I agree, the Bamboo Massage is amazing and it will get rid of the knots in your back. They can do any pressure you want, too, and with the Bamboo sticks, they can get way deeper than when it's just a regular deep tissue massage.
I had a lower back injury on one
Disney Cruise we went on, and because of this lower back injury, my upper back was in knots and I had a hard time even standing up totally straight (partly because of the injury, but a lot because the rest of my back was in knots due to the muscles in my back over-compensating for the lower back injury). I had a bamboo massage in the beginning of our cruise, and she DUG into my upper back (and my legs and feet, which also help release tension in your back), and when she was done, it was the first time since I had injured my lower back that I was able to stand up straight and she got rid of all the knots in my back!! I could not believe it. I went back at the end of our cruise (Panama Canal cruise, so it was a longer cruise) and had a 2nd Bamboo massage and when I went back (to the same person), she told me (even though more than a week had gone by), my back felt SO much loser and better than when I first came in initially, and I agree. The 2nd Bamboo Massage helped tremendously. When I got home, I had to go into my orthopedic doctor for a check-up and my doctor even commented on how my upper back was much loser and I was standing up much straighter.
So, yes... I think it would work well for you! Just tell them you like deep pressure.
Btw, I get massages pretty regularly here at home... I'm an athlete, and I deal with sore muscles often, and so I have to have really deep tissue massages. I can handle really deep pressure on my muscles during massages. Like I said, with the Bamboo Massage, they can do light pressure, medium pressure or deep pressure, and I told her to do deep pressure (except my lower back which was hurt at the time, and she did VERRRRY light pressure on my lower back), but she DUG into the rest of my muscles with the bamboo sticks (and there are different sizes of bamboo sticks, and each size of bamboo stick gives a different pressure, so that also gives them the ability to do a really deep tissue massage). So yes, I think this will be very good for a guy, too! Like I said, just communicate that you want deep pressure.
Also, one tip... Any time I've gotten a massage anywhere other than where I go regularly here at home, I always ask for the most experienced massage therapist to work on me. When I got the Bamboo Massage on the Disney ship I was on, I asked for most experienced Massage Therapist and the gals at the front desk completely honored that request... they just told me the times this particular person was available, and that is how I chose my massage (ie, I didn't go in saying I want a bamboo massage at 1 PM... I just asked when the most experienced person was available, so I could fit in that particular person's schedule). She not only was one of the most experienced, but she was a physical therapist as well (at her home country), so she had LOTS of knowledge and I could tell she was very experienced at massage. So, ask for the most experienced massage therapist when you make the appointment, and you likely will get someone who is really good!
