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Post by marcusyoya on Apr 22, 2016 10:12:35 GMT -7
Hi all-
I am a big advocate for rolling/mobilization. I was wondering if anyone else has had success by mobilizing during rest days/in gneral When I do not roll, I find my muscles and joints have a larger tendency to get tight, get pre-tendinitis, and am overall more likely to get injured. The more I climb too much, the more I realize that dynamic stretching and rolling on the off days, keeps my body healthy and from breaking.
I have been told that healthy tissue isn't supposed to hurt when rolling. Unfortunately my entire upper body is as tight as a knot after climbing for the past 4 years.
When rolling I try and and hit each hot spot for around 90-120 seconds without moving and then move on to the next one. Anyone else have any other methods to stay injury free and have healthy tissue?
My torture tool kit includes:
Lacrosse Ball - for trigger point across body 5" foam ball - for rotator cuff and shoulders Trigger point roller (empty wine bottle works great too) 36 lb foam padded bar - For biceps/triceps and legs Tiger Tail - great for calves and legs and to put under bar for both triceps and biceps Thera-cane - Shoulders, scapula/top of neck, and back
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Post by erick on Apr 22, 2016 12:45:15 GMT -7
I used to very actively do a lot of this stuff, especially when I was a runner. I don't do as much any more and I have not seen any negativity progress since I have been less activate. If I am feeling exceptionally stiff I defiantly still get at it with a lacrosse ball/roller and when I'm at my parents house I take full advantage of my dad's thera-cane, but I think when I was doing a lot of this stuff it may not have been very helpful. There is defiantly a difference between stiffness that needs to be worked out and just plain sore muscles that need to relax and I could not really tell them apart when I was in my early 20s. I was the guy who said "it hurts when I do this, so I'm going to do it repeatedly all day and see if that helps." I have traded a lot of my myofascial release time for ROM exercises and yoga type stretching/breathing. I think each have their place.
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Post by MarkAnderson on Apr 22, 2016 13:32:29 GMT -7
Eric, you have a lot of humorous autcorrect/autocomplete words in your post Marcus, why not the forearms too?
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Post by erick on Apr 23, 2016 9:30:31 GMT -7
autocorrect is good for something
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Post by marcusyoya on Apr 25, 2016 14:01:39 GMT -7
Mark,
I have experimented with an 'Armaid' and may get one, but typically roll out my forearms with the 36lb bar. Hard to get at certain sides, but can get the flexors pretty well.
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