Hi Everyone,
I'm new to this forum, but not new to PE. Here's my journey so far...
In 2018 I used an LG Hanger and initially really liked using it. However, when I got above 10 lbs, I started getting some nasty blisters which got in the way of reaching fatigue. I found it impossible to hang with the LG above 13 lbs. After two very bloody encounters mid hanging, I made the switch to compression hanging.
In 2020 I bought the Total Man Hanger and I started acclimating to compression hanging. I made some progress, but still couldn't hang the high weights that I felt I needed to reach fatigue. I actually purchased the Total Man 2.0 device this summer (2022) and started using it in combination with an ADS. While the Total Man 2.0 is very quick to attach, I found that I was having difficulty in getting the adequate grip to hang heavy weights around 15 lbs. After 3 months of wearing an ADS nightly, I noticed that my meatus had significantly shrank, to the point where going to the bathroom was quite painful.
Both of those issues caused me to invest in a Bib Hanger, which I am currently using. I still am having trouble hanging heavy weights comfortably (15+ lbs), but the attachment is much more secure than the Total Man 2.0. Bib seems to think that an ADS doesn't really do much and that you simply pull out the previous days deformations in your first session of the day. This perspective combined with my own negative experience with an ADS has caused me to stop using an ADS for now. I actually have used urethral sounds to restore my original meatus size, so going to the bathroom is finally normal again. I also found that in the morning, after a full night of ADS wear, I had significant edema in the head. Sometimes I felt like that I wasn't targeting the tissues when doing my first hanging sets, but rather was just hitting the fluid build-up from the night before. I'm not sure if others can relate to going straight from an ADS to hanging...
My starting size was 5.5" and I am currently at 6.5." I have logged 935 hours of active hang time. I'm curious if anybody here has had experience in hanging higher weights (15 lbs+) and can offer advice. Also, what are people's thoughts on an ADS? I feel like if I went back to using it, I would have to spend a few minutes a day using sounds to prevent my meatus from closing up again. Does anybody have thoughts on hanging with post-ADS edema being good/bad/neutral? I feel like waiting multiple hours in the morning for it to subside is a waste of otherwise valuable hang time.
Currently, i'm trying to maximize my technique and time with the Bib and work my way up to 45 lbs, expecting to hang a total of 2000 hours or so. Then I will target girth. I know some routines here combine length and girth work, but I know Bib is strongly against that. Is that idea outdated?
Given that I have invested over 900 hours so far (that's not even including all the 10 minute breaks in between sets), I honestly feel like I should have gained more at this point. I feel like I must adapt to higher weights to be able to get into territory of multi inch gains. Long story short, I would like to gain at a faster rate.
Any advice/experience is welcome,
Thanks for the input!
Oli
I'm new to this forum, but not new to PE. Here's my journey so far...
In 2018 I used an LG Hanger and initially really liked using it. However, when I got above 10 lbs, I started getting some nasty blisters which got in the way of reaching fatigue. I found it impossible to hang with the LG above 13 lbs. After two very bloody encounters mid hanging, I made the switch to compression hanging.
In 2020 I bought the Total Man Hanger and I started acclimating to compression hanging. I made some progress, but still couldn't hang the high weights that I felt I needed to reach fatigue. I actually purchased the Total Man 2.0 device this summer (2022) and started using it in combination with an ADS. While the Total Man 2.0 is very quick to attach, I found that I was having difficulty in getting the adequate grip to hang heavy weights around 15 lbs. After 3 months of wearing an ADS nightly, I noticed that my meatus had significantly shrank, to the point where going to the bathroom was quite painful.
Both of those issues caused me to invest in a Bib Hanger, which I am currently using. I still am having trouble hanging heavy weights comfortably (15+ lbs), but the attachment is much more secure than the Total Man 2.0. Bib seems to think that an ADS doesn't really do much and that you simply pull out the previous days deformations in your first session of the day. This perspective combined with my own negative experience with an ADS has caused me to stop using an ADS for now. I actually have used urethral sounds to restore my original meatus size, so going to the bathroom is finally normal again. I also found that in the morning, after a full night of ADS wear, I had significant edema in the head. Sometimes I felt like that I wasn't targeting the tissues when doing my first hanging sets, but rather was just hitting the fluid build-up from the night before. I'm not sure if others can relate to going straight from an ADS to hanging...
My starting size was 5.5" and I am currently at 6.5." I have logged 935 hours of active hang time. I'm curious if anybody here has had experience in hanging higher weights (15 lbs+) and can offer advice. Also, what are people's thoughts on an ADS? I feel like if I went back to using it, I would have to spend a few minutes a day using sounds to prevent my meatus from closing up again. Does anybody have thoughts on hanging with post-ADS edema being good/bad/neutral? I feel like waiting multiple hours in the morning for it to subside is a waste of otherwise valuable hang time.
Currently, i'm trying to maximize my technique and time with the Bib and work my way up to 45 lbs, expecting to hang a total of 2000 hours or so. Then I will target girth. I know some routines here combine length and girth work, but I know Bib is strongly against that. Is that idea outdated?
Given that I have invested over 900 hours so far (that's not even including all the 10 minute breaks in between sets), I honestly feel like I should have gained more at this point. I feel like I must adapt to higher weights to be able to get into territory of multi inch gains. Long story short, I would like to gain at a faster rate.
Any advice/experience is welcome,
Thanks for the input!
Oli
