Hyperice Hypervolt Review

Is the Hyperice Hypervolt Powerful Enough?

First off, if you are familiar with the Hyperice brand, you are familiar with their "three speed" options on their popular Vyper 3.0 and Hypersphere models. Secondly, when using the Hypervolt, you notice right away that they use the same style of button this model. Finally, being that there are three speeds, we need to address the power for each level to give you an understanding of its power.

 

Firstly, the lowest speed is great for seniors and young kids without much muscle development, but it is a little too soft of pressure for developed bodies. I noticed that I would immediately want to switch to level 2, as did most of the athletes we tested it on. To be clear, where level 1 is like a light warmup or pat down, level 2 is more similar to a sports massage.

 

Level 3 is the highest level of power setting. While the Level 3 intensity might be overkill for the upper back, it is great for your quads, glutes and hamstrings. However, I noticed when giving treatment to others that I needed to press into the massage gun a lot more than I did with its competitors. To be clear, the Level 3 setting and the massage gun's overall design requires a little more manual pressure than some of the other options on the market.

 

Furthermore, while Level 3 worked great on areas with larger muscle development that would absorb the higher motion well, in contrast, the massage head motion would get a bit shaky in areas such as the upper back and traps. In fact, most of the other people I tested it on agreed with that and asked for us to lower the Hypervolt from Level 3 when treating their upper back. 

 

While offering 3 speeds is definitely unique, I feel most users will end up sticking to one speed that they like anyway (for me it was Level 2). For the average user, it will probably be a case of having too many options, especially since you have to cycle sequentially up from 1 to 3 without being able to switch back down quickly. Consequentially, I feel one speed is plenty for handheld massage guns, because you can always adjust pressure manually. With that being said, I believe that one of the downsides of the Hypervolt was that it required me to apply more manual pressure than other massage guns we tested.

 

However, when discussing power, it is important to include other opinions, because anecdotal opinions don't factor in body shape and manual pressure applied. So rather than just giving you my opinion, here are three other Recreation of LA staff member's opinions as well. This should give you a better idea of the power range you can expect from this massage gun.

 

Hypervolt Power Rating

In conclusion, our team of testers ultimately rated the Hypervolt's power with an average rating of 8.

 

I personally rated the Hypervolt a 8 on power. For one, I noticed I had to apply considerably more pressure than when using some of its competitor's guns. This device is better for people with less muscle development who don't need as much power. For example, I found it ideal for warming up with its lighter massage effect. However, it won't provide a deep tissue massage as well as the other guns do.

 

How does the Hypervolt feel on your Back?

 

In addition to describing the power of the Hypervolt to you, I've also included the below descriptions for how it feels when used on different body areas.

 

Back: The design makes it easy to reach your own traps, but you will need a partner to hit your lower and mid back comfortably. I really liked the bullet attachment on my traps. I did not like using it at level 3 on the upper back because it had a tendency to shake or bounce around.

Legs: The flat attachment is awesome for your quads and calves, and I had a partner treat my glutes, hips and hamstrings with it as well. The level 3 was nice on these areas!

Front Shoulders, Forearms: The ball attachment and level one was a good combo for treating less developed or surface muscle areas. I even used the ball attachment on my feet, and that felt good as well.

                                                                                            Author Bio                                                                                                                                                                                  Gideon is the Director of Purchasing at Recreation of LA and the head honcho around here. A Los Angeles native, Gideon spent several years working in purchasing, merchandising and content management for ecommerce companies. In his free time Gideon likes playing basketball, lifting weights, and searching for the best beaches in LA.