The Train Performance Gun is one of the newest massage guns on the market. This device is a significant shift in direction from the company that brought us the Training Mask. While this is a new direction for the company, they show that they’ve done their research and put together a fantastic product.

Upon first inspection, the device appears to be eerily similar looking to the TheraGun G2Pro. The housing of the device is almost identical in structural form and shape. However, upon further exploration of the features and functions, the look is really the only thing that is similar.

While the device may look like the TheraGun G2Pro, it certainly doesn’t act like it. It’s almost as if the Train Performance Gun is a hybrid of the three most popular massage guns on the market – the Hypervolt, TimTam Power Massager, and Theragun. It looks like the G2Pro, but acts like a combination of the Hypervolt and TimTam.

Below we’ve provided an overview of their massage gun and see how it stacks up to some of the others on the market.

Features of the Train Performance Massage Gun

The most obvious feature that the Train Performance Gun boasts upon first use is the sound, which is extremely quiet. The company boasts that this is due to their Whisper Glide Technology. Whatever it is, it’s fantastic. Advertised as operating at 76 Decibels, it puts this massage gun as one of the quietest on the market. So quiet that you can literally have a conversation while using it. This is a fantastic feature when compared to a few other massage guns on the market because it really makes the gun more versatile in terms of where it can be used. The Performance Gun is quiet enough that, even on its highest vibration setting, it can be used in a public space such as a gym or office.

Next, this massage gun offers three variable speed settings. Listed on the gun as levels I, II, and III, they measure in at 1,600RPMs – 2,200RPMs – 3,000RPMs respectively. You can switch between speed settings with the touch of a button located on the top of the gun and the selected speed is indicated with a blue light.

Additionally, the Performance Gun can be active in three different pre-set angles. It comes out of the packaging at a 90-degree angle and is the angle it must be in to fit into it’s case. However, it does also flex to 45 degrees and 180 degrees, making it great for getting to any hard to reach places on your back or legs. All you need to do in order to adjust the angle is press the circular button on the right side of the gun and slide the head into the desired angle. The head will click into place once it’s locked in at the desired pre-set angle.

Lastly, the device runs on a 24V internal lithium-ion battery. This powerful battery allows the massage gun to run for quite a long period of time before it needs to be recharged. While the battery is not removable, as in some of its competitors, with 24V a user can expect this to well out-run any other massage gun on the market. The battery life is estimated to be somewhere in the 2-4 hour range dependent upon the speed setting and length of massage session.

Specifications

The Train Performance Gun offers three varying percussion speeds ranging from 1,600 to 3,000 RPMs, which allow you to target sensitive areas or go more aggressively on high tension areas. The exterior frame is made of hard plastic. The internal 24V lithium-ion battery runs the powerful drive system of this massage gun and can be charged quickly with the included AC wall charger. The overall weight of the device comes in at 2.5 pounds and the device measures 12 inches by 8 inches by 4 inches, which makes it easy to carry and operate with one hand. The entire device and accessories all fit into the included zippered carrying case.

What’s Included?

• Zippered carrying case with handle
• Performance Gun
• Built-in 24V lithium-ion battery
• AC charger
• Pouch for attachments
• 5 attachment heads
  • Disc – tender areas or near bones
  • Small round ball – overall use
  • Large round ball – larger muscle groups
  • Cone – pinpoint muscle treatment
  • Fork – tendon areas or areas close to the ankle or spine

Check Out Our Full Video Review Below

What’s up everyone? Patrick with Best Massage Tech, here today to review the Train Performance Gun which is a handheld percussion massager or a massage gun. These devices have become popular with amateur and professional athletes as a part of their warm up and recovery routines. Also, very popular with therapists and chiropractors. The first massage gun on the market was actually developed by a chiropractor.

But let’s take a look a little bit further at the Train Performance Gun. The device itself does come with this carrying case. It has a handle, the case zips. I’d say the case itself is probably about a foot high by a foot and a half long. Inside the case comes with a few different items. First is an owner’s manual. Doesn’t really have much in terms of instructions, just some precautions before using the device, so definitely something you want to take a look at before using the device.

Next, it does come with an A/C wall charger, very convenient for charging wherever you can find an A/C outlet. The attachment heads come in their own smaller carrying case, which is a nice little zippered pouch. It does come with five different attachments. You’ve got a cone attachment, a large ball attachment, a small ball attachment, a fork, and then a small disk attachment. These attachments are really easy to put in and take out of the device.

On the neck of it, there is just a little notch here, you just need to align that up on the gun and it pushes right in. Now let’s take a look at the gun itself. This is the gun itself. On first glance, it does look very, very similar to the TheraGun G2 Pro, which really isn’t a fair comparison just by the looks because once you start to dive into the features of this gun they are really quite a bit different.

