Hey guys,
I got my clamps this week, am I'm anxious to get to it! I've been doing ULI's (45-60 second holds) and horse squeezes for a good 3 months now, and figured the next step on the ladder is clamping. After reading the Clamping Q&A thread, the articles on clamping and basic beginner stuff I think I get how to do it. I do have a few questions I'd like to ask the more experienced members, though.
I've done 1 session so far, did 2 short 5 minute sets just to get a feel for it. I noticed that the large vein running on the upper left side of my shaft (dorsal vein? I have 2 of these, one on each side) bunches together right above the clamp. I'm sure this is also the case with ULI's, however because my hand was in the way I could never see this. It does not hurt in any way, and hasn't ever bruised or produced spotting although I have never experienced pressure longer than 5+ minutes on this. Is there cause to worry for thrombosis if I clamp for longer peroids?
Second question is; what kind of PI's can I expect? My sets did not create any red spots whatsoever, and afterwards I wasn't as engorged as I get after squeezing. I did short sets, however, so maybe a 10 minute set will create different results.
Third, how would you advise a bigger to program progression? I heard some guys say that one should start with two 10 minute sets every other day, or one 10 minute set every day, and some other suggestions. I know personally that I do not need 2-3 days to recover, but I'd rather be on the safe side than porentially get side-lined for months.
That's all for now I think.
Thanks
I got my clamps this week, am I'm anxious to get to it! I've been doing ULI's (45-60 second holds) and horse squeezes for a good 3 months now, and figured the next step on the ladder is clamping. After reading the Clamping Q&A thread, the articles on clamping and basic beginner stuff I think I get how to do it. I do have a few questions I'd like to ask the more experienced members, though.
I've done 1 session so far, did 2 short 5 minute sets just to get a feel for it. I noticed that the large vein running on the upper left side of my shaft (dorsal vein? I have 2 of these, one on each side) bunches together right above the clamp. I'm sure this is also the case with ULI's, however because my hand was in the way I could never see this. It does not hurt in any way, and hasn't ever bruised or produced spotting although I have never experienced pressure longer than 5+ minutes on this. Is there cause to worry for thrombosis if I clamp for longer peroids?
Second question is; what kind of PI's can I expect? My sets did not create any red spots whatsoever, and afterwards I wasn't as engorged as I get after squeezing. I did short sets, however, so maybe a 10 minute set will create different results.
Third, how would you advise a bigger to program progression? I heard some guys say that one should start with two 10 minute sets every other day, or one 10 minute set every day, and some other suggestions. I know personally that I do not need 2-3 days to recover, but I'd rather be on the safe side than porentially get side-lined for months.
That's all for now I think.
Thanks
