That’s a stretch - no pun intended . Foam rolling is method of compression. Massage can included a multitude of methods other than compression - so I wouldn’t compare the two
@@Greg-bh4jp You are right, but sometimes you need to oversimply things. I made the experience that in Mobility its Bro Science before Pro Science. Ofcourse I try to understand the science of things behind it. But at the end of the day its trial an error. I try different ways to use a foam roller, la cross balls, barbells, kettlebells and see what works for me and my students.
Yeah, we rolled after track practice in middle and highschool. God. Nothing like it in the world. Rolling your calves especially when they're tight and used feels so good.
@Greg-bh4jp you ever foam rolled? Cause I've only ever seen athletes doing it as self-massage. I'm a 4x pro athlete, cheerleading, dance, ice and roller skating. When do you roll?
I used to have horrible shoulder impingement, I could barely move my arms after a workout. I took all the advice online, but none of it worked. So I went with my intuition, which was to use a roller on my shoulder, and in a few months all my pain disappeared permanently, I went from barely being able to complete a shoulder workout to doing shoulders 6 times a week.
Check my patented side wheel for a foam roller. No more getting shirt caught under roller plus height control and side wheel grips. Also stays clean off the dirty ass floor. Your welcome mf
@@maxpowers4436a foam roller isn’t used to increase performance though? They’re used after workouts to help improve recovery and prevent adhesions from new muscles.
I usually foam-roll my quads (about 20 rolls) in between squat sets. It really does help with the soreness post-set. I could feel the blood flowing down, away from the quads when I roll down, letting new blood (=more oxygen) into the muscles.
Check my patented side wheel for a foam roller. No more getting shirt caught under roller plus height control and side wheel grips. Also stays clean off the dirty ass floor. Your welcome mf
@@hover_roller_balance_boards PFFFFTTTTT! i tuck my shirt in and no problemo of it getting caught. I sweep first or use a mat at the gym and no dirty ass floor.
Oam rolling my upper back eliminated the terrible bicep pain that i was having. Turns out it was referred pain from my shoulder blades. Life changing for me.
What exactly is a glued fascia or tension? And if pressure did actually effect a muscle long term. Why would your butt ever be sore? You sit on it for 4+ hours a day
I’ve used foam rollers hundreds of times, and I find it is most useful when you are experiencing moderate to extreme soreness. I’ve gone from barely being able to stand to 90% of the way back to normal just by using the foam roller on my back and legs for 5-10 minutes. It hurts like hell, but boy is the end result worth it
I use foam rolling on my back after a full day sitting at the desk. Helps to realign the curve of my back. Which relief the stiffness and makes me feel comfortable before a workout
I foam roll to nurse the pain in my back due to sciatica. It hurts soooo good and my back feels great afterwards! I also do it the day after an intense back workout.
I love the cracks I get on my mid and upper back so much!!! Great info guys thanks!! Can u do a video on the pso right and pso spine?? Thanks have a good day 👍
I have chronic knots in my calves, that always seize up after exercise. I can go through all kinds of dynamic warm ups and warm downs and they still cramp. Foam rolling just helps delay the onset and intensity just that little bit.
I use foam rolling sometimes after a workout to relieve back pain (which I get from some imbalances in my body). It works well for me and I will continue to use it as long as the gym has a foam roller.
I thought foam rolling would help with the crippling sciatica I had years ago. Did jack shit because it turned out I had a ruptured disk L4-L5 and needed surgery. My advice if you’re having really bad issues with something is to find a way to see a specialist. Nothing against primary care doctors or physical therapists but in the former case a human being can only know so much and they will likely misdiagnose your issue, and in the latter case they can’t treat the actual underlying issue in a bone or joint-they can only help you address the supporting muscles/tissues around the problem so you get some relief.
Please please please make a video on the most effective stretching technique and a routine that I could go through after a workout for a whole body stretch ???!!!
Check my patented side wheel for a foam roller. No more getting shirt caught under roller plus height control and side wheel grips. Also stays clean off the dirty ass floor. Your welcome mf
Stretching is a temporary fix. Deep myofascial release helps better than stretching. Ex...tie a knot into a rubberband and keep stretching it. What happens to the knot? Lol it gets tighter. That's what stretching does. Also stretching keeps you in positions that don't work with natural mechanics of your body. Remember integration not isolation. Work smarter not harder.
