What's up everybody.
It's Dom here.
I am at my performance training gym and I'm going to show you
one of my favorite recovery hacks and that is compression boots.
So here at Limitless Performance Training , they use a brand called NormaTec.
And these are the very first brand of compression boots that
I ever got a chance to try.
So this is the control center for the NormaTec compression boots.
You plug the valves into here.
Got to make sure I'm doing it right upside down.
Oh, here we go.
I'm special today.
Then put them on your legs to use them.
One thing I can say, I really do like about NormaTec is that
it is a wireless system here.
So, you know, it makes it a lot more portable, a lot easier to use
when you're on the go, because you don't have to plug it into the wall.
Now I can get going.
All right.
So I just powered it up.
I'm going to set what time I want to use.
, Normally I try to use the boots for about 20 minutes.
Today, I'm probably going to do 15 we're on a little bit of a time crunch, and
then I can choose what power level I want.
Since I do have some pretty thick legs here, it makes it a lot better
for me and more beneficial if I have the power all the way up.
So while you can just slide your legs in, I prefer to actually unzip them.
All right.
So now I'm going to show you guys the brand that I use,
it's called Rapid Reboot.
It comes in this really cool case that I like to travel around with.
Sometimes I'll pack it into my luggage and inside you have the machine.
This machine is a little bit different than Normatec.
As you can see, this is one big difference is that this does
have to be plugged into the wall.
I can't really just, you know, carry this around in like my
backpack or something anyway.
And if I'm going to be sitting down to use the boots, I'm going
to be near an outlet as it is.
So I love it.
Also, here are the boots now.
I don't do the best folding job, but I try my best.
Yes.
Have it nice and wrapped up in there.
Boom.
So now there's similar things, NormaTec, you know, obviously you
have to plug it into the machine.
So here, both of them are attached to one piece and then you just attach it,
make sure it's nice and secure on there.
And then from there, when you turn it on, there are a few
different options that you have.
So there are different modes.
A and B.
Choose your time amount.
You can choose the amount of pressure.
So different modes, a and B.
Now what A does, is it goes in sections.
So it'll start like, and it shows you here kind of what
parts of your leg it'll be on.
So part A will move from one, which is like your foot/ ankle area
moving onto the calf section to knee with section three and then
onto your thighs with section four.
So mode A, does those each one at a time, whereas mode B, which I prefer
does your whole legs slowly and squeezes right there and then release it.
All right now you just put them on.
You can slide your leg in if you want to.
I always unzip it.
There are actually two settings on the zippers.
There's one, so that it's not as tight on your leg.
Whereas I like the one that is a bit tighter on the leg.
So I normally go with that zipper.
They also have different sizes for in different lengths.
I'm very short as a lot of you guys probably know.
So these are actually like the medium sized legs, well
length, and then they have
small, large, and maybe even extra large.
But yeah, these are medium, which I guess they're made more for someone a little
bit taller than me, but they do work out pretty much perfectly for my height.
If you can guess my height in the comments, maybe I will
send you some kind of prize
My handy-dandy helper Samantha's here to start it for me.
Thank you.
Cameraman Sam.
Yeah.
Right now they're decompressing.
They just went through one compression phase and they're decompressing a bit.
And now they're compressing again, getting a little bit
harder and tighter on my legs.
Feels super nice.
Like you can feel it kind of almost massaging and stretching your
legs as it does this super cool, but you'll see, as they inflate.
And then right now you can see, my feet are like huge and that's going
to keep going up through the leg.
As I mentioned before, there are different modes, a and B.
Now what A does is, as I said, it, it focuses on one area at a time.
So it inflates and deflates.
So compresses, decompresses, and so it's really good for blood circulation,
like enhancing blood circulation in those specific areas as it does it.
,Now with B, which is the one I prefer, it compresses throughout an entire cycle.
So it does your whole leg at once.
And that's just a little bit better for excess buildup of lactic acid,
other toxins and stuff, and helps mobilize those through your bloodstream.
And, yeah, it's really good after exercising.
So I prefer this one a little bit more just because it's a little bit better for
when I'm super sore and, I'm getting old.
So I'm sore all the time because I'm always doing some crazy fun
stuff, but, you know, Get to that age now where the soreness hits me.
So another big difference, you can hear it decompressing.
Another big difference between Rapid Reboot and Normatec is that Rapid Reboot
actually does have a bit more pressure.
So for someone like me, like I prefer that extra in this to help out with my recovery
process and this having more pressure is just more ideal for an athlete.
I think, also these are a bit cheaper, so, you know, where do you go wrong?
So there are a few different attachments for both, both Normatec and Rapid Reboot.
I have not tried the other attachments for Normatec, but I have tried
obviously the legs with both.
And then with Rapid Reboot, I also have a hip attachment, which is super cool.
You put it on almost like shorts.
And so this goes,legs go there, strapped this overyour
stomach, and then it compresses.
Kind of like your quads, your hamstrings, so like that upper thigh
area, and then it moves onto the glutes, unto your back and into your hips.
So it's a super, super, super cool attachment just to work on another
part of your body that a lot of us need to pay more attention to, especially
if we're doing athletic stuff.
So make sure you're checking out these hip attachments.
If you ever get a chance, there are also arm attachments, which I have yet to try.
I really want to, I feel like I've looked like some kind of mummy.
It'd be cool to have, like, I don't think I can do the boots and the hips at the
same time, but it'd be cool to do the hips and the arms or the legs and the arms.
And just kind of just sit there and relax, like a big balloon up,
look like Big Hero Six or something
If you're interested in this kind of stuff, make sure you leave a
like on this video and I will be sure to post some more things about
my recovery hacks for you guys.
So you can just learn a bit more about the kind of cool things that
I do to help keep my body intact.
Oh, this is almost done.
Now, when you do get out of these things, for me, it's like such a cool feeling.
It's almost like the little pins and needles.
It's not like your legs are falling asleep, but you feel the blood rushed
back in and it just feels like super, super cool and after a couple of minutes,
legs feel super relaxed, stretched out and they feel very, very good and just
healthy in general and so it always makes me want to go and like, you know,
train it's good to use after you train.
But, I like it.
Like use them before I train someone on, just because it
makes my legs feel so amazing.
And then I can go and just like kill it at a session.
If I have to, as I said in my session with this was about to
end, it should be any minute now.
I'm just letting you like giving you the heads up that it's done.
So then they deflate unzip them.
Make sure you press out any of the extra air in them and then
fold them back up, put them in.
Thanks for chilling with me, learning a bit about these awesome Rapid Reboots,
and I'll see you guys next time.