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Mindopali
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- Jun 30, 2019
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As the title suggests, I'm all for the short drop hanging and I have the material:
- Solide rope,
- Strong beams to attach the rope to,
- Can do it standing, sitting or prone, heck, I could do th full suspension but that one scares me.
But I have two big problems: discomfort and courage.
I do have a few tips for the discomfort, in my case, the upper part of the throat (as in, over the adam's apple), is horrible to work with. The lower half is way better. Padding the throat before applying the rope also reduces discomfort in spade, but it's not enough. Whenever I put some weight on it, I start coughing massively and the irritation is horrible. The coughing is so problematic I have to loosen the cord just to make it stop.
That being said, after several times, I sometimes manage to get trough it and don't cough so much. That's when the other problem comes in, I can't lower myself. Not because it's physically impossible, but I'm unable to put enough slack in my legs for the weight to do it's work.
Does anyone have advices on how I could either reduce the discomfort, or how I could force my way trough and put more weight on the rope?
(Secundary question I'm just thinking about: I read that you can do it with a metal ring or carabineer to reduce discomfort, but I don't get how it works, any ideas?)
- Solide rope,
- Strong beams to attach the rope to,
- Can do it standing, sitting or prone, heck, I could do th full suspension but that one scares me.
But I have two big problems: discomfort and courage.
I do have a few tips for the discomfort, in my case, the upper part of the throat (as in, over the adam's apple), is horrible to work with. The lower half is way better. Padding the throat before applying the rope also reduces discomfort in spade, but it's not enough. Whenever I put some weight on it, I start coughing massively and the irritation is horrible. The coughing is so problematic I have to loosen the cord just to make it stop.
That being said, after several times, I sometimes manage to get trough it and don't cough so much. That's when the other problem comes in, I can't lower myself. Not because it's physically impossible, but I'm unable to put enough slack in my legs for the weight to do it's work.
Does anyone have advices on how I could either reduce the discomfort, or how I could force my way trough and put more weight on the rope?
(Secundary question I'm just thinking about: I read that you can do it with a metal ring or carabineer to reduce discomfort, but I don't get how it works, any ideas?)