Brawn Johnson's Routine and Progress
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As always, I want to be clear on this point: I mention the problems I'm running into with the SiliStretcher only to document the actual obstacles I'm facing in my PE journey. MoS has developed a fine product that seems to be working perfectly for most and is GREAT when it (usually) works for me. Further, MoS has been sending me replacement parts at no cost, honoring the warranty they provided. I have a lot of respect for that.
Thanks for jumping on this, DLD, and thanks for reaching out, Lightning.
I did a manual workout yesterday, and had some soreness afterwards only and exactly where I just had a hernia repaired. I suspect that high-volume, low-intensity training such as ADS or hanging is in fact the safest way to do things following that operation. I'm going to try a manual session one more time today and see if I get the same result or if that was a fluke. If it happens again, I'll go back to wrapping (in order to prevent any losses) while I figure out this SiliStretcher business and give myself more time to heal!
EDIT: Another idea to try... the stretches targeting ligaments are probably the most dangerous for the former and possibly-still-healing hernia site, so if I get soreness again today I'll try a regimen isolating the shaft/tunica and leave the surrounding area alone. If that works, I'll keep making what gains I can from tunica stretching alone while everything else heals.
Thanks for jumping on this, DLD, and thanks for reaching out, Lightning.
I did a manual workout yesterday, and had some soreness afterwards only and exactly where I just had a hernia repaired. I suspect that high-volume, low-intensity training such as ADS or hanging is in fact the safest way to do things following that operation. I'm going to try a manual session one more time today and see if I get the same result or if that was a fluke. If it happens again, I'll go back to wrapping (in order to prevent any losses) while I figure out this SiliStretcher business and give myself more time to heal!
EDIT: Another idea to try... the stretches targeting ligaments are probably the most dangerous for the former and possibly-still-healing hernia site, so if I get soreness again today I'll try a regimen isolating the shaft/tunica and leave the surrounding area alone. If that works, I'll keep making what gains I can from tunica stretching alone while everything else heals.
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Yesterday I performed a manual session without excluding any stretches, but I lowered tension from 20 to 15lb for the tension stretch. After the workout, no soreness anywhere. Should be safe!
I just read LongStretch's most-excellent thread, "The Long Game: Learning With LongStretch..." and looking through it seems to confirm my 'overtraining' suspicion. Not only do I build intensity pretty quickly from workout to workout, but I also train every weekday. This alone might be too much, and that would be an AMAZING problem to have because right now the big threat to my PE career is how much time this is gobbling up.
Still, all these changes to what I'm doing all coming so rapid-fire... I'm getting to a place again where nothing is consistent or measured. I'm going to keep doing what I'm doing for another couple of weeks, resign myself to a possible throw-away month, measure anyway, and then come up with a plan that will involve backing WAY off the intensity and dialing back how many days/week I train.
I just read LongStretch's most-excellent thread, "The Long Game: Learning With LongStretch..." and looking through it seems to confirm my 'overtraining' suspicion. Not only do I build intensity pretty quickly from workout to workout, but I also train every weekday. This alone might be too much, and that would be an AMAZING problem to have because right now the big threat to my PE career is how much time this is gobbling up.
Still, all these changes to what I'm doing all coming so rapid-fire... I'm getting to a place again where nothing is consistent or measured. I'm going to keep doing what I'm doing for another couple of weeks, resign myself to a possible throw-away month, measure anyway, and then come up with a plan that will involve backing WAY off the intensity and dialing back how many days/week I train.
Remember, gaining is all about light tension and long times. Starting off hanging 15-20lbs for short times doesn't make gains. Your body reacts to stress and counters. it's like when you get sick, your body does everything to heal. When you stress your dick, your body is going to fight against it. You want to moderately stretch for long periods to make gains.
Very interesting take!