Dmitry recently uploaded a video in which he uses an acupressure mat on his back and calves.
Since I have never seen this thing used before I bit and bought me one for 15 bucks of amazon.
Dmitry said about it, that:
it acts as an irritant/stimulant, making the body pump hot blood, along with adrenaline, to the affected area.
As a result, muscles are warmed up, lactic acid gets dispersed a bit, and adrenaline acts as a painkiller.
He recommends having it on for about 10 minutes before workout.
Well, I tried it.
The first seconds are incredible. You experience a sensation of burning heat with pain that lasts for 30-45 seconds before it slowly fades away. Try to take deep breaths and get comfortable with the uncomfortable.
Your heart rate will increase (this might be the mentioned adrenaline, when the body activates its self protection mode) and your body will begin to increase circulation into the affected areas. My back felt really warm after this. This was very pleasant after deadlifts.
Also, the effect lasts for quite some time. My back is still warm, 15 minutes after.
Verdict: Is it absolutely necessary for your athletic development? No, but it’s a nice gimmick.
If you don’t want to spend money, ask your kid to spread a bunch of lego pieces on the floor.
For those who tried it too, I’d love to hear your experiences.
Close Up Photo – these spikes will dig into your skin.
In order to really work on my lower back I put my pad onto an Abmat.
that looks deliciously painful
Yep, I visited the pain cave for this one.
Also just noticed the shorts he is wearing…
lols
Also ordered one, for how long did you lay on it?
Maybe 4-6 minutes, still far from Dmitry’s 10.
Looks like the studs on golf shoes
LOL, have your kid spread legos on the ground hahahahhaa
have you tried it on quads?
I don’t have quads 😉 (yet)
Klokov’s one looks slightly different, I ordered one like yours. Is it able to wrap around quads freely or is it just a stiff mat?
I once decided to sleep on one of these mats for one entire night. Next morning ridiculous stiffness ensued. Not exactly the most enjoyable experience. But still using it every few days especially after a stressful day where my neck and shoulder feel stiff – the mat helps wonderfully to release tension.
An entire night? Are you crazy??
Not crazy yet but a bit different. Probably wouldnt do it again.
I love just standing on the mat on one bare feet and slightly shifting around. It’s wonderful after spending most day in shoes. You could even grab a couple of DBs to exert more pressure.
which one off amazon did you specifically get?
This one from amazon (germany)
http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B005Q71MGI/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1638&creative=19454&creativeASIN=B005Q71MGI&linkCode=as2&tag=frapabldo-21
It looks like Klokov cut his off of the matt part and just has the cloth with the spikes on it to make it easier to wrap around things.
There are versions available without the matt, just like klokov’s. I’ve just ordered mine on a ebay(ger) for 10$.
Loose the softening part, much better without it. I use it daily when I go to sleep, best on the hard floor but okay to pale skin even on bed when u have removed the soft part.
Haha I wonder if Klokov is aware of the impact his videos are having in the west…stock managers at amazon, ebay and the like, who are probably iron-illiterate, must be scratching their heads trying to figure out the reason for this global-scale spike in acupressure mat sales. The man should be given a commission!
And I can already see next week’s X-fit “Fakir WOD” (I named it, don’t you damn dare trademark this as well): back flip off of swiss ball with kettlebell in each hand, directly onto wrestlers bridge on bed of nails (or one of these mats for the weak-hearted), non-stop reps for 10 mins straight. Videos will follow.
You missed the part where the swiss ball is encased in the aforementioned pain cave mat, because just laying on it isn’t enough, you need to bounce of a ball with extra weight to be elite.
I just recieved mine and it’s just like yours, you can take the pad out so it’s like Klokov’s and you can wrap it around limbs. Wrapping them around quads then tying them it up with floss bands is way more painful than lying on it with your lower back (which is rather relaxing). Probably because my quads (and whole lower body) is so tight and painful. Hopefully this can solve it
Nice idea using the floss band.
Well actually they were just bicycle inner tubes lol. But it was kind of awkward wrapping them around as they didn’t wrap around perfectly, would probably work better for Klokov’s smaller one, then again I could cut mine if I really wanted too, but I imagine lying on your quads works just as well
If you regulate for cognitive dissonance – does it work for any of you guys?
just got one in the mail today and all I can say is wow.. this is going to be fun to use moving forward for only a few bucks. many thanks for sharing
🙂 enjoy
I use it before I go to sleep the day I’ve trained my back. Also there’s a more bad-ass version — Lyapko pad. I’ve seen some on Amazon. The pins are metallic and they are way sharper 🙂 Something like that — http://lyapko.spb.ru/images/product_images/popup_images/8_0.jpg
Damn, that looks like something the police would use to stop a car 😀
Russia can keep that to themselves, I’ll stick to the plastic spikes.
I had back pain for the past years. And wondering if you have tried Bed of Nails? It is an acupressure mat. It has help relieve my back pain the pasted year.
I have not