Subject: RE: Foam Rollers, is it suppose to hurt so bad bradaskins - 2011-03-01 8:44 AM
After reading articles and seeing videos about the benefits of the foam roller I decided to buy. It came yesterday. After my run I decided to try it out....Holy Hell! Is it suppose to hurt so bad? It felt like I had little hard knots in my calves and quads. I tried to do my IT Band but it hurt so bad I had to stop.
Either I'm reaping the benefits of the roller for my muscles OR I'm doing something wrong.
No one is the video I saw seemed to be in pain, they are even smiling.
Others experience this?
Find the painful spot and hold it there for 20-30 seconds. You want to do this so the Golgi tendon kicks in and "relaxes" the muscles (but you don't feel it really ). Just rolling slowly over the area is not proper foam rolling. Keep at it. You obviously need to work on some tight areas. |