sponge,
>I have been
hanging OTS for about a month now and I'm doing 3-4 sets 20 min with 15 lbs. I am getting this bad bruising on the back side just under the glands. I'm using a bib starter and only wrapping with
theraband. Am I doing something wrong? This makes for one ugly dick.<
This would happen with me if I either went up in
weight or time too quickly at a new angle, or if the wrap was too tight, or the
hanger was too tight on bottom.
The
hanger is supposed to grip the top sides of the two major chambers. Not much pressure on the bottom chamber, the CS, at all. If your wrap is loose enough to pee with it on, and the bottom gap is enough that the top teeth mesh a good bit when the
hanger is tightened, then you should be ok.
Remember, each angle is different. Your soft tissues may be conditioned to hang
BTC and SO, but not OTS. The reason is obviously because each angle places different stresses on different parts.
Many guys have remarked that OTS causes more discoloration. I think most of the time, it is because OTS is the last angle, or one of the last angles they try, and they attempt to hang the same
weight they were using at the lower angles without conditioning the soft tissues for the new stresses. At the very least, they start out at a much higher
weight than they did for the lower angles. I must admit that I was guilty of doing this from time to time.
Each time you change angles, you have to realize the differences in stresses, and start out easy. That is another good reason to change angles infrequently.
You may not have to start out at newbie
weights, but you have to allow for conditioning of the soft tissues.
>Do you vets see the same thing? When I hang, the glands get real dark. It looks like there is less blood flow with this
hanging angle.<
I cannot say for sure, but some of that may be that you have a better look at your head while
hanging OTS. It is staring right at you.
Hope this helps,
Bigger