True I used to spent lots of time on foam rolling before workout, but they seems didn’t improve my performance during the workout . Contrary, it leads to imbalance of both sides muscle of my body, caused discomforts at different region of my body which didn’t exist before that. Now I rarely foam rolling, only consistently doing dynamic stretch before workout. Now my body is better
Disagreed! Foam rolling and rubber ball rolling helped to release my 30 year old tightness, coming from childhood, in pec minor, lats, ters monor and major, infraspinatus etc. Thank God I've met people, being 35 y.o, who helped me, revealing me these tools and teaching how to work with them. By the way I love your channel, so many cool things I took from it!
Facts im a foam roller and i encourage everyone to do it. I haven’t suffered from post workout soreness since a teenager. I do athletic based weight training and plyo/iso
Foam rolling is better by far when a warm up takes longer. Foam rolling has the benefit of stretching too. Basically if you only foam roll; meaning you don’t run nor lift weights, you will be in better health by far bcos your lymphatic system is highly primed.
@@sadbriansadbrian nah man, stop, you will one day find someone who you absolutely deserve and that person will be worthy of you, the one who will accept you for who you are, and just ignore the one's who don't understand your worth, and it won't really worth your time for going after those, tbh(I said worth 3 times and therefore I hope you would understand your worth, hopefully)
@@KewalTailor thank you :) I really needed that. genuinely. That made me feel a little better. I was feeling ok... like dull but ok when i read your comment yesterday. forgot to reply but it was still the only thing open on my laptop when i opened it today. within the last 24 hours I tried to love again for the first time in... 3 months. it's working out amazingly but i feel so broken that every little thing makes me think she's just using me and I'm being ok w it and giving her more but i can't do this and... oh god im trauma dumping aha sorry. you dont have to reply to this
i just do it because it make me feel better :D i do it multiple times a day for a short time, especially my back, and i swear i have less back pain because of it - can really recommend it ^^
I just foam roll where required. Muscle tightness and injury by foam rolling surrounding muscles. Use it like once a month if that. Ipf powerlifter here...😊
Helps my autoimmune pain tremendously so thats all I know lol Sometimes I set it under my lower back while laying in bed and that can ease my period pain too
it's good to know it reduces DOMS. However, the real question is how effective it is compared to other forms of stretching--is it better to buy a foam roller and spend time using it, or cak the same benefits be achieved by stretching with no tools for similar amount of time (or even less time??)
If you combine it with stretching it does great improvements if you do it alone with out stretching then yeah it’s does little to none. You also have to work on the weak areas other wise problems will never completely go away.
People keep treating it like it’s a prophylactic. Just use it to get a knot out if you have one, or use it to trace the source of a knot. It doesn’t have to be a foam roller either. A ball that ranges in softness to hardness, or a pvc pipe can work in areas that the foam roller is too soft. But as long as you’re gentle it’s fine but ymmv. If you’re using it for blood flow, you’re better off with dynamic stretching, or doing modifications of the exercise you’re about to do until you loosen up.
I foam roll before all excerise for about 3 years. Dont suffer from muscle soreness and my flexibility is quite good. I am next working on my tendons and mobility
I did it for 2 months, did not notice any benefit such as flexibility or enhanced recovery. If anything I had to stretch again the muscles I was targeting before the exercise for flexibility. Total waste of time if you ask me. Use that time for dynamic stretching and optimize your time in the gym
i do foam rolling after a heavy pull day or a heavy leg day and it really helps decrease any muscle soreness or feelings of tightness i would have without foam rolling
I started foam rolling before my workouts at my the gym and feel way better thru out them and when I’m at home recovering and if you do it right on your back you can pop your back nice haha it’s awsome
What about inhibiting tight muscles using the roller (and sitting on trigger points not just rolling back and forth)? As part of a program to correct for an imbalance you would want to activate and strengthen the weak/inactive muscle and inhibit the antagonist muscle group
What about Barbel-Rolling? For real, after years of physical acitivity and a natural imbalance only real hard plastics or metal reaches my deep trigger points. If I can combine it with a vibration plate and idealy a stretch I get in 10 min what usually would take a 30 min active mobility workout. And then ofcourse, I use the gained increase in range of motions in my lifts to solidify it.
After years of training, I thoroughly believe most people don’t know how to foam roll or self treat either. I think with proper use, it can help. A little.
Slightly disagree, I had IT band syndrome in the past and foam rolling 3x a day for a couple weeks fixed that, so the foam rolling worked for more than just 20-30 minutes
My left rectus femoris start to twitch after few moments on foam roller. It feels like whole bone is rotating into better place. It definitely does something.
