M3721,
>how much time do you need to spend to gain??<
Most guys that hang at least ten hours per week seem to have good success.
>if i were to do a month of
hanging with say 7.5 lbs slightly above
BTC... (i find this a VERY uncofrtable postion to sit in.. maybe i am doing it wrong?)<
It is possible you are doing it wrong. How are you performing
BTC?
>and then increase as fatigue dissipates ... what
weights will i actually see some gains? and approximately what is the avg. amount time before one will start to see the gains?? how quickly do they come?<
Nobody can tell you that. I started gaining at about 7.5 lbs,
hanging for a couple hours (this was in the beginning as I was working up in time). This was in the first ten days or so. But you will obviously be different. It just depends on the consistancy, the toughness of your collagenous tissues. At some stress level, time and
weight, the tissues will fail, and begin to deform.
I know of one individual who stuck with it, with no gains, for over two years. Then, he reached the 30 lb mark, and began to gain. I believe he stopped with 1.5 inches of gain. Also, it depends on what your beginning LOT is, the amount of inner penis you have available, to pull out by stretching the relatively easy ligs (as opposed to tunica stretch).
>if i were to hang a minimum of 40 mins a day... EVERYDAY... (depending on time available... is this sufficient? or not?<
I would shoot for the ten hours per week. 40 mins per day is less than five hours per week. I am not saying you would not gain, but the tissues you need to deform are tough. It does not happen easily.
>Also will clamping every so often hurt my gains?<
It is possible that clamping would hurt you reaching your length goals. Especially since it usually makes the
hanger attachment point sensitive.
>thanks alot.... i REALLLY want to see some gains i am getting dicouraged<
No need to get discouraged now. You are just starting. This process takes a while, and requires patience. If you do not have it, perhaps it would be best to stop before investing any more time.
>Also, what do you classify as fatigue???<
Soreness, aching, tiredness, as in after a good
weight lifting workout. Also, a feeling that you cannot continue a set at the current
weight. Just too much stress.
>I am using 7.5 lbs now, and i decided i will use each
weight for approx. 50 hrs TOTAL hang time.. (not all at once of course... i will accumulate it over a series of workouts) at which time i will measure, and then increase by 2.5 lbs (i don't have anything smaller - but after 50 hrs with a certain
weight i think this should be alright?)<
You might want to buy a 1-1.5 lb
weight, to make the steps more gradual. Try to just go up 1-2 lbs per week, depending on how you feel, until you reach fatigue. Then, you must listen to your body, attempt to hang within the fatigued state, but not so much that you risk injury.
I would say you can move up safely much sooner than the 50 hr mark. Ten hours at a
weight, that is not bringing on fatigue, is probably enough to condition the soft tissues to move up in
weight.
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