Wednesday April 6th, 2011:
Foam Roller Day – First I need you to think about a deep tissue massage - the kind where they push so hard it hurts. Now insert the foam roller and you have a deep tissue massage that you inflict on yourself. Not getting it? Ok, basically you have a roller (shaped like a huge rolling pin) made out of condensed foam. You position yourself on the roller in different positions dependent on the muscle you want to work on. As you roll your body across the roller your body weight and the roller push against the muscle working and pushing out the knots and tightness that have developed in that muscle - helping it recover faster.
Mentally it is sick and twisted because it HURTS and you are doing it to yourself. Now I'm sure some of you are thinking - that's it that was your workout for the day? Afraid not - after we finished with the roller of horror I realize this is part of the warm up and prep for heading back into the weight room...ugh what a day.
Note to self: Foam Roller and I are not “friends”
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