Foam Rolling

Foam Rolling:

Ok. So it may seem that this topic is a already well-talked about one. A lot of people in the gym foam roll. I see guys doing it before heavy squat days to loosen up their hips. I also see people "relying" on it far beyond its capabilities. For example, if you need to foam roll for 20-30 minutes to accomplish 20 minutes of nowhere near max effort lifting, it probably not benefiting you as much as you think.

Personally, I've started (very recently) foam rolling at night. Mostly I focus on the hams, glutes, lower back and hips. My hip flexors get very very tight from lifting (especially squatting heavy) so I'm hoping that foam rolling, combined with stretching will help them loosen up a bit.

Some foam rolling moves.

Doggie assisted foam rolling:

She rollin'

Even better than regular foam rolling.

Because I have only done this a few times I will reserve grandiose statements about it for a later post. For now, it feels good, helps loosen my muscles and hopefully will help (with the aid of stretching) increase my flexibility.