I rolled out a lifetime of adhesions in my thighs over the course of a few days, when I got a foam roller. I don't use it much, day to day, but those few days were 100% worthwhile and truly life changing.
Adhesions? The fusion of tissues typically found from wounds that are healing incorrectly? You got that out with a foam roller and not surgery? Well damn, it's time to revolutionize surgery recovery then!
@@SamsonGuest I'm referring to adhesion points between the fascia and skin. Before using the foam roller, any time I got sore legs, from heavy exertion or just from a long day on my feet, I would have a lot of soreness in my thighs, right at the surface, feeling almost like a tightness of the skin. Light massaging my thighs would make it feel temporary relief. It's the pain near the surface that the rolling treated. Now, I simply do not have that type of pain any more, and it was quite significant for me, previously. Does that make sense?
@@guymontag2948 no it doesn't. If you look up the research on fascia and foam rolling there is no evidence for adhesion between the fascia and skin that are broken up by foam rolling (or massage for that matter). That's also why it's not mentioned in the video.
Generally the only time I’ve seen it be done is when other guys on my swim team would get wicked leg cramps and started using a foam roll to try to ease things before their next spot is up
It's a self massage... Simple as that. It's fantastic for trouble areas that need a lot of work...
Yup. If your sore, massage it. I couldn’t imagine the pain a long distance runner would be in if they didn’t use one of these regularly
That’s a stretch - no pun intended . Foam rolling is method of compression. Massage can included a multitude of methods other than compression - so I wouldn’t compare the two
@@Greg-bh4jp You are right, but sometimes you need to oversimply things.
I made the experience that in Mobility its Bro Science before Pro Science.
Ofcourse I try to understand the science of things behind it. But at the end of the day its trial an error.
I try different ways to use a foam roller, la cross balls, barbells, kettlebells and see what works for me and my students.
Yeah, we rolled after track practice in middle and highschool. God. Nothing like it in the world. Rolling your calves especially when they're tight and used feels so good.
@Greg-bh4jp you ever foam rolled? Cause I've only ever seen athletes doing it as self-massage. I'm a 4x pro athlete, cheerleading, dance, ice and roller skating. When do you roll?
I used to have horrible shoulder impingement, I could barely move my arms after a workout. I took all the advice online, but none of it worked. So I went with my intuition, which was to use a roller on my shoulder, and in a few months all my pain disappeared permanently, I went from barely being able to complete a shoulder workout to doing shoulders 6 times a week.
can you trust advice from someone who foam rolls his face?
Foam rolling my upper back just feels really nice. I don't care if it helps with lifting or not.
Check my patented side wheel for a foam roller. No more getting shirt caught under roller plus height control and side wheel grips. Also stays clean off the dirty ass floor. Your welcome mf
@@hover_roller_balance_boards”Your welcome motherfucker” 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I always roll out. I'm old and it makes me feel like good lol
Roll, dynamic stretches, then reinforce opposing muscles with activation work. Helps a lot!
What does it mean to reinforce opposing muscles i this context?
@@vs4571 depends what muscles u rolling brah
@@vs4571basically muscles that cause opposite movements like biceps/triceps, adductors/abductors, quads/hammies
Once you start foam rolling you never go back. It's an essential part of my day lol
Facts
Nah did it for years then stopped havent done it in years seen no decrease in performance and saved time tenfold
@@maxpowers4436a foam roller isn’t used to increase performance though? They’re used after workouts to help improve recovery and prevent adhesions from new muscles.
@@maxpowers4436you prob don’t do a lot of activity
@@maxpowers4436It helps crack you back a.k.a. decompression. The ordinary chiropractor doesn’t offer the extent of a foam roller in that way.
Awesome. Foam rolling greatly helps me with recovery.
I mean he did say improved flexibility for 10 to 30 mins, it's enough time for..........yeah
@@KewalTailorFor what?
@@thespyrogamergt3163 for having flexibility perfect too, you know
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I usually foam-roll my quads (about 20 rolls) in between squat sets. It really does help with the soreness post-set. I could feel the blood flowing down, away from the quads when I roll down, letting new blood (=more oxygen) into the muscles.
Rolling the quads is straight hell
Check my patented side wheel for a foam roller. No more getting shirt caught under roller plus height control and side wheel grips. Also stays clean off the dirty ass floor. Your welcome mf
@@hover_roller_balance_boards PFFFFTTTTT! i tuck my shirt in and no problemo of it getting caught. I sweep first or use a mat at the gym and no dirty ass floor.
