The Mercedes Benz of BTC Hanging

Yello sirs. First thread. Want to spread the news about the Mercedes Benz experience in BTC hanging.

Did the mega-slouching in an office chair thing for two hours a day over a couple weeks. Not a fan.
Big respect to Bib and others who’ve put in serious time that way. RIP to your lower backs. (jk)

I saw some guys talking about laying between two tables (space) or desks (flimsy) or garage workbenches (expensive).

Finally stopped being dumb. Found a $120 twin-size bed platform on Amazon (16” clearance underneath) with removable slats (remove one for dangle-hole). Got some cheap 5” furniture risers to give me 21” of altitude underneath the bed. Bought the cheapest fitted cotton sheet I could find. Had an old king-size foam mattress – cut that bad boy down to twin size. Cut myself a medieval-torture-device hole in the right spot. And boom – Mercedes BTC.

Hanging on this thing for the first time was a revelation.
I instantly realized approximately 95% of the suckiness of BTC hanging comes from the chair situation, and the atrociously bad posture required for long periods of time.

Only downside is the space required, and what to say if your medieval-torture-device hole is ever spotted by a normie.
I guess this is just one of those benefits you only get if you tell your wife :-)

My cotton sheet is tearing a bit around the edges already. Polyester with melted edges should be more durable.
But other than that – this is the way.
Hanging is a joy.
I sit up a bit on a rolled-up sleeping bag.
Can relax and really visualize gains.
Can work on a laptop.
The hour goes by much much faster!

Highly recommend.

Nice. This opens up a realm of other possibilities, too. One idea: a bucket underneath so you can take a leak without getting out of bed.

That’s definitely what it looks like 😅

That looks very good, promising.

I have to say I am impressed. Do you have some kind of entertainment like a TV on the roof?

I don’t currently - but that exact thought has crossed my mind haha

Many times I will do nothing but lay there and visualize gains. I feel like I should do this every time (I fully believe in the power of this) but sometimes I go for distraction instead.

My main thing is feeling like I could be doing something “productive”, even though multitasking in this way is easier said than done, and I’m not certain I’d be all that productive. However, I could read TP and use the time to further my research.

I’ve looked at these different types of “bed desks” (pics attached) to make laptop use easier/more ergonomic. The rolling table version seems like it would be awesome, if it had enough height to clear my raised bed. Will let you know if I make any addition like this and how it all works out.

Got a couple pics of the BTC bed in use yesterday, along with my Bib.Squirpa Dangler weight:

The Bib.Squirpa Dangler - Easily add weight while BTC

Honestly I really enjoy these kind of things because it shows the kind of ingenuity that makes PE fun. I am thinking of making my own. Looks like it is time for a trip to IKEA.

I love the ingenuity.

I have a bench about the same height 2 feet away from my bed. So I hang my butt off the bed and support myself with the bench. It allows me to do glute/hamstring exercises while hanging BTC.

Awesome. Sounds like a win!