climber511 Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Armaid I recently received one of these from Richard Sorin of Sorinex Exercise Equipment as a gift. (Thank you Richard) He asked for nothing in return but I feel at the least a review is in order. A short personal history may help you understand where I’m coming from. First of all I’m 64 and have been lifting weights and doing many various sports since 1959 – so I have the normal beat up body that an active person ends up with. I have a long history of hard physical labor jobs – I’ve been a rock climber for 30 years (and still going) and have been doing “Grip Sport” for ten years now so I have a long history of medial and lateral epicondylitis and various hand and forearm issues that I have dealt with trying all kinds of things – from massage therapy and anti inflammatories to “The Stick” to percussive massagers – to snake oil potions and lotions and on up to considering VooDoo . Massage therapy works pretty darn well but at $80 a session it’s not something I can afford to do on a regular basis. I’ve had moderate success with having my wife roll my forearms with “The Stick” (another good tool) but I haven’t figured a way I can do it myself – until now. The Armaid product is a strange Space Age looking contraption and being the skeptical guy that I am – I wrote it off when I first saw one as one more way to separate me from my money. And at $99 I wasn’t going to buy one without at least trying one out in person. But having tried it I am now a believer. Because you control it yourself, it’s easy to work exactly where you want it. In less than a week I have gotten rid of a knot I’ve been working on for months by other means. The next thing I want to try is using it in between routes while climbing to work out the “pump” – not sure yet how this will work out but it sounds worth a try. http://store.sorinex.com/Armaid-p/aa-1.htm 4 Quote When people used to ask him how it was he became so incredibly strong, it was always the same, "strengthen your mind, the rest will follow". The Mighty Atom Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul. Being prepared for any random task is not the same thing as preparing randomly for any task. Greg Everett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel reinard Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 In honesty, the $100 price tag is detering but after doing some research it appears far worth the cost of the product. I've had 3 different massages in the past from 3 different places and not one of them could hit the forearms correctly. My best bet has been The Stick and the Power Roller. The Stick works well on the underside and the Power Roller works better on the outside of the arm. I've been able to get pretty deep underside arm massaging by leaning on a barbell in a squat cage and using my BW to roll on the forearms. That's actually a really good massage but it's not entirely effective nor convenient. Now reading up on the Armaid I can't find a bad review. All seem like Chris's review. Anyways, I guess I need to order one up soon. Thanks Chris for the review. Quote Introduced to grip world 8/22/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Piche Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 When you look at the benefits over the long haul, it is more than worth it. Get the Rumble Roller too and start rolling EVERY day! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Squat More Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 +1 on the Rumble roller, I use mine for my hamstrings and glutes especially, whereas my black foam roller is still aggressive enough for my quads, back, IT bands etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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