Originally Posted by HangerMan5000
I’ve been away from hanging for quite some time, and I haven’t gained shit since then. Hanging was just about the only thing that ever got me to gain the tiniest bit. So I want in… again. Now the reason I quit was the lose in sensitivity, using a bib rip-off (My hanger). I’m not sure I can deal with traction style hangers, maybe someone can convince me otherwise. Either way, can anyone tell me the current state of hangers, are the vacuum hangers any good? I remember a few threads that showed some decent designs, but I would like to know how that panned out.
Vacuum hangers have limited potential since you can’t go far in weight. I’m not sure it’s possible to go beyond 10lbs without serious fluid build-up.
There’s no limit to what you can do with a hanger, such as the Bib hanger. I think Bib was hanging 40lbs with it towards the end of his hanging career.
To make hanging effective, you need to work up to at least 10 hrs per week, and hit fatigue in your first couple sets.
You might want to consider reading everything on this link & re-evaluate your approach.
Most Important Hanging Threads
—Did you continue to build up in # sets/ and total weight each week
—Were your actually reaching fatigue in your first 1-2 sets
—Were you putting in 10+ hours at least in total hangtime
—Did you splt hanging between days/ nights
These are all factors that may help.
You may have to make sure you’ve done your homework/ studying—I think once you’ve done that you’ll know why you’re not gaining.
Also, Bib suggests not using complete rest days with hanging—& I agree with this particular philosophy. My ‘rest days’ are just on weekends where I try to hang maybe just 2 sets per day, that’s it (I may do more later, but that’s it for now). When you reach too much fatigue to continue hanging at one angle, you simply switch angles. As long as you don’t injure yourself, you can apply this. Your body can heal the stresses you put at one angle while you work on a new angle.
Anyway, hope that helps.