Originally Posted by
canklecat
My friend has an older model Brookstone shiatsu kneading massager like this one. Hers is a little different, but close enough. I don't see this model in the current Brookstone catalog. The massager doodads move around in an elliptical pattern. Very effective. I need to get one for some knotted up places between my shoulder blade and neck.
IME going to the gym and doing about an hour of varied and strenuous upper body work, full range of motion and at least 12 reps, fixes me right up. Loosens, stretches, feels good after, plus I get fat loss and muscle growth. What's not to like? You don't get the same response? I might say that if one hasn't done a lot of that kind of thing, starting with sets of 30 reps is a good idea.
A typical workout would be 3 sets of: lat pulls, seated rows, back machine, shrugs, cable curls, concentration curls; super sets of dumbbell raises: side, front, back; seated dumbbell presses, knee raises on the Roman chair. That's back and arms day. I also have a chest and legs day. 2 days/week at the gym seems to work for me.