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I had never heard of “Percussive Therapy” or “Massage Guns” until I read an article in Men’s Running.<\/p>\n

At first I was sceptical of course: a converted jigsaw should help me to run or to recover? On the other hand, the machines seem to have been used in fitness and weight training for quite some time.<\/p>\n

Sponsored Post:<\/a><\/strong> Affenhand<\/a> provided me with the products for this review at my request. This had no influence on the content of my post. The article is written indipendently and reflects exclusively my personal experiences.<\/em><\/p>\n

Vibration therapy – what is it all about?<\/h2>\n

You might know those vibrating plates in gyms – that’s not what it is about. ;) Rather it is about a form of self-massage<\/strong> with the help of a device that transmits vibrations to the tissue with high speed<\/strong> and high amplitude<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

This should achieve similar effects as with a real massage: relaxation of the muscles, treatment of trigger points, release of tension, improvement of blood circulation, higher mobility. Therefore many physiotherapists seem to use such devices, if you can believe the many instructional videos on Youtube.<\/p>\n

The advantage of these massage pistols, however, is that they can be easily applied to all problematic areas of the body and should be superior to other forms of self-massage<\/strong> (e.g. Blackroll!). This of course made me curious! :)<\/p>\n

Fortunately there is a wide range of these devices on the Internet, but at the same time there seems to be only one big top dog: Theragun<\/strong>. This is certainly not the cheapest product on the market, but it is backed up by a qualified retailer<\/a> and no China shop.<\/p>\n

Model selection<\/h2>\n

Theragun offers three versions of its massager. The beginner’s version<\/strong> is called LIV<\/strong> and is the model for everyone at a reasonable price – if you can speak of cheap at 250 Euro<\/strong> ;) For athletes<\/strong> they recommend the model G3<\/strong>, which for just under 400 Euro<\/strong> has slightly more equipment. The top model G3Pro<\/strong> costs more than 600 Euro<\/strong>, but offers more possibilities for professionals<\/strong>, e.g. with an exchangeable battery.<\/p>\n

I would probably have chosen the Theragun LIV, if the friendly advice from the Affenhand-Team<\/strong> hadn’t advised me so clearly to G3. And in retrospect I am very glad that I listened to them.<\/p>\n

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Theragun G3<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

If you don’t know Affenhand<\/a>: they are the ones with the gorilla. ;) I noticed the Fitness-Onlineshop<\/strong> mainly because there are many good recovery tools<\/strong> like the PowerDot 2.0<\/a>, the Compex devices<\/a> (I already had both in the test) or the Sidekick Massage Tools<\/a>. So it is worthwhile to have a look there as a runner as well.<\/p>\nReview<\/span>

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Theragun G3<\/h2>\n
Link<\/strong>
\nTheragun G3<\/a><\/div><\/div>
Price<\/strong>
\n399\u00a0Euro<\/div><\/div>
Time frame<\/strong>
\n6 weeks<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n[php snippet=1]
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First impression<\/h2>\n