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Usage Time
• Pre-workout or pre-activity percuss in the range of 15-45 seconds to
activate tissue for movement preparation
• During your Workout or if you just need a quick pick me up, percuss in
the range of 10-20 seconds as a “muscle wake up” inside the workout
or activity
• For Post workout or activity and pain management percuss the areas
up to 2 minutes and no longer to create blood flow, breakdown
adhesions/fibrotic tissue and stimulate the body’s natural healing
process.
• Do not use continuously for more than 15 minutes.
• TIP: start with less time and increase as your experience and
understanding increases
General Performance Tips
• Breathe:
Oxygen is key to tissue response and breath is key to
recovery and a good percussive session. Slow, deep belly breaths are
essential to recovery as it allows the brain (nervous system) to relax,
which enhances the efficacy of the XLR8.
• Muscle Tension:
Use your XLR8 to help loosen tight muscles and to
regenerate tissue pathways. For example: start with your leg straight
and begin to percuss your quad (front top of your leg). While
percussing, bend your knee.
• Hydrate:
Proper hydration is important to overall health and to muscle
recovery.
Device Control
If the attachment head jumps or bounces off of the muscle while
percussing, simply change the angle of the attachment head and/or
change the speed.
Stubborn Areas
When working on a particularly stubborn area, decrease the speed of
the XLR8 to 20-30 Hz and percuss around, not directly on the area.
Then, with soft pressure, increase the speed up to 50 Hz or faster and
percuss the area.
