The BodyGuard™ has been successfully tested at the Ball State University Human Performance Laboratory in 2001 and shown to provide the mechanisms (increased hip torque from 53.10% to 90.83% during muscle flexion and 190.52% to 284.63% during muscle extension) to significantly reduce groin and hamstring injuries, increase vertical jump performance by 2.4cm (2.5cm = 1 inch), increase squat depth from 6.65% to 7.49%, reduce muscle vibration from 35.30% to 51.51%, raise muscle temperature to its optimum performance level of 38.5C then maintain it, and absorb impact trauma (11.56% to 26.63%) associated with contact sports/physical activities.

All these benefits combined work to reduced muscle pain and damage associated with exercise, improve recovery time and have a positive influence on an athlete's longevity. 

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