Self myofascial release

Mr Herbert · Feb 17, 2010

Ive developed some painfully tight calves and hamstrings which are causing me alot of knee pain and stiffness. ive found some pretty tender spots in them so ive started foam rolling.

does any one else subject themselves to this form of torture? im not sure i have the discipline to contuinue on with this. its excruciating.

Although i was cheap and bought a length of PVC pipe instead of foam rollers so maybe thats my own fault.

A Y · Feb 17, 2010

Originally Posted by Mr Herbert

does any one else subject themselves to this form of torture? im not sure i have the discipline to contuinue on with this. its excruciating.
The foam rolling gets better after a while --- it's only the first few days of rolling that hurts. I'm not sure how much it helps with fascia release, but it seems to relax the muscles well enough for me to mitigate some joint soreness after a workout. The PVC is a bit hard to start on, but will be fine as you get used to it. I use a black closed-cell foam roller which is a bit softer, but doesn't deform like the common white open-cell ones, which are the softest ones. --Andre

Gradstudent78 · Feb 18, 2010

I've been using the stick (http://www.thestick.com/) on my calves instead of the foam roller, just seems to work better. Bought it last week after running sprints and having giant knots in my calves. It's working out pretty well.

I do however foam roll my IT band, which is pretty uncomfortable, but has gotten better since I've started.

Becks23 · Feb 19, 2010

I was using tennis balls for a bit but I just felt it wasn't really helping with my shoulders as much as I had liked.

Gibonius · Feb 20, 2010

I love the foam roller after lifting, I have one of the black closed cell ones. It can hurt pretty badly while you're doing it, but it really does help. Hip flexors/adductors and quads after doing squats are pretty unpleasant, but the relief afterwards is great.

Also interesting to do the bottoms of your feet, basically just stand on the roller.

Mr Herbert · Feb 20, 2010

ive used it as a warm up but am always a bit time constrained when at the gym. i live about 30 minutes from my gym so my next opportunity is when i get home and have already cooled down. obviously not optimal but better than nothing i suppose.

thekunk07 · Feb 21, 2010

i use this and a roller

Originally Posted by Becks23

I was using tennis balls for a bit but I just felt it wasn't really helping with my shoulders as much as I had liked.

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