NanoVi and Biohacking
Ben Pakulski is a bodybuilder, fitness coach, writer, and podcast host. He’s also a big NanoVi® fan.
Ben has been using NanoVi—which he calls one of his “favorite biohacking technologies”—for several years and has experienced its benefits firsthand. The biggest difference he’s noticed from his fitness routine before NanoVi to now is his post-recovery workout. In a recent conversation with Eng3 Vice President Rowena Gates on his Muscle Intelligence podcast, this is what Ben had to say about NanoVi:
“I usually do it post-workout… it’s exceptional. Its ability to mitigate soreness, either immediately after a session or the next day, is tremendous, and I noticed I don’t get as tired after workouts. So, if I do a crazy killer leg session and I do 30 minutes of the NanoVi, I don’t feel nearly as mentally drained.”
Ben studied kinesiology in college, so he’s well versed in the mechanics of the body and has taken the time over the years to educate himself about how the body operates beyond just physical movement. He doesn’t just understand that he might be fatigued or sore after a workout, he understands why: building muscle mass means first damaging muscle fibers. In their conversation, Ben and Rowena discussed how, as with any other kind of damage it sustains, the body responds by trying to repair or replace this muscle “damage”—even if the damage is being done in service of the body itself.
The body’s natural repair mechanisms can’t keep up with the pace of the damage sustained, especially in cases like Ben’s, where workouts are quick and intense, so the proteins that direct the repair process may unfold and not perform at their optimal level. As Rowena explains to Ben in the podcast, unfolded proteins must first repair themselves before they can assist in the muscles’ repair, meaning the recovery process drags out. “[It] can be days. That’s where people will have these long-term recoveries,” in which they’re still feeling the effects of a workout long after they’ve completed it.
The NanoVi device is designed to influence the water that surrounds proteins—“it’s giving it the environment to allow those proteins to recuperate faster,” as Ben puts it. Improving protein activities speeds up the recovery process not only so users can recover from a workout much more quickly, but also so new muscle fibers can also be created more efficiently. And when you’re trying to add or maintain muscle mass, that speed makes a major difference.
“Everyone I know that’s bought one of these machines absolutely raves about it. For improving heart rate variability, to improving your focus, to improving my perceived recovery times. Meaning, if I train legs today and I do a 30-to-60-minute session after on the NanoVi, my legs training, or my leg soreness will be a fraction of what it otherwise would have been. My energy [and] rest is massively increased.”
