Working Some Myofascial Magic
Friday, February 1st, 2008
Thanks to an oh-so-brief kettlebell workout yesterday morning, I’m feeling a little more fatal than fatale today. (I knew that was going to happen!)
Luckily, I have The Stick (pictured above) and my trusty foam roller handy to break up the mess in my muscles.
These myofascial-release tools are useful even when I’m not sore — actually, especially then, because it’s easier to distinguish “hot spots” (especially tight or knotted tissue) from general tenderness.
They do inflict some degree of pain during use, though. Especially to my piriformis and ilitotibial (IT) bands.
But it’s worth it. This guy knows what I’m sayin’.
To get the scoop on a range of myofascial-release techniques, see “Deep Release,” available in the July/August 2007 EL archives, and “On a Roll,” from the November 2007 issue.
You know who else uses foam rollers? Ninjas, apparently.
