The Foam Roller Thread
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The Foam Roller Thread
So what are you doing with this thing, and how frequently?
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I use mine every morning....Monday to Friday...For about 15-20 minutes on my IT band, quads, hams, calves, and lower back...
Does it help?? Not sure, but it doesn't hurt...Well it does hurt
Does it help?? Not sure, but it doesn't hurt...Well it does hurt
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Every night before bed...IT band/quads, hamstrings and piriformas. Two days a week I do the same muscles using the trigger point system, which makes the foam roller feel like a feather brushing against my skin. Results are looser and more flexible muscles.
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I use it every day similar to EDR after a gym workout but for the roller feeling like a feather. He must be getting some help with that.
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This is the best like the little bit of searching I did before I got mine turned up. Has some ok pictures and descriptions of stuff.
https://www.smiweb.org/roller.pdf
https://www.smiweb.org/roller.pdf
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Try to do it once a day. Legs and back. I love with it does for my back. I'm not sure what it does for my legs but it has stopped hurting as much as it used to so I assume that my muscles are more supple or something like that. I suppose that I've also learned how to relax the IT band and some surrounding muscles by actually being able to feel them with the roller. I actually first read NYVelocity's page about it: https://nyvelocity.com/content/coachi...lling-your-itb
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I try to use mine daily, mainly for ITB release. This started after having some knee pain at the beginning of this year which my physio put down to tight ITBs and delayed VMO activation (on of the quad muscles not 'activating' enough). The use of the roller (along with a few painful massage sessions) has really helped and my knee is quite pain free. If I don't use the roller frequently I start to notice it a bit.
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I have a theracane as well, though I don't really use that either. I'd really like to start using both.
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2-3 days a week. IT bands (3-5 minutes per leg), quads (1-2 minutes per leg), hamstrings (1-2 minutes per leg). Mostly my IT bands, they're chronically tight. I do 60-90 seconds, switch sides, 60-90 seconds, switch, back and forth.
It hurts.
It hurts.
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Are all foam rollers created equally? I've seen one black and orange one at the local tri-geek store that looked masochistic with bumps and points all over it.
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I made one out of a swimming noodle and a length of PVC. Works the hell out of the IT band. Holy crap. Results? <shrug> Maybe I just don't push enough volume for a benefit, but it feels no different in my daily life, training, or recovery -- it just hurts when I massage, so screw it. My wife is digging it though.
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i use my trigger point system generally every night (quad roller and sometimes the calve roller), but when i go a long time without biking, or have too much work to have any free time, i just do some light stretching right before i go to sleep. i've found that if i use the t.p. system, i wake up less sore, but my muscles feel sluggish, but after a little warm up they feel great, versus when i give my self a message and stretch i wake up feeling strong, but during the workout i normally get tired faster than if i had used the trigger point roller. But i would recommend the t.p. to anyone who workout even semi seriously.
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i like the TP Grid. the other foam rollers lost their form after a couple months of hard use.
i do it once or twice a week, depending on my level of soreness. i find it helps a lot. later.
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Thought this would be a valuable addition to this thread.
https://www.athletestreatingathletes.com/
They just finised doing an entire series on self massage with the foam rollers and other tools, it's all broken down into muscle groups. They've also just started a series on stretching, which will be broken down into muscle groups as well. Write ups, pictures, video, etc.
I'm in no way affliated with them, but the information is valuable.
https://www.athletestreatingathletes.com/
They just finised doing an entire series on self massage with the foam rollers and other tools, it's all broken down into muscle groups. They've also just started a series on stretching, which will be broken down into muscle groups as well. Write ups, pictures, video, etc.
I'm in no way affliated with them, but the information is valuable.