pnoewbe;437684 said:
We're talking about extreme
weight that we can't hang for 15-20 minutes, so we go as long as we can for each set and then do multiple sets to add up to 20 minutes or more a day, so as to go for gains not fetish. There is also a strategy of adding longer sets at less
weight after extreme
weight sets have shocked the tissue and maybe we can't stand to hang at that max
weight any more that day. 'extreme' and DLD have given explicit programs.
As far as going for "fetish", if I do one or two sets at extreme
weight, no gains are going to result that day or longterm with that, but, for about a day I have hormones and chi and better control. Tesla sex is cool but I want gains too.
Ah ok, I get it now. I hoped that was the direction you were aiming at

Technique that you may want to try that has helped me break
weight barriers in the past is to actually hang a little less. Then, in this example let's say it's 15lbs you're
hanging. This is your normal
weight you can currently hang comfortably for a couple sets before you hit fatigue. During a set, use a foot, or hand to push down on your
hanger for a minute or two at a time (going by an actual clock), ease up and repeat a couple minutes later. Do this throughout at least two sets per day for a few days. After that few days, go back up to the higher
weight you are trying to add more time to. You should be able to eventually add more time.
I definitely understand and have experience with the more time and lower
weights concept of
hanging, and changing my thinking to accept the more
weight/less time approach has been a little tough. Like I've told many guys in the past, most of my 2" length gain from
hanging came from working with 15-17.5lbs. Granted, I invested way too much time (3-4 hours total daily, 5-6 days per week with at least a couple sets per weekend day as well) back then into my
hanging, but I was sold on this approach, and it worked for me. If I could do it all over, the progressively more
weight with less time would have been my approach. I'll be using this method when I begin again soon.
Also, I don't know how many hangers actually keep physical track of their
hanging. I would keep a small notebook/memo pad specifically for
hanging where I would keep track of the date, time hung, sets hung,
weight hung per set, any increases/decreases, observations/thoughts, etc for each day I'd hang. It makes progressing easier because you have something you can actually see and reflect on. I'll be keeping a notebook when I start again in a couple weeks or so.