To charge the device, it does have a DC port in the bottom of it. You just plug it in there. It has a battery indicator red, yellow, and green lights just based on the charge level that lights up when it’s charging and when it’s on so you’ll know how charged your battery is. The device does have a 24 volt battery which is about twice … most other massage guns on the market only have a 12 volt battery.

I’ve not had this device long enough to know exactly what the life span of the battery is, but just based on the voltage and knowing the battery life of some of the other guns on the market, I would estimate this battery life, depending on what speed setting you’re using it at, probably going to get two to four hours of usage depending on how long and how often you’re using it.

The device does come with an attachable head. Out of the package it is 90 degrees here, but to adjust it you just have a button on the side. You just press it, once you press it, it does click in at 45 degrees and at 180 degrees. 180 degrees is really great for getting the hard to reach spots on your back, 45 degrees maybe your upper back. But it’s really just nice … it is really solid and locks in at each of those positions. Great to have those three different adjustments.

The device is a three speed variable setting gun. On the top of it, it does have levels one, two, and three. Once the gun is on, these light up in blue depending on what setting you have it on. When you do turn it on, it does automatically go to level one, which in terms of percussions per minute is 1,600, level two is 2,200, and then level three is 3,000. In terms of how that aligns with other guns on the market, it’s on the higher end at a maximum percussions per minute.

The G2 Pro and the G3 Pro from TheraGun both max out at 2,400. The TimTam version 1.5 power massager maxes out at one variable speed, or one speed, which is 2,500. Their new version two of the power massager is 3,000. It does have three variable speeds as well, it maxes out at 3,000. The Hypervolt, from Hyperice is the highest on the market at 3,200 percussions per minute.

Depending on what you’re looking for, you got a couple different settings with this one. If you want that really high end high percussions per minute, you can get that with this gun. Now the next thing I’m going to do, I’m going to turn it on. The one thing that’s quite remarkable about this compared to other massage guns on the market is how quiet it is. It does advertise that it runs at 76 decibels.

When you compare that to the other guns on the market, if you’re going to do it DIY and take a work saw and convert it into a massage gun, the decibels on that is going to be around 105. The G2 Pro and TimTam typically are registering between 85 and 90 decibels. The Hypervolt, which is known for being extremely quiet, is typically around 65 to 70, so I’d put this right in the range of the Hypervolt. The new TimTam version two power massager is supposed to be 60 decibels, it’s not on the market yet, but 60 decibels would be very, very quiet compared to most of those that are on the market.

I’ve not used the TheraGun G3 Pro yet, it did just come out this last week. They advertise that as 50% quieter as the G2 Pro. So just going on the decibels based alone, 50% of the 85 to 90 that it typically is would put it as the quietest gun on the market. But in terms of guns that I have used, I’ve not used the Hypervolt, this one is the quietest gun that I have used. Just for a comparison, I do have the TimTam version 1.5 power massager here.

Just going to give you a little bit of sound comparison. This is the TimTam and it’s at full speed. Now you hear that TimTam, you can barely even, if not hear me talking at all. I’m going to turn on the Performance Gun here now. It’s going to come on at the first setting and even at the first setting, you can hear me perfectly clearly. Even when I move it all the way up to the third speed. It’s on level three right now, 3,000 percussions.

You can easily talk and hear a conversation which is really, really nice if you want to use this in more of a public setting whether you want to use it at the gym or in your office. Really much easier to use than something that’s this loud (the TimTam). If you’re looking for something quiet, I definitely would recommend this. Overall it is a really nice gun. It’s sturdy, it’s solid.

A few flaws if I’m going to point out a few things that I noticed on it. The battery is not removable. All the other competitive massage guns on the market, competitors of it, your TimTam, your Hypervolt, and your TheraGuns, they all have removable batteries. The one disadvantage of this not having a removable battery is once your battery’s dead, then it’s dead, you’ve got to recharge it. Versus some of its competitors, you can have an alternate battery on hand and just pop a fully charged battery in and keep massaging.

One minor flaw of it. It is a bit bulky too. Again, it is about the same size if not the exact same size as the TheraGun G2 Pro, but just putting it into comparison to the TimTam, you see it is quite a bit smaller. In terms of traveling with it, it could be difficult. Same thing with travel with the battery. I have traveled with one of my massage guns before and I’ve gotten varying answers from different airlines on whether you need to remove the lithium ion battery from it.

The fact that this one isn’t removable could make it difficult to travel with it if that’s something you’re looking to do, but overall, very solid gun. I’m very, very impressed with this. I look forward to using it more.

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