Question about gains from hanging?

Ive just started hanging(started dec, 2003/6x10min/ 1 hour total per day). And wanted to know how long it took most of you to gain 1.5 inches? also do you think its safe to hang longer(i dont mean all in one session)? say 90-120 minutes per day(10-12\10min sessions?

Thanks abunch guys! great site :)

Zulu

Zulu,

>Ive just started hanging(started dec, 2003/6x10min/ 1 hour total per day). And wanted to know how long it took most of you to gain 1.5 inches?<

Of course, this will vary from person to person. It only took me about eight months to gain two inches, but I am not the norm.

>also do you think its safe to hang longer(i dont mean all in one session)? say 90-120 minutes per day(10-12\10min sessions?<

That is fine, but you have to work up to it. Increase time the same way you would increase weight, slowly.

Bigger

Bib,

What is the longest time someone should consider hanging in one session?

Conventional wisdom is to not exceed 20 minutes in a session, with no real limit on how many sessions you can do a day so long as youve build up to it. This is true. I was up to about 30 minute sessions, but then troubles (bisters) began to arise. Keep it to twenty minutes, followed by a break.

Woops, your question was addressed to Bid. My bad. Unsolicited advice is rude.

No Hobgoblin,

If you have an answer and can help someone else out than it is cool. Bib usually gets all the requests but doesn’t have infinite time to reply to them all. So if a hanger knows an answer feel free to jump in and give your thoughts. If I know an answer and I can help someone out about it I do so. Occasionaly Bib will miss a thread and no answer will be given. Usually SS4Jelq grabs them too, but alas he is a busy working man. So I do a tiny bit of them. A few others help out with the answers too.

Don’t worry if your answer is a little bit sketchy. If it is usually one of the other hangers sets everyone straight. I have made a few errors and Bib has redirected or simplified what I was rambling on about.

Besides, helping out is the key that makes this place so cool. Feel free to share the knowledge. So help everyone out if you can. Someone gave to you, please do your best to return the favor to another guy.

Your 20 minute answer is right on the money.;)

Thanks!
TT

BIB said:

>”Of course, this will vary from person to person. It only took me about eight months to gain two inches, but I am not the norm.”<

Not the norm for work capacity/load=not the norm for gains. :)

hobgob,

Please, help out with any questions to which you feel you can relate. No problem. The more thoughts the better the information. Also, you provided personal experience which is always valuable.

I hung a set for 45 minutes one time while talking on the phone. I surely regreted that.

Bigger