Think of foam rolling as a poor man's massage.
If you are familiar with a massage, then, you can
think of foam rolling as a self - massage.
Not exact matches
Most people
think foam rolling is some sort
of medieval torture designed to inflict pain as you
roll out your tight IT bands, but the
foam roller is capable
of so much more — and used right,
rolling doesn't need to hurt.
If you've ever used a
foam roller on tight legs,
think of how much softer one leg feels after
rolling when compared to the unrolled leg.
The how - to:
Think of these like a much smaller version
of a
foam roller, says Williams: «Place one on the floor and
roll out your back, shoulders, traps and even your bum,» she says.
Some
of these include taking contrast showers or baths after training, stretching after training and on off days, icing, using
foam rollers and whatever else you can
think of to help you recover faster.
I am beginning to
think I need one
of those as the
foam roller doesn't seem to have the same effect on me anymore!
Foam rolling is
thought to produce an increase in range
of motion and warm - up the tissues without the subsequent decrements found in stretching and massage (6,7).
Foam rolling is
thought to enhance soft - tissue pliability, which allows increased joint ROM (5) and potentially without causing any damage to the crossbridges and sarcomeres
of the muscle and subsequently not impacting muscle force production.
Foam rolling is
thought to improve muscular function, performance, overuse, and joint range
of motion (ROM); however, there is no empirical evidence demonstrating this.
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