Recovery Tools
Theragun Prime Review: Real-World Use for an Athlete in His 40s
Ten months, one massage gun, two Tuesday-night basketball games a week. What actually changed and what did not.
Ten months, one massage gun, and the honest version of what actually changed after Tuesday night basketball.
Ten months, one massage gun, two Tuesday-night basketball games a week. What actually changed and what did not.
Ten months with a massage gun, three years with a foam roller, and the honest split between them from a 46-year-old who still plays.
Ten practical reasons the TheraGun Prime lives in my gym bag, from a 46-year-old who plays men's league basketball and still lifts twice a week in his garage.
Ten months, one massage gun, and the honest version of what actually changed after Tuesday night basketball.
A 46-year-old assistant athletic director's actual Wednesday morning routine, four minutes per leg, no foam-roller mysticism and no pretending to be a physical therapist.
Ten months, one button, and a lot of Tuesday nights. What the TheraGun Prime actually did for my calves and quads, and the two places where it does not help at all.
A 46-year-old assistant athletic director and former college catcher on three years with the 13-inch TRIGGERPOINT GRID, what it fixed, what it did not, and who should skip it.
Two recovery tools that get sold as the same thing. They are not. One lives on the floor and uses your bodyweight. The other lives in a bag and works while you stand. Here is how I split the job.
A 46-year-old assistant athletic director outside Fort Worth on the one recovery tool he uses most mornings, and the gadgets he would skip.
A 46-year-old assistant athletic director on the 13-inch roller that has sat by his garage door for three years, what it actually fixed, and what it did not.
The five-minute floor routine I do most mornings, the two mistakes that made it useless for the first month, and how long it took before my right hamstring stopped running the show.
Three years, most mornings, one garage mat. Here is what the 13-inch original density roller does well, where it falls short, and who should not buy it.
Five months, two or three nights a week, one very sore Wednesday at a time. What the boots fixed, what they did not, and the parts of owning them that nobody mentions.
Five months of boots on the living room couch, measured against the simplest compression tool there is. An honest split decision from a 46-year-old who still plays three nights a week.
Five months with a pair of Hyperice Normatec 3 boots, from a 46-year-old who still plays men's league basketball and still catches softball doubleheaders. The reasons that hold up and the ones that get oversold.
I caught for four years in college and I am still playing three sports at 46. Here is the honest version of what the compression boots did for me, and what they did not.
Five steps I use the night after basketball and doubleheader softball Saturdays, built around the Hyperice Normatec 3 and the stuff that costs nothing.
Five months, two or three nights a week, one 32-inch inseam. What the boots actually did for a 46-year-old who still plays three sports, and what they did not.
Two years, four practices a week in season, and not one of the five has torn. What the bands did for my hips, and the three things the listing will not tell you.
Two years with a set of five loop bands and ten years with the same pair of 35-pound dumbbells. Here is the honest split of which one does what, from a 46-year-old who still plays Tuesday night basketball.
A 46-year-old assistant athletic director on the five loop bands that survived two years in his gym bag.
Two years, one bad warmup, and a set of five latex loops that has never once been left at home on purpose.
The eleven minute band routine a 46 year old assistant athletic director runs before every game and every garage lift, in the order he actually does it.
Two years, hundreds of warmups, zero snapped bands. Here is what the product page leaves out about the resistance range, the rolling, and who these are actually built for.
Seven months, twice a week, one driveway, and a right hamstring that finally stopped complaining. Here is what the 2-pack actually did and what it did not.
Seven months with one ladder on the driveway and one in the team bag, against about thirty years of cone drills. Here is where each one actually earns its place.
A 46-year-old assistant athletic director on the 10 things a 20-foot ladder changed about his feet, his warmup, and his Tuesday night basketball.
I am 46, I still play men's league basketball, and my feet had gotten slow and careful. Ten minutes on a driveway ladder twice a week is what changed it.
A 46-year-old catcher's honest routine: three patterns, two ladders, ten minutes twice a week, and the parts most people skip.
Seven months, twice a week, one ladder on the driveway and one in the team bag. What held up, what drifted, and the one thing it will not fix.
Ten months, one massage gun, two Tuesday-night basketball games a week. What actually changed and what did not.
Ten months, one button, and a lot of Tuesday nights. What the TheraGun Prime actually did for my calves and quads, and the two places where it does not help at all.
A 46-year-old assistant athletic director and former college catcher on three years with the 13-inch TRIGGERPOINT GRID, what it fixed, what it did not, and who should skip it.
Three years, most mornings, one garage mat. Here is what the 13-inch original density roller does well, where it falls short, and who should not buy it.
Five months, two or three nights a week, one very sore Wednesday at a time. What the boots fixed, what they did not, and the parts of owning them that nobody mentions.
Five months, two or three nights a week, one 32-inch inseam. What the boots actually did for a 46-year-old who still plays three sports, and what they did not.
Two years, four practices a week in season, and not one of the five has torn. What the bands did for my hips, and the three things the listing will not tell you.
Two years, hundreds of warmups, zero snapped bands. Here is what the product page leaves out about the resistance range, the rolling, and who these are actually built for.
Seven months, twice a week, one driveway, and a right hamstring that finally stopped complaining. Here is what the 2-pack actually did and what it did not.
Seven months, twice a week, one ladder on the driveway and one in the team bag. What held up, what drifted, and the one thing it will not fix.