airshy said:
I have a question about the
btc vs sd angle - I feel a slight pull on the side of my groin on the sd angle that prevents me from more
weight. It is not painful but does limit me
weight wise. I am going to be smart and let this adapt of course but was wondering if this was common or heard of?
I remember similar challenges when
hanging. Sometimes it was nearly impossible to recline back (after upping my
hanging weight by a pound or two) into the
BTC angle, with the skin pull, and new more intense pull from the increase in
weight. With straight down, I faced similar issues occasionally.
There are ligaments that run along both sides of your penis and anchor into the pubic area. That is most likely where you are feeling this slight pull you describe. I'd suggest sticking with a
weight that is more comfortable for a week or so longer, and use a 'trick' of sorts that I discovered when
hanging. This 'trick' lets you increase the resistance you use when
hanging, while not actually adding
weight to your
hanger...and it helps a LOT with transitioning to the higher
weights. While in the middle of a set, you simply pull down some on the
hanger with your free hand. Hold down on the
hanger with as much resistance from your hand, and for as long as you can tolerate. Then, ease off, and just hang with the
weight for a few minutes before repeating the hand pull.
That 'trick' helped me several times when I felt I was ready to add more
weight, but when I tried adding more
weight only found that I had to back down again.