Newbie w/o ligaments
Newbie w/o ligaments
This is my first post. I hope it is worth reading.
I thought I was going to start with an extender (hence my forum name), but after finding this web site and reading lots of posts, especially many forum posts on hanging, I decided to try hanging first. The main reason for my decision is the sock hanger is such an easy, inexpensive way to start hanging. Buying an extender is expensive. So, since I would like to gain some length (girth later) I made that decision. I am hoping to get some feedback from experienced hangers about the following.
Back in 1994 I had my suspensory ligaments cut. It was quite an experience, but I doubt anyone in this thread would be interested in that story. In retrospect I wish I had not done the procedure.
Based on what I have read on this site, some of the gains from extending and hanging seem to come from stretching the ligaments. In hanging there seems to be some initial emphasis on achieving that ligament stretch. However, I do not have any ligaments to stretch. I am wondering if there is anything I should be aware of given my particular circumstance.
I just started hanging -- just a simple, two pound hang while seated with my butt near the front edge of the chair and everything hanging straight down. My penis normally exits from a relatively normal looking spot (lower than it did before, but still normal looking). However, during the stretch the base of my penis exits much below the pubic bone -- I guess that is not surprising since there are no ligaments holding it up higher. This leads to my primary question:
Should I forget about hanging at the angle of sitting? That angle seems best for stretching the ligaments. Since I have no ligaments to stretch, maybe a better angle would be perpendicular to my body. If the experienced people here agree, then how would I easily achieve that? The only thing I can think of would be some type of pulley system, but that complicates getting setup to hang while seated. Hanging while seated is very convenient since I can use my computer while hanging. On the other hand, is it going to be just as productive to hang as I am currently hanging and forget about figuring out a way to hang with my penis perpendicular to my body?
Another question I have (which will show my "newbie" lack of knowledge and experience) is this: extender/traction devices need to be worn for multiple hours every day to get results, but hanging should not be done for more than 20 minutes. This must be because of the greater pull being done on a penis by the weights used for hanging compared to the pull being done on a penis by a traction device. Traction devices seem to use around 1000 grams for force (some a little less, some double that). If I did the math right, a 1000 gram force is about the same as a 2 pound weight, and a 2000 gram force would be around 4 pounds. Assuming that is correct, then would it be OK to hang for a "long time" using 2 pounds for a few hours each day?... building up to 3, maybe at most 4 pounds?
Thanks for any insight and comments
By the way, my starting numbers are:
BPEL: 4.5 inches
MEG: 4.25
BPFSL: 5.0
MFG: 3.5
Clearly I have a long way to go get anywhere near where I would like to be. But I won't get there if I don't try.