Foam rollers are commonly used both before and after a workout, but laymen's literature claims that SMR before a workout allows an athlete to increase his or her volume of training and decrease dysfunctions resulting
from microtrauma without the cost of hiring a professional (5,9).
Not exact matches
Studies show that the added
microtrauma, or myofibrillar «damage,» you get
from negatives requires bodyfat as energy to heal and regenerate.
While muscle soreness
from a workout is largely contributed to the
microtrauma that the muscle fibers sustain, recovery may be sped up by actively encouraging the metabolic waste out of the working muscle.
DOMS has tried to be explained by
microtrauma from the tear - down of muscles.
However, in the authors» experience, ongoing muscle fatigue and
microtrauma secondary to compensation
from an underlying orthopaedic injury (stifle, hip, or lumbar) is an important consideration.