Anyone else fall for the foam roller meme?

Is it a meme? I've never tried it before

>>41171491
put it in your shirt and use it as a spacer to do board press w/o a helper

its not a meme. first time i did it my back popped like a bag of popcorn at 2 minutes and 30 seconds

>>41171491
I fill mine with peanut butter and M&Ms so at least I have to burn some calories if I want a treat

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>>41171491
Not a meme actually.
I use if before and after a working out and goddamn, it feels fucking great.

Now... Buying an expensive foam roller instead of doing one by yourself, is a meme.

>>41171777
Trips confirm:
Human dog treat

>>41171491
real men use a pvc pipe

>>41171491
I use it post-run after I stretch. I like it. It's good if you have IT band problems.

>>41171491
I got one for christmas. A really hard one. It's effective on my back and back of thigs. I'll definitely keep using it.

Foam roller is GOAT

in other news OP is a retard

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Anyone on the enlightened rumber roller squad?

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>>41172051
looks interesting. I got one like this and it's supposed to be the "advanced model" but that looks harder and I wouldn't mind a harder one

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>>41171491
>tfw u think foam roller is a meme

>>41172067
but it is

>>41172051
That looks painfull af
>>41172064
Also looks brutal

>>41171491
How to use a foam roller?

>>41172082
>tfw it digs deep into your back muscles

>>41171866
>before and after a working out
>it feels fucking great
>buying an expensive foam roller instead of doing one by yourself, is a meme

way to /thread, son

>>41172088

Roll on foam

>>41172108
they cost like $40

how the fuck do I build something like this
>>41172064
>>41172051
so easily that it's not worth paying $40 to avoid the trouble?

>>41172126
if looking for a trator tire, sure, just buy the damn thing, but for a standard, common foam roller, no reason not to do yourself.

>>41172181
what's the point of those though? I totally skipped that step and just got a proper one so I never experienced it but to me seems like the bumps massaging the muscle is the reason I use the damn thing.

>>41171997
This. Foam rolling healed my runner's knee.

>>41171997
are IT band problems a meme? ive never heard of this shit

>>41172088
Like it's name says retard.
Use it to roll a piece of foam into a yoga mat then go do hot yoga.

>>41172274
e: its*

>>41172071
nope. There's no proof that it 100% does a certain thing but it does work, it's like placebo but actually does something just no definition as to what as of yet. I can say truthfully it would take me a good 15 minutes of warm ups before I could reach a full depth squat some days due to a desk job but if I foam roll quads, glutes, hip flexors and calves I'll reach full depth in a matter of 2 minutes. I'm not sure how it works, some people have said diverting brain functions to the sore areas when you're foam rolling and thus releasing the tightness in other areas that may be there through passive thinking ie. if your body wants to protect your hips it might tighten a certain area, if you roll your quads and cause some form of pain there it will divert that attention from your tight area to the sore area thus releasing the tight area.

Either way I don't know myself how it works and will rely on science however I do know it does work whatever it is in regards to getting the results of increases flexibility and stability.

>>41172236
IT band problems aren't a meme however people think foam rolling them works. It's actually tight calves and/or quads, hip flexors or abs that can cause them. Directing rolling a sore area isn't the resolution, it's usually a kinetic chain (I work generally from ground up). Tight calves can cause tight quads which can cause tight abs which can cause poor back posture then neck posture then headaches etc.

Last night I was finishing my workout and ended up rolling for nearly 20 minutes because I had nothing else going on that night. At one point I just aligned the roller parallel to my spine and lied down on it, completely relaxing my limbs and body. I just lay there for a good 4-5 minutes experiencing transcendental bliss and gently rocking and swaying.

When I got up it was like I was in a new body

>>41172372
atta boy. obviously thats unexplainable but you could say that about yoga. you're in the good zone and you can't understand why but if it works it works, that's what I say to people who think it's just a sham. I've done it for over a year and I've worked out without foam rolling and I just feel like generally speaking tighter and not as stable.

>>41172195
the point is that it feels very good. have never used one with the bumps though, maybe ill try someday

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>>41172088
This video is a a pretty good run down

https://youtu.be/DL13PLdgKMA

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bitch fucking please

theracane is the only thing worth doing.

Got tight hammies? Sit on one of these fuckers and youll loosen right up