![]() But it is good for athletes to aid recovery and reduce injury risk. When I saw it was identical to my partners the thought of saving £50 a pop for 30 minutes, was very attractive – London physios are expensive. What got me using the Thumper was a trip to my physio who used a Thumper Mini Pro on me. This is one of those ‘ definitely recommended but still could be improved‘ products, let’s go. I’ll take you through how I use this percussive vibrating massager (ahem) and briefly compare the specifications of Thumper’s other massager products as my opinion is that the lighter-weight Thumper models will NOT be up to the same job for the needs of an athlete that the Mini Pro performs excellently. My partner was given a Thumper Mini Pro as a present and I have permanently borrowed it and now use it twice a day whilst lying in bed, as a result, I decided now was an appropriate time to fess up and share with you my Thumper Sport Review. Buy Thumper Mini Pro Discounts, Pricing & Availability.Thumper Mini Pro Specs & Thumper Sport Comparison.I have managed to keep my calves injury-free and running for 5 months, which I am happy with. Invariably this will damage the Thumper by repeated use but it’s what I do and I DEFINITELY do NOT recommend you do this as it will probably invalidate the warranty. ‘Pressing a bit’ seems to stress the motor and after several minutes (5?) it cuts out, although it restarts automatically once it’s cooled down, which is in less than 30 seconds. My precise technique is to crank the power to the max and press a bit. The manufacturer says to choose an appropriate power level and rest the Thumper on the problem areas. I assume because my muscles there are relatively big, although I would NOT describe myself as muscley by gym-goer standards #SlowTwitch. It doesn’t seem to do anything, well very little at any rate, and it seems hard to get a good amount of penetration into the muscle even with pressure. The Thumper is not so good for me on the glutes and quads. ![]() I am HOPING that using the Thumper on the VM in the weeks leading up to a race might better prepare that muscle for the rigours of race day. I sometimes cramp my Vastus Medialis (VM) in longer races.Using on the muscles just above the knee seems to slightly help the knee move more fluidly when cycling afterwards.I’ve progressed to the point where I can now add some pressure to the Thumper on my ITB and relatively easily bear it. ![]() Using a roller on my ITB can be very painful too, the Thumper does a similar job whilst allowing me to be more precise in attacking a specific area of the ITB or by cranking up/down the power level. ITB maintenance, Hamstring maintenance.This seems to boost the speed of muscle repair overnight. Sometimes after exercise, the Thumper is EXTREMELY painful for me to use and I can’t bear it on even the lowest setting, so I might wait until the evening to give myself a good thumping. Otherwise, I see the Thumper as a ‘can’t hurt’ way to warm my calves up. If the Thumper hurts my calves at all, I don’t run. I use it for these scenarios, no doubt there are more possible uses ![]() Yet, the Thumper wins over the foam roller for me every time as you can lay down in comfort, better control the pain levels and do something else at the same time. Many of you will be familiar with foam rollers and, for me, the use-cases are very similar to those with the foam roller or a hands-on massage from a physio. By also applying pressure the effect is deeper, although this is not recommended by the manufacturer. It vibrates 20-40 times per second and the effect is claimed to penetrate 5-6mm beneath your skin. The Thumper is one of several, recent massage products like Theragun, PulseFX Series and Kraftgun that all work percussively by repeatedly thumping your muscles with a firm rubber knob (I know, I know).
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