Vibration devices have been around for many many years. Since the 1970s, massage guns and vibration devices have become more and more available to the sports performance market. The first "portable" device that was used for patients and clients was the Deep Muscle Stimulator (DMS)
The lightweight, small size, and rubber coating of the Mini’s body combine to provide a comfortable grip. You can dial in the perfect massage with four massage heads and three speed settings.
JAWKU is happy to announce a new partnership with Ragnar. JAWKU is committed to providing the most state of the art recover tools for athletes so they can perform at their best. With the athletes in mind JAWKU and Ragnar have decided to partner up and make JAWKU's Muscle Blaster Collection the official "Percussive Massage Therapy Device" of Ragnar!
All vertical Jump systems have their own unique way of measuring a vertical jump. The gold-standard recognizable at the NFL combine amongst other organizations is the Vertec. While the Vertec has been shown to be a dynamic way to measure one’s vertical jump, it is not a great training tool due to several inherent flaws.
Stacking has been around since before peanut butter and jelly. Stacking is when you combine two or more things to create something better. In this case, heat or cold stacked with percussion massage.
The new Dampener attachment head for the JAWKU Muscle Blaster V2 is one of the most important tools for both the beginner and the advanced user. The Dampener can be used as a priming tool or in preparation for athletic activity.
Have you ever been to a manual therapist and been treated with a technique called “skin rolling”? The Scraper attachment head for JAWKU’s Muscle Blaster V2 is optimized to increase range of motion and mobility by mimicking the process of skin rolling.
The concept of percussion therapy and the use of vibration for self-care and performance increase is becoming more and more mainstream. And because it is becoming more widely accepted, there is now less of a focus on proving out the science in favor of paying attention to technique and programming.
With the opening ceremonies underway in Tokyo, we wanted to know what athletes had worked on during the off-season. One of the things we heard over and over again was about speed; the need to be faster. We asked a long-time friend of JAWKU and renowned speed coach, Michael Cummings, how he prepares athletes to get faster. He says, “I use a modified 3-P approach that I adopted from my years with EXOS.”
2021 is not your average year, nor will this be your average summer. So, this coach isn’t going to give you an average “How to get ready for summer” program! Here are 5 unconventional tips that are sure to make you say WTF and LFG!
JAWKU's Muscle Blasters have been selected as official recovery devices for Spooner Physical Therapy, Arizona's premier provider of sports medicine, therapy and rehabilitation services.
