How does a Percussive Massage Gun actually work ?

Kenny Figureroa
3 min readApr 8, 2021

According to my research, percussive massages are said to accelerate muscle fiber recovery, By distributing rapid bursts of pressures of the designated area, in the form of swift pulses. But much of this jargon went over my head. Pain Release. Improved blood flow. Better Muscle function and dexterity. It all reads and sound great but could I be decisive for once and just pick one ?

My budget for this sporadic search, was purely underneath the $200 mark, you may wonder for my reasoning being this? Admittedly I find it very hard to justify spending quadruple the amount of manufacturing costs on a product that I’m unable to physically inspect or test(some say frugal, i say prevention is better than cure).

Growing up in the UK, Graphite was a word that was a word I often came across in my formative years; I was much too young to conceptualise the meaning of the word; It just reminded me of gloomy, wet concrete on an overcast day in the city. If you’re struggling to find the correlation between the two here, you’ll be pleased to know that Graphite Phoenix however, is the name of the online store that provided me with the winning percussive massage gun. Yes Graphite Phoenix, you read correctly, While they aren’t the easiest brand to find on google, I discovered them on YouTube via auto-play, and was pleasantly surprised to find a video of two young adults in a gym, demonstrating the device’s capabilities.

This video was unexpected, this occurred during my wind-down period of the day, and as previously mentioned, I’m a self-proclaimed ‘picky shopper’. But perhaps it was the cute melodic instrumental to go with the sporadic nature of my playlist, because like a match made in heaven, I was hooked at the end of the video and pretty much purchased my own Graphite silver massage gun a few minutes later.

The website was easy to use, simple navigation and productivity that gave off a brand identity that reeked of “simple start-up deriving from humble beginnings”. Around 10 days later, my package arrived and there it was. Packaging compliments your expectations from the site, and the massage device itself? A true pleasure to use! I have one stiff knee, and previously mentioned posture problems , so smoothing out knots and relieving some of that tension around my neck and back area was a really essential requirement for me, and you’re always pleased when you get value back for your hard-earned money.

To view the rest of this article, please visit the link below, or purchase your very own massage gun at graphite-phoenix.com

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