3 times a day I hang two sessions 20 minutes apart, and follow up that last set with a pumping session for about 15 minutes. I soley hang ots at 18 lbs off to the right, because my unit favors the left side a bit.<

Why do you split your sessions? Not necessarily a bad thing, i’m just curious.
Do you take any rest days?
Is 18 pounds your max?

> For a long time I was hanging btc, and gained nothing but extra skin. Later realized I have a LOT exit point(or whatever it’s called).<

Yeah ditto.

>Man I need a half inch so bad for motivation, my tunica must be made of steel. There is so much more to my story, but that’s probably the short version. <

The tunica is a tough little bastard. If you think of the ligs, they are very thin, but the tunica is the same circumference as your girth, so it’s easy to see why it is harder to stretch. But it can certainly be done, it just takes time that is all.

Do you use heat with your hanging?
Do you kegel while hanging?
How long have you been doing your OTS routine for?
Do you feel any fatigue in the tunica? (would probably be felt near the base or at the inner tunica)
Have you ever used or considered an ADS device?

Good Luck
SS4

T-rex, how long have you been targeting the tunica only? The reason I ask is, when I first started targeting it, it seemed to take forever for it to break down and become susceptible to stretching. I mean weeks. But I persisted, and I now can feel a very good stretch each and every session (I manual stretch only up towards my chin and ots).

If you’ve only been at it a short while, take your time. Just know that the upwards angles, as close to your body as you can get, is the absolute best angles for hitting the tunica directly.

SS4

There are two reasons why I split up my six sessions into three- 1. My work schedule doesn’t allow me enough time to do it all together for instance I wake up at 5 am do two sessions & pump, work 8-5, 6pm two sessions & pump, before bed about 10 pm two sessions & pump. 2. The way I wrap in ots position makes it sore behind the head, so I need a break. I’ve tried before to not wrap all the way up to the head, but the skin gets bunched up bad and when I unwrap it, there would like big bubbles on the under side.

I take about two rest days and yes my max is now 19 lbs. I lay on my weight bench and raise it up as if doing incline bench press. I have the weights connected to a piece of extension cord, and put it over the weight bar, therefore the weights are right there by my head. I use heat only for about 5 minutes with a hot wet cloth right before each 20 min session. I only kegel while hanging when it doesn’t hurt to do so, due to my wrapping situation. I have a piece of sweat pants material which I wrap with near the head, then at the base I use a piece of self adhesive ace bandage. I do this because if I used the ace bandage all over it hurts like hell, when you unwrap near the head with that stuff. I always get a good grip on the tunica with my bib starter.

I’ve been solely hanging ots for about 4 months, but probably 3 weeks at this intensity. It really feels fatigued when I’m hanging, about an inch behind my balls, and if i kegel I feel it more it’s an intense fatigued feeling. But once I stop hanging it’s gone, I used to wear my homemade ads everyday but it got annoying and uncomfortable especially at work, having to keep getting up going to the restroom to make sure the head wasn’t numb.

RB

I’d say I’ve been targeting the tunica for probably about 5 months.

Thanks to both of you guys for your input.

T-rex,

>There are two reasons why I split up my six sessions into three- 1. My work schedule doesn’t allow me enough time to do it all together for instance I wake up at 5 am do two sessions & pump, work 8-5, 6pm two sessions & pump, before bed about 10 pm two sessions & pump.<

If I were you I would only pump after the last session of hanging, as I find it can increase soreness and slippage to hang after pumping, or girth moves also. Splitting your sessions is fine.

> 2. The way I wrap in ots position makes it sore behind the head, so I need a break. I’ve tried before to not wrap all the way up to the head, but the skin gets bunched up bad and when I unwrap it, there would like big bubbles on the under side. <

OK, you should solve this wrapping problem first. You should be able to hang comfortably. How much wrap do you use? Have you read the wrapping diagrams thread? That’s a good place to start. Do you have any theraband?

>I use heat only for about 5 minutes with a hot wet cloth right before each 20 min session.<

Get yourself a heating pad type device, or make a rice sock. Then use heat for the first half of the first half of your sets. If you do 6 20 min sets, use heat for the first 10 minutes of the first 3 sets. Place the pad or rice sock against the lower shaft, on the underside.

> I only kegel while hanging when it doesn’t hurt to do so, due to my wrapping situation. <

Then you are missing out. You should be able to kegel without any problems. Once you solve the wrap problem, do kegels for 5 seconds, followed by a 5-10 second rest.

>I have a piece of sweat pants material which I wrap with near the head, then at the base I use a piece of self adhesive ace bandage. <

Is the sweat pants material thin or thick? Is it elastic at all? IMO, the best material for cloth wraps is a thin sock, elastic and soft on the skin.

>I do this because if I used the ace bandage all over it hurts like hell, when you unwrap near the head with that stuff. I always get a good grip on the tunica with my bib starter. <

Yeah the bandage can be abrasive.

>I’ve been solely hanging ots for about 4 months, but probably 3 weeks at this intensity. It really feels fatigued when I’m hanging, about an inch behind my balls, and if i kegel I feel it more it’s an intense fatigued feeling.<

This is perfect, exactly how it should be. The place where you feel the soreness is where the heat pad should be put (during a set that is, for your pre hanging hot wrap heat the whole shaft). This is great, we just need to solve the wrap to make it comfortable for you now, so you can maybe do more sets or use more weight if needed. Gains will come if you persist, I promise.

> But once I stop hanging it’s gone,<

I find that tunica soreness is a little more subtle. If you do a few upward stretches when you take a piss, you should feel the soreness then. Good to do just to remind you it is there.

> I used to wear my homemade ads everyday but it got annoying and uncomfortable especially at work, having to keep getting up going to the restroom to make sure the head wasn’t numb.<

In that case traction wraps are a better option, you can set it up to give perfect circulation, to the point that you can piss when it is on (tip: use a cubicle!). You might get fluid buildup after a while, but a few minutes light jelqing should take care of that if you unwrap and rewrap every few hours. This is something you can do between your hanging sessions to keep the extended state, and will be very beneficial. The best material for this is the self-adhesive bandage stuff, it wont be sore because it is not tight, plus the elasticity of the bandage will allow for better circulation. I think that stuff was designed for traction wrapping. You should notice a much improved flaccid hang too. So get to it!

Good Luck
SS4