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  • gdrmuzak
    gdrmuzak Posts: 103 Member
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    Besides the foam roller (which is a little easier size-wise), one can also roll around on a tennis ball on a firm floor. It also works great for the deep piriformis (think deep muscles behind the glutes).
  • letjog
    letjog Posts: 260 Member
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    Spend more of your time looking for strengthening exercises, not stretching. Again, it's like a strap of leather. You can't really stretch it. You can only stretch the muscles that it connects too. A better option would be to strengthen them to eliminate the cause of the problem rather than stretch them to eliminate the symptom.

    ^^this
  • ilovedeadlifts
    ilovedeadlifts Posts: 2,923 Member
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    I've never fixed the problem with stretching.


    foam rolling, mobility work, and a lacrosse ball worked wonders.
  • JNick77
    JNick77 Posts: 3,783 Member
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    I've never fixed the problem with stretching.


    foam rolling, mobility work, and a lacrosse ball worked wonders.

    Yup. Checkout the Rumble Roller if you have a chance. It is even better than a foam roller.

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