The HANS Protocol

[HansTwilight Retired ModeratorPE Gym Editor Member of the Month Jan 2017PEGym Hero Find all posts View Profile Close HansTwilight]

I'd prefer it to be anxiety driven instead of actually broken.
If it is indeed anxiety shouldn't I be having a full standing erection during morning wood? As the mind would be clear at that time?

Do you mean an erection standing up or a full 100% hard erection?

[realname2 Member Find all posts View Profile Close realname2]

Erection standing up.
I think since it doesn't activate those muscles at the top and sides of the base it is preventing a full 100% erection.

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Erection standing up.
I think since it doesn't activate those muscles at the top and sides of the base it is preventing a full 100% erection.

How can you have an erection standing up if you have to wake up to get morning wood?

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How can you have an erection standing up if you have to wake up to get morning wood?

What?
Sorry I must have worded it wrong.

My erections don't stand up by themselves anymore it just flops from the base.
On reverse kegels, when urinating I can't seem to push it out as strong/faster than I remember doing before. I could spray paint a wall before. This is a function of the BC correct? Would this then mean it is weakened or overworked?

[HansTwilight Retired ModeratorPE Gym Editor Member of the Month Jan 2017PEGym Hero Find all posts View Profile Close HansTwilight]

Sounds like the BC muscle. Master your belly breath combos and then do them while deep squatting to stretch the muscle. My bad I misunderstood you.

[joeeeee Member Find all posts View Profile Close joeeeee]

Hey man, ive had a pelvic floor issue for 2 years. My pt believes i have extremely tightened muscles meaning they have shortened. The problem is i do the stretches and deep breathing with rks every day but nothing seems to change, in fact it seems like the sensitivity is getting worse. Any advice? i have incontinence too, and i only feel the need to pee when it becomes really fully, but that sensation can dissapear even when my bladder is full.

I do have one hip lower than the other though which i am trying to get sorted atm, its probably not helping. thank you.

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Hey man, ive had a pelvic floor issue for 2 years. My pt believes i have extremely tightened muscles meaning they have shortened. The problem is i do the stretches and deep breathing with rks every day but nothing seems to change, in fact it seems like the sensitivity is getting worse. Any advice? i have incontinence too, and i only feel the need to pee when it becomes really fully, but that sensation can dissapear even when my bladder is full.

I do have one hip lower than the other though which i am trying to get sorted atm, its probably not helping. thank you.

PF muscles are skeletal muscles, they do not shorten, find a better physio is my suggestion. Are you doing squats. You need to be squatting with belly breaths to stretch the muscles. Sounds like your have an imbalance with you hips and that most likely will affect that. Get that fixed ASAP.

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PF muscles at skeletal muscles, they do not shorten, find a better physio is my suggestion. Are you doing squats. You need to be squatting with belly breaths to stretch the muscles. Sounds like your have an imbalance with you hips and that most likely will affect that. Get that fixed ASAP.

Shes a very good physio, what im trying to say is that the muscles were so tense for so long that they have become extremely weak and arent firing. If even says about this in Amy steins book. I don't do the squats as i don't feel the stretch, my physio told me "it does nothing for me" therefore i do the laying down version.

I'm following the end the pain and massage procedure from the book atm. Is is normal when doing the relaxation techniques for my erectile quality and incontinence to be even worse? im guessing because you're weakening them first so they can relax, and then later strengthen when the pain is gone...

[stface Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close stface]

Hans, am I correct in thinking that the belly breath combos should be more of a relaxation than a "push"? Similar to how the pelvic floor drops right before urination begins? I did at least 15 minutes of belly breath combos tonight and actually ended up with more pelvic floor spasms afterwards and a slight HF that goes away if I drop and relax my PF. I suspect it was a combination of doing them incorrectly (pushing out instead of just dropping and relaxing the PF) and doing too many of them. Thoughts?

[PointyStick Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close PointyStick]

Hans, am I correct in thinking that the belly breath combos should be more of a relaxation than a "push"? Similar to how the pelvic floor drops right before urination begins? I did at least 15 minutes of belly breath combos tonight and actually ended up with more pelvic floor spasms afterwards and a slight HF that goes away if I drop and relax my PF. I suspect it was a combination of doing them incorrectly (pushing out instead of just dropping and relaxing the PF) and doing too many of them. Thoughts?

From my experience you don't want to "push" the RK's too hard, you are right that you just want to drop the pelvic floor and hold it there while trying to stay relaxed. If you do them too intensely too often then you will experience soreness. Also try to limit how many RK's you do a day since your PF needs a little time to rest after all the stretching. It's not easy to do too many RK's but it's possible.

[neatdude Member Find all posts View Profile Close neatdude]

If you actually wanna help your situation, buy a therawand and start doing internal trigger point therapy. Enough is enough with all this RK, external stretching mumbo jumbo. The problem most likely derives deeper in your pelvic floor.

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If you actually wanna help your situation, buy a therawand and start doing internal trigger point therapy. Enough is enough with all this RK, external stretching mumbo jumbo. The problem most likely derives deeper in your pelvic floor.

I've done internal point therapy with little to no results. I know for most of it I was going far too hard and even for too long, causing more pain. How long should I spend on each side in terms of minutes of releasing?

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I've done internal point therapy with little to no results. I know for most of it I was going far too hard and even for too long, causing more pain. How long should I spend on each side in terms of minutes of releasing?

I suggest using your finger, when/if you find a knot apply pressure until the pain subsides. I had little success with trigger point release.

[SoraSora Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close SoraSora]

I suggest using your finger, when/if you find a knot apply pressure until the pain subsides. I had little success with trigger point release.

Is that internal or external application of pressure with the finger?

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Internal.