Oam rolling my upper back eliminated the terrible bicep pain that i was having. Turns out it was referred pain from my shoulder blades. Life changing for me.
What about tension in muscles? Or „glued“ fascia
most PTs don’t know ab it
What exactly is a glued fascia or tension? And if pressure did actually effect a muscle long term. Why would your butt ever be sore? You sit on it for 4+ hours a day
@@wyrn_slater These guys would definitely know
@@terrenceduarte5348 Lots of hacks on youtube. just because they call themselves "squat university", they may not even be qualified for anything.
I had muscle knot on my quad and this actually help remove my muscle knot on my quads 😮
I’ve used foam rollers hundreds of times, and I find it is most useful when you are experiencing moderate to extreme soreness. I’ve gone from barely being able to stand to 90% of the way back to normal just by using the foam roller on my back and legs for 5-10 minutes. It hurts like hell, but boy is the end result worth it
Need this dynamic duo.
I use the foam roller with the deep lugs, it helps get knots out.
Oh, this is too fancy. I use foam rollers to crush any knots I might have.
It relaxes me before sleep. When on my back I pause with it at the lower back and just relax in the bend, sometimes I get a nice pop or two.
I use foam rolling on my back after a full day sitting at the desk. Helps to realign the curve of my back. Which relief the stiffness and makes me feel comfortable before a workout
I foam roll to nurse the pain in my back due to sciatica. It hurts soooo good and my back feels great afterwards! I also do it the day after an intense back workout.
I love the cracks I get on my mid and upper back so much!!! Great info guys thanks!! Can u do a video on the pso right and pso spine?? Thanks have a good day 👍
Thank you for this! Foam rolling is extremely painful for me (Fibromyalgia). I'm happy to stretch and warm up instead.
I have chronic knots in my calves, that always seize up after exercise. I can go through all kinds of dynamic warm ups and warm downs and they still cramp.
Foam rolling just helps delay the onset and intensity just that little bit.
Sounds like you have muscle knots. You need a different type of foam roller than what you're using now to get rid of the knots.
I use foam rolling sometimes after a workout to relieve back pain (which I get from some imbalances in my body). It works well for me and I will continue to use it as long as the gym has a foam roller.
I thought foam rolling would help with the crippling sciatica I had years ago. Did jack shit because it turned out I had a ruptured disk L4-L5 and needed surgery. My advice if you’re having really bad issues with something is to find a way to see a specialist. Nothing against primary care doctors or physical therapists but in the former case a human being can only know so much and they will likely misdiagnose your issue, and in the latter case they can’t treat the actual underlying issue in a bone or joint-they can only help you address the supporting muscles/tissues around the problem so you get some relief.
How is your back now after surgery?
Please please please make a video on the most effective stretching technique and a routine that I could go through after a workout for a whole body stretch ???!!!
This is 99% true. Foam rolling is pivotal in releasing knots and tight muscles through pressure on the Golgi-tendon organs in the muscle.😊
Check my patented side wheel for a foam roller. No more getting shirt caught under roller plus height control and side wheel grips. Also stays clean off the dirty ass floor. Your welcome mf
Stretching is a temporary fix. Deep myofascial release helps better than stretching. Ex...tie a knot into a rubberband and keep stretching it. What happens to the knot? Lol it gets tighter. That's what stretching does. Also stretching keeps you in positions that don't work with natural mechanics of your body. Remember integration not isolation. Work smarter not harder.
Underrated comment
True
I used to spent lots of time on foam rolling before workout, but they seems didn’t improve my performance during the workout . Contrary, it leads to imbalance of both sides muscle of my body, caused discomforts at different region of my body which didn’t exist before that.
Now I rarely foam rolling, only consistently doing dynamic stretch before workout. Now my body is better
Foam rolling feels so good, esp after leg day. Roll those quads and hams, it’s so good
My two favorite fitness guys❤😊. Thanks for sharing this I wasn’t sure about foam rolling.
I only do it after my workouts. It helps my muscles recover much faster and reduce DOMS for me from 3 days to
Disagreed!
Foam rolling and rubber ball rolling helped to release my 30 year old tightness, coming from childhood, in pec minor, lats, ters monor and major, infraspinatus etc. Thank God I've met people, being 35 y.o, who helped me, revealing me these tools and teaching how to work with them.
By the way I love your channel, so many cool things I took from it!
Facts im a foam roller and i encourage everyone to do it. I haven’t suffered from post workout soreness since a teenager. I do athletic based weight training and plyo/iso
Isn't it for fascia massage, to break down the knots? It's only temporary?
