Roll it out

kelslang33
kelslang33 Posts: 2 Member
edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Who has some recommendations on foam rolling?! Thank you!

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  • dbanks80
    dbanks80 Posts: 3,685 Member
    What is your question? What areas to foam roll?
  • JBanx256
    JBanx256 Posts: 1,479 Member
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=28902111
  • Chieflrg
    Chieflrg Posts: 9,094 Member
    edited March 2019
    According to the limited studies foam rolling does nothing more than make a person feel good much like a massage. It doesn't improve athletic performance of force nor have benefits more than just performing a short warm up of planks.

    In other words it is marketed with unsubstantiated claims and could give you a placebo effect.
    Practical Applications
    The results of this study suggest that SMR through the use of foam rollers before a workout does not enhance athletic performance. Since workout time with athletes is often limited, strength and conditioning coaches should take this information into account when planning how to best use the time in a training session. However, perceived fatigue after foam rolling was significantly less compared with the control condition of planking. Foam Rolling may offer subjects a feeling of relaxation, which may have psychological benefits to some people.


    https://journals.lww.com/nsca-jscr/Fulltext/2014/01000/The_Effects_of_Myofascial_Release_With_Foam.8.aspx
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