Home Depot was selling 2’ sections of 4" PVC pipe for around $10. Picked one up tonight and tried a few things with my horrible leg DOMS. Quite painful.
After watching those videos, I just tried the superslow style on my quads. One of the most painful things I’ve ever endured. I feel amazing afterward, but ow.
Thanks for sharing those videos myosaurus.
The arms will be improve means you go to gym to practice well then your arms comes into good position.
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It ain’t rocket science.[/quote]
I have seen no benefit from doing it, it seems pointless and gimmicky.
But I doubt it is as it is popular with people who actually know what they are doing.[/quote]
Damn, and here I thought John Meadows knew what he was talking about. [/quote]
Remember to put a bag on your head when sending those modelling pics bud.[/quote]
lol, let’s see a pic of what you look like right after you roll out of bed, bud.
How about addressing my point though and not being a child? JM endorses using rumble roller after each training session. What’s up with that? [/quote]
I don’t know what you are talking about.
I clearly said i doubt it is pointless, as it is popular with people who know what they’re talking about, e.g. JM etc.
My point was that I personally must be doing it wrong, as I haven’t seen much benefit, which is why i asked for vids.[/quote]
Now that I understand your original point, I’ll try to shed some light. I like you personally get nothing out of those styrofoam foam rollers. It wasn’t until I used a rumble roller or a lax ball on my tight spots that I started seeing any benefit. It all depends on the type of tissue you’re working on I guess. My hip flexors are so tight, I’ve advanced beyond lax ball even and just start laying into a kettle bell from time to time.
Rolling my quads for the first time taught me a new level of suck. I’m trying to use a roller more often now I’ve noticed I’m getting alot of tighter in my lower body. Trying to incorporate it into all of my lower body warm-ups.
I was having problems from a previous hip injury that made it painful to back squat coming out of the bottom. Used a roller tonight and was able to get deep with no problems.
If your PVC feels too hard you can try wrapping it in a towel or a thin foam like a yoga mat.
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Home Depot PVC cut to length. Cheap and to the point. You might cry though:-)[/quote]
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PVC pipe can work, but definitely has its limitations. You will end up rolling over bone and other areas of your body that gain no benefit from rolling. Additionally, you can cause significant bruising and potential blood vessel damage.
There was a big mothaf*cka in this thread who said he uses the black Rumble Roller. The regular Rumble Roller is actually one of the best I’ve ever used for soft tissue. It has a powerful way of getting into just the right spots… you don’t even have to roll. Just find the spot, then move your bodyweight around it in various motions. I’ve used nearly all of the foam rollers on the market and this is by far superior to the rest. In a whole new league.
I have a rumble roller, and I don’t really find it useful.
I use;
conventional foam roller: whole back, ITB, quads.
PVC pipe: calves, ITB, quads, hammies and glutes
baseball: planta fascia, glutes, hips
spikey massage ball; pectorals, and some spots in my upper back, shoulders and neck.
I find all of the above more effective than a rumble roller on there respective tissues.
For those that are using the rumble roller, what are you using it for?
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Wanted to say thanks for this thread. It provided critical mass that pushed me over the edge to seriously trying out foam rolling.
And for the first time ever, I was able to bench press without a single twinge of pain in my right elbow… an elbow that I’ve had issues with my whole life, since a surgery when I was 18mo old.
You made me a believer.
Sorry to bump the old thread, but I got the grid, know how to use it, but don’t know when? never seen a definitive answer.
I am always sore, even after warming up and stretching after my sessions.
Should I just do it after stretching?
I like hitting the area I am about to work as an opener for the session. Makes everything go smoothly, and DOMS is noticeably reduced. My implement of choice was a blue med ball, perfect combo of hardness, focal point and versatility for me. The size does everything from wide open upper back and pecs to the little spots around the pelvis.
I think it’s extremely useful. It’s almost like I can’t lift without it. Been doing before and after training for years now. There’s not a ton, but some research out there supporting its utility as well. Worth a try for sure.
It’s in my regular routine as part of warmups. Sometimes if I’m pressed for time I skip it and just do warmups, so when I foam roll and warmup it takes almost 20 mins right there and I’m one of those guys who like to keep my workouts under a hour.
When I’m squatting I make sure to foam roll especially around the hips, and use a tennis ball to dig in where the foamroller can’t really hit. I’ve heard it’s not good to foam roll the lower back so I get some deep massage/trigger point to loosen it up from time to time.
I think a foamroller is useful but studies on how effective they are are non-conclusive since it’s a relatively new theraputic tool and more research needs to be done.
Foam rolling as well as other mobility and trigger point work is so very useful. At my age, it’s a life safer.
I do some kind of mobility drill and some soft tissue work every day. I follow Kelly Starrett’s posts on youtube and his homepage.
After 25 years of bodybuilding, powerlifting and strongman work I feel that having paid attention to “pre-hab” has made a huge difference. Not only did this help me to prevent injuries, whit this it also allowed for bigger and more consistent progress in the longer run.
Many fellow iron warriors who used to train with me suffer from a lot of shouder issues, back pain, hip problems, etc., and can hardly bench or squat anymore.
If there’s is anything I really learnd regarding injuries over the last 25 years, it’s that rehab rarely really works. Pre-hab does on the other hand.