Mystified Hanging Beginner

@bhcentral- Effects of acute hypoxia on metabolic and hormonal responses to resistance exercise This is just a quick abstract, but there are several studies with similar findings.

This has been discussed as a reason clamping works, no solid conclusions though, interesting.

Okay but my penis isn’t doing push ups when clamped off. It is interesting information but I am not sure it correlates to what the 20 minute rule is about. I would be very happy to find that I can go beyond the 20 minutes. My concern is gangrene and nerve damage. From my experience when I accidentally go to far my discoloration seems to be worse and more edema is present. It would just be so much more effective if I could get to 30 minutes or longer.

I am aware of the protocol that this study is based on. There has been a few dangerous situations. I can’t remember the guys name who created this protocol. But early on he actually developed a pulmonary embolism due to his methods. It ended up hospitalizing him. I also believe I heard about a hockey player that claimed these methods destroyed his quadriceps. However, I do believe in the USA we now have people that get certified in training others with this method.

We use tourniquets on limbs everyday in the operating room with complete occlusion of blood flow for up to two hours. This is on patients who are asleep. Forty-five minutes is about the limit on awake patients due to tourniquet discomfort. I’d be interested to see what you come up with as far as research.