Ligament strengthening??

Nolove;716767 said:

For those who hang/hung or know anatomy I have a serious question about ligaments.
In theory, ligaments can indeed strengthen over time. Yes it will take longer for them to heal/repair then muscle will due to the circulatory system (blood flow). In fact It can be months before any signs of any strengthening. This is where it leads to my questions: Since I start hanging(3+ years) I’ve read and been told that if you do not achieve Creep while hanging or sporadic with my handing routine all it will do is strengthen my ligaments to a point I would achieve no gains or unless I hang a ridiculous amount of weight over a long time period. So is there any factual science research behind this? Or even PE’ers that had this problem, meaning they made virtually no gains from hanging even with upping weights bi weekly and being consistent?

I bring this up due to the fact I was on and off while hanging in the past and curious if this strengthened my ligs or even if my current routine is not producing enough creep vs strengthening.

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stillwantmore2;716781 said:

I have personally come to believe that this only applies when men stick with a weight for too long. The guys who get comfortable with a certain weight and keep hanging with it for several months on end because they think it is still 'giving a good stretch'. You should continue to move up in weight as you are able to in small weight increments to keep forcing new adaptation.

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stillwantmore2;716781 said:

I have personally come to believe that this only applies when men stick with a weight for too long. The guys who get comfortable with a certain weight and keep hanging with it for several months on end because they think it is still 'giving a good stretch'. You should continue to move up in weight as you are able to in small weight increments to keep forcing new adaptation.

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stillwantmore2;716781 said:

I have personally come to believe that this only applies when men stick with a weight for too long. The guys who get comfortable with a certain weight and keep hanging with it for several months on end because they think it is still 'giving a good stretch'. You should continue to move up in weight as you are able to in small weight increments to keep forcing new adaptation.

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stillwantmore2;716938 said:

I have heard that discussed in the past but never proven. It makes sense that if you go up too quickly in weight, you could create an injury or some sort of inflation that could create that type of scenario. Again, use some sense, follow a guided program. I wrote one based on my experiences and helping other men over the years in my how to guide. See hanging forum if interested in that.

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doublelongdaddy;716979 said:

Small Progressive increases will always be best. Too much too soon means too much time out the game.

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DLD said:

Growth in PE comes from a constant increase in intensity. As Still has said above, we can become comfortable with a certain weight, intensity, exercise, etc. to the point it is no longer gainful. As you become ready, increase that weight!

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