I had a lot of pain from muscle knots and it seems to help relieve and improve it
I feel It helpes at the end of the day to relax my back
I have a 3ft foam roller. I lay on it down the length of my spine. I put my arms over my head and it really helps open up my chest and shoulders.
I have fibromyalgia and workout almost everyday. Foam rolling helps me out so much.
It was the only thing that helped with my shin splints. Extra dynamic stretching couldn’t do that. And it also just feels really nice!
Anecdotally it seems like it has way more of an effect on already tight muscles. Glad to see the science seems to line up with my perception
I love it for speeding up recovery from workouts. It releases lactic acid.
Fr this is the most helpful sports channel of all time. Thanks squat univ.!!!!!
Foam rolling is better by far when a warm up takes longer.
Foam rolling has the benefit of stretching too.
Basically if you only foam roll; meaning you don’t run nor lift weights, you will be in better health by far bcos your lymphatic system is highly primed.
Foam rolling is just an excuse for me to roll my gf up in a mat.
Lol, cute
hella cute
single but if I can do that w too… my toaster in the bath ._.
@@sadbriansadbrian nah man, stop, you will one day find someone who you absolutely deserve and that person will be worthy of you, the one who will accept you for who you are, and just ignore the one's who don't understand your worth, and it won't really worth your time for going after those, tbh(I said worth 3 times and therefore I hope you would understand your worth, hopefully)
@@KewalTailor thank you :) I really needed that. genuinely. That made me feel a little better. I was feeling ok... like dull but ok when i read your comment yesterday. forgot to reply but it was still the only thing open on my laptop when i opened it today. within the last 24 hours I tried to love again for the first time in... 3 months. it's working out amazingly but i feel so broken that every little thing makes me think she's just using me and I'm being ok w it and giving her more but i can't do this and... oh god im trauma dumping aha sorry. you dont have to reply to this
i just do it because it make me feel better :D
i do it multiple times a day for a short time, especially my back, and i swear i have less back pain because of it - can really recommend it ^^
I just foam roll where required. Muscle tightness and injury by foam rolling surrounding muscles. Use it like once a month if that. Ipf powerlifter here...😊
Interesting information
If you foam roll less than 30 seconds before a workout it can contribute in the way a dynamic stretch will also
Helps my autoimmune pain tremendously so thats all I know lol Sometimes I set it under my lower back while laying in bed and that can ease my period pain too
By reducing DOMS it also reduces the growth stimulus.
it's good to know it reduces DOMS. However, the real question is how effective it is compared to other forms of stretching--is it better to buy a foam roller and spend time using it, or cak the same benefits be achieved by stretching with no tools for similar amount of time (or even less time??)
Believe I saw a study where people that stretched after foam rolling had yielded better flexibility results than those that didn’t foam roll.
it helps reduce my bone pain for weeks. If you have back soreness or pain then foam rolling will get rid of all of it.
If you combine it with stretching it does great improvements if you do it alone with out stretching then yeah it’s does little to none. You also have to work on the weak areas other wise problems will never completely go away.
This is one of the few topics where imma just ignore anything science says. It feels goodygoodgood and that's all I need
People keep treating it like it’s a prophylactic. Just use it to get a knot out if you have one, or use it to trace the source of a knot. It doesn’t have to be a foam roller either. A ball that ranges in softness to hardness, or a pvc pipe can work in areas that the foam roller is too soft. But as long as you’re gentle it’s fine but ymmv.
If you’re using it for blood flow, you’re better off with dynamic stretching, or doing modifications of the exercise you’re about to do until you loosen up.
I personally use heavy steel pipe filled with concrete
I mostly just use it at night before bed alongside stretching to feel more relaxed so it's easier to fall asleep and be less fidgity in sleep
What about using it to work out knots??
It feels good i do it on rest days wirh stretching and yoga poses
Would you say that doing foam rolling is more 'superior' over doing static stretching after a workout?
Thanks.
I think the real benefit is more related to fascia right?
As a very active dancer with scoliosis I cannot live without my foam roller
I foam roll before all excerise for about 3 years. Dont suffer from muscle soreness and my flexibility is quite good. I am next working on my tendons and mobility
What about foam rolling AFTER a workout before you stretch? Our coach has us do this, is it worth it?
Im assuming the benefits are the same if you do them post workout instead of pre-workout?
