Massage guns have been credited with increasing athletic performance, accelerating recovery, and increasing mobility.
All of this could help endurance athletes, but what does scientific research say?
Interestingly enough, research hasn’t found conclusive evidence of a specific mechanism that makes you faster, but massage guns do seem to create a strong placebo effect that could actually improve your endurance performance.
So how should you use them to get the benefits, and what risks should you know about?
Tune in to find out, and leave your comments below!
// STUDIES REFERENCED IN THIS VIDEO
– A prophylactic effect of local vibration on quadriceps muscle fatigue in non-athletic males: a randomized controlled trial study – 2019, Otadi:
– Increasing effort without noticing: A randomized controlled pilot study about the ergogenic placebo effect in endurance athletes and the role of supplement salience – 2018, Broelz:
– Placebo effects in competitive sport: Qualitative data – 2007, Beedie:
– The Neurobiology of Placebo Effects in Sports: EEG Frontal Alpha Asymmetry Increases in Response to a Placebo Ergogenic Aid – 2019, Broelz:
– The Placebo Effect in Sport: How Practitioners Can Inject Words to Improve Performance – 2020, Roelands:
– The Placebo Effect in Sports Performance: A Brief Review – 2009, Beedie:
– To Compare the Effect of Vibration Therapy and Massage in Prevention of Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS) – 2014, Imtiyaz:
– The Acute Effects of a Percussive Massage Treatment with a Hypervolt Device on Plantar Flexor Muscles’ Range of Motion and Performance – 2020, Konrad:
Rhabdomyolysis After the Use of Percussion Massage Gun: A Case Report – Chen, 2021:
Case Report: Vertebral Artery Dissection After Use of Handheld Massage Gun – Sulkowski, 2022:
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i started a new job where i walk for about 9 hours. my quads and some underlying muscles were sore. i took a massage gun to them before bed and it greatly reduced the soreness. the next day, i got out of bed and my calves were tight. i put the massage gun to them for about 10 seconds each side and i was back to moving around normally. did that speed up my recovery? i don’t know and, to some extent, i don’t care. that wasn’t the utility i was in need of – i didn’t want to walk around all stiff and sore the whole day and it helped with that
I don’t know why I watch these videos when I know for a goddamned FACT the thing works.
Thank you, very informative. Stay healthy brothers
Does prior mean before or after weightlifting
Sorry if this seems like a dumb question but does anyone think massage guns would be useful for short sprinters?