It's Boxing Day, I've had a large gin, and I have just achieved the longest stretch so far, beating my three and a half minute one: Four Minutes.
I hanged by the balls for a full four minutes. I could have stayed longer, but thought that was enough. Yes, I am presently tender as I write. Yes, I'll be chafed. That's why I shan't suspend till next Tuesday again.
Four minutes; that's not bad...
I've had an offer of a video production from Graham next year, when the British weather is conducive to such an activity! Why not? If you've got it, flaunt it as they say.
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Hee! congratulations!
ReplyDeleteAn offer for a video production, that is something.
I am happy to report that I am in full swing again. I am now suspending every day for a few minutes, plus some stretching with my 35 kg ball weight. I can comfortably change positions from horizontal to straight up and down. By grabbing a rope at my back I can pull myself in a negative position with my face and chest facing down. The balls are stretching a bit further then before with the balls just 1 cm below the top of the knees.
greetings
Habakuk
Hi Habakuk,
ReplyDeleteI was thinking about you recently. I'm paying the penalty for four minutes: something akin to burn - or scorch-marks under my balls! Obviously the rope biting in.
I may need to wait another day or two in order to let it heal before resumption.
As we know, there's no gain without pain... :-)
Cheers Tim
Hi Tim,
ReplyDeleteSorry for that, but indeed man has to suffer, and you are doing fine!
You will get some callus on your balls.
I tried to down load you movie but I failed. My internet connection is to slow. Would you mind to email it as an attachment to my habakukrsa account?
Thanks
Habakuk
Greetings Habakuk and Tim, I do not get skin chafing using the block because the skin is not crushed by the rope. I do get a few days of soreness of the cords next to the balls. This goes completely away if I wait. I hav used a counterweight of 8 pounds to hold my feet down. This allows me to be horizontal or in a sitting position while fully suspended. The reverse hang is also interesting with the balls tucked between the legs and the rope hooked from behind. I have not achieved full suspension this way yet since I hold the pulley rope over my shoulder. Kbar
ReplyDeleteHi Habakuk,
ReplyDeleteI'm afraid I have a similar problem! I have tried emailing the movie and it's impossible due to not enough memory or something.
Next time I'll try to keep it to 2 or 3 minutes! :-)
Great news!
ReplyDeleteToday I managed an 8 minutes suspension, straight upside down, interupted by a one minute rest horizontally! But that is not all. I did it in a new position, for which I have been exercising for some time. I cannot attach a picture to this stupid blog, but may be Tim does not mind to add it. I email it separately. It is not a photograph, because my camera does not allow me enough time. I think that this position is ideal for a 30 minute (yoga) meditation session. The target is to switch off the brain till I only hear and think zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
Habakuk
This is the position I was trying to describe. The reverse suspension. I have not gotten complete release as yet. Kbar
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