Stretching, foam rolling and mobility drills may be a pain in the butt as you prepare for a workout, but not a massage gun. A minute or two with this thing and you’ll do heavy deficit deadlifts without any deficit in performance!

You can make your own homemade percussive massage tool if you like, but why bother? They’re a dime a dozen on Amazon these days. Here’s the one that I use. It’s one of the best and it’s not as expensive as some of the other high-quality devices on the market.

Go ahead and use it before and after your workouts to adjust muscle tone accordingly and yes, there’s research to prove it works, but you’ll find that out on your own.

Bottom Line: Get a good massage gun and fire away!