We have repeatedly discussed the benefits of self massage and ensuring that your muscles get the soft tissue work they need. I found a great video that tells you exactly how to self massage with a foam roller and tennis ball. I can’t stress enough the important of you actually getting into some soft tissue work, you will immediately discover the benefits. You no doubt have a lot of trigger points in your body that are causing you pain. Check out these posts to get some more info:
This video will take you step by step through some protocols with the foam roller, and show you exactly how to work each area. Then you need to back it up with the tennis ball. For more understanding about why you need to do this, and a few more exercises, check out the posts I mentioned above. With all this info, you have no excuse not to start looking after your body better.
Check out our recommended foam roller, the Aeromat Foam Roller.
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What a great video – thanks for sharing that. Do you recommend foam rolling before lifting? After? Only on recovery days? Something different?
Hey! I foam roll a little before if I am tight and tired as part of the warm up, just to stretch out a bit more dynamically… however I pretty much try to foam roll after every session, and on days i am doing heavy soft tissue work.