I had an email the other day that reminded me of something. I do not believe I have ever written anything about this, but it is interesting. Perhaps it is obvious, and a waste of space, but some guys may not realize this.
This topic shows it is really important for guys to know about their own anatomy. Exactly how they are put together, and how the stresses react in their own bodies.
A fellow wrote me about hanging BTC, and swinging the weights. He felt a pop, or bump, each time the weight would swing back and forth, and was worried about it. I experimented a little, to try and feel or see what he was writing about. Soon, a lot of memories of hanging came flooding back.
If you are have a high LOT, then you have a significant S curve in the path of your shaft, inner to outer. The shaft curves under the pubic bone, and then up along the face of the pubic bone, held by the ligs, and then exits the body out and/or down.
If you have a very low LOT, then you may hang straight down from the front of the pubic bone, without any curve.
If you are have a high LOT, and are hanging BTC, you should notice the following: The ligs are actually holding part of the shaft up, so that while hanging BTC, the shaft goes up to a point, at the fascia attachment to the ligs, and then goes back down on the inner side of the ligs. The outer shaft is directly impacting the ligs. The inner shaft, or rather the point from the ligs inward, is loose. The outer shaft, and the ligs, are taking all the stress. This is of course, obviously the reason for hanging BTC, to put all of the stress on the ligs.
What this fellow was feeling, while swinging the weights back and forth, was the outer shaft, from the ligs outward, passing over and bumping the inner shaft, from the ligs inward. This was obvious proof of his S curved path of his shaft, and the stress being placed on the ligs.
Then, I remembered my time hanging BTC. I used to swing the weights from time to time, bounce a little, and do crunches to get more and different stresses. I also remember conciously managing the side of the inner shaft I placed the outer shaft while hanging. Depending on the side, right or left, I could get a totally different stretch on the ligs. Kind of like UTL hanging, only to a lesser degree.
The point of the thread is this: Try to find where and how your inner shaft passes the outer shaft while hanging BTC normally, and then move the outer shaft over to the other side. The inner shaft (the bump) should hold the outer shaft in whatever position you put it in. For instance, while hanging BTC, my outer shaft would normally fall on the right side of my inner shaft. From time to time, I would reach around my left leg, grab the hanger or shaft, and pull to the left. I would feel the outer shaft pop over the inner shaft. Then, I would simply let go, and everything would stay. The stretch would be completely different.
Just another way to divide and conquer.
I would be interested to hear the experiences of other BTC hangers.
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This topic shows it is really important for guys to know about their own anatomy. Exactly how they are put together, and how the stresses react in their own bodies.
A fellow wrote me about hanging BTC, and swinging the weights. He felt a pop, or bump, each time the weight would swing back and forth, and was worried about it. I experimented a little, to try and feel or see what he was writing about. Soon, a lot of memories of hanging came flooding back.
If you are have a high LOT, then you have a significant S curve in the path of your shaft, inner to outer. The shaft curves under the pubic bone, and then up along the face of the pubic bone, held by the ligs, and then exits the body out and/or down.
If you have a very low LOT, then you may hang straight down from the front of the pubic bone, without any curve.
If you are have a high LOT, and are hanging BTC, you should notice the following: The ligs are actually holding part of the shaft up, so that while hanging BTC, the shaft goes up to a point, at the fascia attachment to the ligs, and then goes back down on the inner side of the ligs. The outer shaft is directly impacting the ligs. The inner shaft, or rather the point from the ligs inward, is loose. The outer shaft, and the ligs, are taking all the stress. This is of course, obviously the reason for hanging BTC, to put all of the stress on the ligs.
What this fellow was feeling, while swinging the weights back and forth, was the outer shaft, from the ligs outward, passing over and bumping the inner shaft, from the ligs inward. This was obvious proof of his S curved path of his shaft, and the stress being placed on the ligs.
Then, I remembered my time hanging BTC. I used to swing the weights from time to time, bounce a little, and do crunches to get more and different stresses. I also remember conciously managing the side of the inner shaft I placed the outer shaft while hanging. Depending on the side, right or left, I could get a totally different stretch on the ligs. Kind of like UTL hanging, only to a lesser degree.
The point of the thread is this: Try to find where and how your inner shaft passes the outer shaft while hanging BTC normally, and then move the outer shaft over to the other side. The inner shaft (the bump) should hold the outer shaft in whatever position you put it in. For instance, while hanging BTC, my outer shaft would normally fall on the right side of my inner shaft. From time to time, I would reach around my left leg, grab the hanger or shaft, and pull to the left. I would feel the outer shaft pop over the inner shaft. Then, I would simply let go, and everything would stay. The stretch would be completely different.
Just another way to divide and conquer.
I would be interested to hear the experiences of other BTC hangers.
Bigger