Is recovery part of training, or what you do when training stops?
Recovery isn't what you do when training stops. Recovery is part of training.
Here's the hierarchy, worst-kept secret first: sleep, food, and how much you swing carry the whole program. Everything else — the massage gun, the ice, the foam roller — is a supporting actor.
Education, not medical advice. Jesse is a former certified personal trainer and
nutritionist — not a physician or physical therapist. If something hurts repeatedly, or is getting
worse, that is a reason to get evaluated by a professional, not a reason to buy another tool.