Anyone do this? Does it work? Do you like it?
My one personal trainer is convinced that this is a really beneficial practice, and wants me to start doing it at home every day, and after every workout. He's done it a couple of times to me, and had me do it to myself a number of times now.
I hate it. It hurts like a mf - and, while I can joke around about what a wuss I am, I can in actuality take a hell of a lot of pain. So, when I say something hurts, it hurts. Yesterday, he used a steel bar to roll my legs, and I thought I was going to die. The muscles were actually going into tremor as he did it. I had to hold back the tears, it hurt that much. Now, don't get me wrong, I trust the kid, and he is trained but not practicing yet as a physical therapist. He wasn't "doing it wrong" or using excess pressure, from what I can tell based on my experiences and in talking to others at my gym. It just hurt, that's the nature of the beast. There is a big group of foam roller junkies there who do it every workout, and they seem addicted to it, so there has to be value in it, right? They all tell me how much it hurts, but its worth it.
It does seem to feel better afterwards. But, is it really necessary to undergo torture just to relieve muscle tension? Seems like a nice soak in the hot tub does the same thing for me, but what do I know?
TIA for any opinions or information.
My one personal trainer is convinced that this is a really beneficial practice, and wants me to start doing it at home every day, and after every workout. He's done it a couple of times to me, and had me do it to myself a number of times now.
I hate it. It hurts like a mf - and, while I can joke around about what a wuss I am, I can in actuality take a hell of a lot of pain. So, when I say something hurts, it hurts. Yesterday, he used a steel bar to roll my legs, and I thought I was going to die. The muscles were actually going into tremor as he did it. I had to hold back the tears, it hurt that much. Now, don't get me wrong, I trust the kid, and he is trained but not practicing yet as a physical therapist. He wasn't "doing it wrong" or using excess pressure, from what I can tell based on my experiences and in talking to others at my gym. It just hurt, that's the nature of the beast. There is a big group of foam roller junkies there who do it every workout, and they seem addicted to it, so there has to be value in it, right? They all tell me how much it hurts, but its worth it.
It does seem to feel better afterwards. But, is it really necessary to undergo torture just to relieve muscle tension? Seems like a nice soak in the hot tub does the same thing for me, but what do I know?
TIA for any opinions or information.