Originally Posted by
mfav7
I started using a foam roll in the fall due to seriously annoying IT band issues. After using it for quite some time, I found the density of the foam to not work as well as it did when I first started use...so I graduated to PVC that I got from Home Depot. It works wonders.
I tend to use it every evening and sometimes in the morning if I'm feeling extra tight. Also works really well on the calves and soleus.
The normal closed cell foam ones are not really built for a ton of use.. so folks like you need to go with the harder blue or black version (depends on company) or get the white version with the pvc pipe inside
If you can work out the balance it does wonders on Piraformis too (i've never met anyone without tightness there)