Pain At The Attachment Point

So I was hanging successfully for a while but now it’s causing pain at the attachment point before I can get up to a weight that actually causes fatigue. This occurs with both the bib starter and the malehanger v3. Any tips??

I know I could experience good gains if the attachment point wasn’t giving me problems

We need more information. For example, tell us about your Bib setup.

Are you toe-in, if so how much? What’s the hinge gap compared to the latching gap?

Can you tell us about your wrapping method?

Also, how many days a week are you hanging? Sets lengths, number of sets, and breaks between sets?

How much weight are you at and how do you manage the weight throughout your sets?

I’m not toe in

I’m keeping the hinge gap pretty close to minimal

I wrap by using a piece of 10”x2”
piece of sweater and a small ace bandage over the top… Sometimes I use a HTW hair tie wrap on underneath the sweater

I hang 5-6 days a week

Sets are 20-30 minutes

I start at 2.5lbs and increase by 2.5lbs every minute or two until I hit a weight that causes either pain or fatigue, whichever occurs first

I was at 32.5lbs at the end of my sets last week but now I can’t get above 20lbs

I really only have time for one set per day

Ok, so your gaps down both the hinge and latching side run parallel?

Have you tried opening the hinge gap and decreasing the latching gap?

Good, you are focusing on it. Do you remove the wrap between sets? What’s the HTW for and how often do you use it?

Should be ok, but some might need rest every other day. Also, if there is significant enough restriction of blood, greater amounts of rest will be required.

At higher weights, those beyond 12 lbs, 20-30 minutes is a lot.

You could be hitting a threshold too early and trying to work through it, which is significantly reducing your ability to condition and find a balance routined.

Many will not be able to give you good advice as there are few who are successfully exceeding weights over 15 lbs. Be safe, just the amount of weight you are hitting alone could be your issue. I have never gone beyond 15 lbs.

Time is definitely a challenge! Have you ever toyed around with an extender?

You’re in the “no man’s land” territory as far as weight goes. I probably could’ve pushed myself up that high (I’ve hung 25 before), but there are serious diminishing returns above 20lbs and it’s just not worth the time and discomfort to me. Once you get to 20lbs, your penis is so tough that it’s going to be hard to get any gains - not impossible, but either the weight has to increase dramatically, or your total time in the hanger will.

Once I get to 20lbs and get my 12 hanging days put in, I will stay there for another month, just to cement any gains I’ve made, and then go into a deconditioning phase where I do nothing except do one set every 7-10 days with a much lighter weight (7-10lbs). I think that set is more for my mental well being haha, because no one feels good about stopping during deconditioning.

After a few months off, I start back at 10lbs and over time (I usually add 1lb every 12 hanging days), work back up to 20lbs, and repeat the cycle.