I did it for 2 months, did not notice any benefit such as flexibility or enhanced recovery. If anything I had to stretch again the muscles I was targeting before the exercise for flexibility. Total waste of time if you ask me. Use that time for dynamic stretching and optimize your time in the gym
Can you do a cool down routine for each muscle group? I’ve seen your warm up videos.
i do foam rolling after a heavy pull day or a heavy leg day and it really helps decrease any muscle soreness or feelings of tightness i would have without foam rolling
I roll everything after every workout before I stretch. Vast improvement and way way less sore
After a game/practice and the following morning really helps with muscle soreness and recovery. Professional teams have been doing this for 15+ yrs.
I started foam rolling before my workouts at my the gym and feel way better thru out them and when I’m at home recovering and if you do it right on your back you can pop your back nice haha it’s awsome
Would have been nice for you to discuss the effects on the spine.
It’s also healthy for fascia
It fell great when your sore tho! & that’s always a win
What about inhibiting tight muscles using the roller (and sitting on trigger points not just rolling back and forth)? As part of a program to correct for an imbalance you would want to activate and strengthen the weak/inactive muscle and inhibit the antagonist muscle group
What about Barbel-Rolling? For real, after years of physical acitivity and a natural imbalance only real hard plastics or metal reaches my deep trigger points.
If I can combine it with a vibration plate and idealy a stretch I get in 10 min what usually would take a 30 min active mobility workout.
And then ofcourse, I use the gained increase in range of motions in my lifts to solidify it.
I thought you hold the weight on a tender spot and hold it for 30 to 60 seconds to temporarily release the miyofacial tissue.
How about foam roll AFTER workout? Does it help at all?
After years of training, I thoroughly believe most people don’t know how to foam roll or self treat either. I think with proper use, it can help. A little.
Are this rolls not mainly for fascia? And secondary to get muscles back to work due to hardening .....
What is a good alternative for arthritis etc??
For me, Foam rolling brings doms way down and help me decrease tension sometimez
Should I use foam roller after workout for recovery?
please give some tips on how to stretch hamstrings if we have disc bulge without damaging the disc
Look up lying hamstring stretch with a towel or band. Its excellent for back problems.
Waiting for all the, “it loosens up the fascia” comments😂🙄
It's not a waste of time to keep going if it feels good imo
I am foam rolling for longer than a minute, it feels amazing
I gotta do it for runs. It’s a life changer for me. Idk if this would be in your area but what about Epsom salt/ regular bath soaking post workout?
Slightly disagree, I had IT band syndrome in the past and foam rolling 3x a day for a couple weeks fixed that, so the foam rolling worked for more than just 20-30 minutes
So after a 7 mile run it does not help?
Does it relieve mid back tightness?
My left rectus femoris start to twitch after few moments on foam roller. It feels like whole bone is rotating into better place. It definitely does something.
no time is wasted while foam rolling since it is very enjoyable :)...
What’s that cost to make 2¢? Saw them on Amazon from $9 (basic) all the way to $50 (elaborate)
Don’t forget; never foam roll your lumbar spine, unless rare exceptions
I only do it because it feels good.
It fixed my shoulder.
I rolled out a lifetime of adhesions in my thighs over the course of a few days, when I got a foam roller. I don't use it much, day to day, but those few days were 100% worthwhile and truly life changing.
Adhesions? The fusion of tissues typically found from wounds that are healing incorrectly? You got that out with a foam roller and not surgery? Well damn, it's time to revolutionize surgery recovery then!
@@xitaris5981 Fascia adhesions, actually, not surgical adhesions. Sorry if you found that unclear.
@guymontag2948 what is a "fascia adhesion" and how did you diagnose them?
@@SamsonGuest I'm referring to adhesion points between the fascia and skin. Before using the foam roller, any time I got sore legs, from heavy exertion or just from a long day on my feet, I would have a lot of soreness in my thighs, right at the surface, feeling almost like a tightness of the skin. Light massaging my thighs would make it feel temporary relief. It's the pain near the surface that the rolling treated. Now, I simply do not have that type of pain any more, and it was quite significant for me, previously. Does that make sense?
@@guymontag2948 no it doesn't.
If you look up the research on fascia and foam rolling there is no evidence for adhesion between the fascia and skin that are broken up by foam rolling (or massage for that matter).
That's also why it's not mentioned in the video.
Generally the only time I’ve seen it be done is when other guys on my swim team would get wicked leg cramps and started using a foam roll to try to ease things before their next spot is up
If they used it consistently before hand i think they wouldnt suffer from cramps
Don’t stretch out before you max out.
Dynamic stretches are ok before maxing, but it terms of static stretching you are correct
Would stretching be a better option then?