diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e42de07..ff61341 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@
 	bar := p.AddBar(100).PrependName("Single Bar:", 0).AppendPercentage()
 
 	for i := 0; i < 100; i++ {
+		bar.Incr(1) // increment progress bar
 		time.Sleep(time.Duration(rand.Intn(100)) * time.Millisecond)
-		bar.Incr(1)
 	}
 
 	// Don't forget to stop mpb's rendering goroutine
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@
 			// if you still need p.AddBar() here and maintain ordering, use
 			// (*mpb.Progress).BeforeRenderFunc(f mpb.BeforeRender)
 			for i := 0; i < 100; i++ {
+				bar.Incr(1)
 				time.Sleep(time.Duration(rand.Intn(100)) * time.Millisecond)
-				bar.Incr(1)
 			}
 		}()
 	}
diff --git a/example/hang/main.go b/example/hang/main.go
index 8dffb97..014bc30 100644
--- a/example/hang/main.go
+++ b/example/hang/main.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 func main() {
 	decor := func(s *mpb.Statistics) string {
 		str := fmt.Sprintf("%d/%d", s.Current, s.Total)
-		return fmt.Sprintf("%-7s", str)
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%8s", str)
 	}
 
 	p := mpb.New(nil)
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@
 	// use bar.InProgress() bool method
 	// for i := 0; bar.InProgress(); i += blockSize {
 	for i := 0; i < totalItem; i += blockSize {
-		time.Sleep(time.Duration(blockSize) * (50*time.Millisecond + time.Duration(rand.Intn(5*int(time.Millisecond)))))
 		bar.Incr(blockSize)
 		blockSize = rand.Intn(maxBlockSize) + 1
+		time.Sleep(time.Duration(blockSize) * (50*time.Millisecond + time.Duration(rand.Intn(5*int(time.Millisecond)))))
 	}
 
 	p.Stop()
diff --git a/example/simple/main.go b/example/simple/main.go
index 2a7a267..6b564ad 100644
--- a/example/simple/main.go
+++ b/example/simple/main.go
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
 			// if you still need p.AddBar() here and maintain ordering, use
 			// (*mpb.Progress).BeforeRenderFunc(f mpb.BeforeRender)
 			for i := 0; i < 100; i++ {
+				bar.Incr(1)
 				time.Sleep(time.Duration(rand.Intn(100)) * time.Millisecond)
-				bar.Incr(1)
 			}
 		}()
 	}
diff --git a/example/singleBar/main.go b/example/singleBar/main.go
index 0d2878f..433e639 100644
--- a/example/singleBar/main.go
+++ b/example/singleBar/main.go
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@
 	bar := p.AddBar(100).PrependName("Single Bar:", 0).AppendPercentage()
 
 	for i := 0; i < 100; i++ {
+		bar.Incr(1) // increment progress bar
 		time.Sleep(time.Duration(rand.Intn(100)) * time.Millisecond)
-		bar.Incr(1)
 	}
 
 	// Don't forget to stop mpb's rendering goroutine