Is discoloration inevitable?

I’ve ordered a Bib starter and plan to begin hanging soon, making sure to start slowly and pay attention to what my body/pain are telling me.

One concern I have, however, is with potential discoloration. From what I’ve heard/read, it seems as though some substantial discoloration of the shaft is inevitable when you hang regularly. The discoloration itself would not bother me, but what does bother me is the prospect that the discoloration will be PERMANENT.

Any thoughts on hanging in such a way to minimize or avoid discoloration? Would it help to hang in shorter sets?

Thanks much.

Good question, sycamore4. I’ve been hanging regularly (4-5 X week) for 6 months and have not seen any discoloration. I haven’t read too much about this and am interested to hear what the long-time hangers have to say.

stevie31,

How much wrap do you put on?

I use a piece of cloth I cut out of an old “wife-beater”. The piece is about 8” X 5.25” (L X W). I fold it in half horizontally for extra padding (this changes the width to 2.75”). Then I wrap it snuggly around my dick 2 times.

Thanks for the detailed info.

No problem. Here’s a couple of threads with even better info:

Wrapping drawings

How to remove skin soreness while hanging

Wrapping Tutorial

In my experience, discoloration is inevitable. I can’t attribute it to one particular exercise because I did all three: jelqing, hanging and pumping.

After 2 years of PE, I developed a dark, purple ring around my circ scar and I hated it! Unfortunately, I had to stop PE because of an injury. During my 1 year layoff, the discoloration faded about 50-60%. The purple color has turned to light brown.

sycamore,

>One concern I have, however, is with potential discoloration. From what I’ve heard/read, it seems as though some substantial discoloration of the shaft is inevitable when you hang regularly. The discoloration itself would not bother me, but what does bother me is the prospect that the discoloration will be PERMANENT.<

I hung a lot of weight for a lot of time. I did get discoloration, sometimes a lot. I used arnica gel when I would notice a lot. Also, I believe wrapping until some fluid builds up helps take it out. Before PE, I was kind of pasty white, except for a brown stripe around the area of my circ scar. Now, since I have stopped hanging for quite a while, the entire shaft is a little darker, and still a dark band around the circ scar. I like the darker color much better than pasty white.

>Any thoughts on hanging in such a way to minimize or avoid discoloration? Would it help to hang in shorter sets? <

I think you have hit on something here that should be explored and evaluated. I wish someone who is hanging regularly would start a good thread on it. SS4jelq started a thread concerning this, but I do not know where it is.

There are two types of tissues impacted in hanging. One is the target tissues, the tough collagenous material that when manipulated results in gains. And then the soft tissues, skin, smooth muscle, nerves, etc, that you do not want to change or rather damage.

When working toward inflicting controlled damage on the tough tissues, you have to keep in mind the soft tissues. But they WILL change and adapt to the stresses. The vessels will adjust to the stresses, and become better able to provide blood to the tissues under stress, as well as drain the tissues.

Sometimes when I would begin the day with my max weight, I would have to cut the set short because of blood pressure above the hanger. It just was not comfortable, and would be very dark. Then, ten minutes later, I could hang a twenty minute set without discoloration. I believe this was a short term adaptation. But any body part will also go through long term adaptations when confronted with stresses. Living tissue is amazing.

The key is to listen to what your body is telling you. It will come along for the ride and cooperate if you just give it a little time and attention.

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Stevie31,

What is the “wifebeater” that you refer to in your wrapping?

Thanks.

A wifebeater is a type of American T Shirt usually popularized by White Trash and other undesirable segments of America. It is a sleeveless t-shirt (undershirt).

Thanks TT. Was that the definition in Webster’s? :D

twat,

>A wifebeater is a type of American T Shirt usually popularized by White Trash and other undesirable segments of America. It is a sleeveless t-shirt (undershirt).<

A vest then, yeah?

SS4

Here are the links:

Fluid & discolouration
Pumping and fluid buildup blah blah

SS4

Nope my definition. See Molly Hatchett fan also.

ROFL! Great definition, and an even better pic lol. My ex always wondered why I needed to have 20-30 brand new clean wife beaters at any given time. Now maybe they’ll contribute to my PE efforts, thanks!

sycamore4, if you ever watch “COPS” an american reality show, nine times out of ten, the husband in a domestic violence dispute will be wearing a wifebeater.