Foam rolling vs myofascial release | Ask Rip #45 

15:03 is where the foam rolling discussion begins

I started running before strength training, at a time where foam rolling was (as it still widely is) advised as a cure-all for the symptoms of weakness and flexibility. At first I combined this torture with the static and dynamic stretches of Taekwondo. At no other point of my life have I been more frequently incapacitated by what I believed to be overuse injuries and stiffness - these were in fact the results of being weak as hell. Since improving my strength through resistance training, and learning how to be more powerful in positions of weakness (as opposed to being more 'flexible' and 'loose' which let me fold in to positions I simply could not correct myself from without tearing stuff apart) my endurance and injury resistance has sky-rocketed. My useable flexibility - which I now consider to be the point at which I can still change direction with speed and confidence have also drastically improved. Your channel was a big influence on that transition. So keep up the good work!

Mark is wearing a Weyland Corp shirt. He knows what he's talking about...

Rip is fucking hilarious. This is my favorite one so far.

The look on his face as they described stand up paddling was priceless!

That Macho Man "Rip is a pussy" impression had me lol'ing out loud. Nice work.

You know Rip is a fucking boss when his wearing a weyland corporation t shirt

Is what Duffin and Thompson do shearing force or compressional force?

Foam rolling and massage feels better at the moment because the tissues get warmer and there will be more bloodflow. But if you have hurt yourself that could agrevate the inflammation.

Using a foam roller really helps my back and hips, but I have to use a rather stiff one.

Rip is to strength coaching what Jimi Hendrix was to guitar.

I always thought the same thing about periodization... Mark, how bout periodization for the glutes...?

Only problem with the CSCS is you have to have it for an NCAA job. When I finished with my M.A. in Exercise Science we were not given CSCS option.

Placebo works about 30% of the time, and that is a significant effect.

I love you Rip. you are the man!

What are the opinions here concerning Chris Duffin's and Donnie Thompson's methods and tools? I believe they call it 'body-tempering" and use such tools as the "x-wife" "shoulder-rok" "pain-pill" and so on? These tools may look similar to foam rolling but they are very different and the methodologies are very different too. These guys are highly sceptical of foam rolling and don't really recommend it but they do recommend the other things I mentioned. What do all you guys think of Duffin's and Thompson's work on this? Thanks !

Rip is the best seriously wearing a Weyland Corp T-shirt lmfaoooo

Wonder what he thinks of Kelly Starrett and Mobility WOD

17:45 “I’ve got you for 3 minutes!! ... 3 minutes of, play time 😆” lmfao

I love the shirt

Skip to about 15.00

this was a hot take

Nice shirt !

Coming from a massage therapist foam rolling is nothing compared to actual treatment. Foam rolling is just casual compression.

"Who has ever failed the CSCS!?"....... Me.......twice..... 😅🔫

Foam rollers make good dog toys, & maybe pool toys... that's the only use I can find for them.

SHIT! he was in my neighbor hood and I had no idea ! Fuck..

Foam rolling has kept me training with heavier weights than any other form of therapy

this guys the best lol

Rip loves Alien? Noice!

Chuck Norris uses the total gym enough said!

t shirt from the movie alien?

You cannot release tendons. Therefore you cannot release the IT band.

3:53 How to periodize your abdominal training is ABSolutely crazy.

I just realized ripp sounds like Ernest from the Ernest movies

Lost my shit when explained why he became a strength coach.

I thought foam rolling was useful for overloaded muscles.

Sorry but, no one in that room knows a thing about fascia. It's terrible they are rude to the guy asking a simple humble question that looks up to the "RIP" guy and they try to make him look stupid.

thats his mot-toe

Mark is SO manly that he does not know what paddle boarding is LOL LOL 13:55

We don't take kindly to myofascials 'round 'ere!

Mark needs to take some classes in fascia physiology. Didn't know mark had his doctorate.

"greatest strength coach in the history of the human race" wow just wow.

FOAM RÖLLING

How is there no point to foam rolling if he just said it makes him feel better? 😂 Love Mark but he's a tad stupid on the foam rolling part

He was quite good on some subtle points of squat techniques..but to completely discount the benefit of foam rolling is just CLICK Baiting...there are ton of empirical evidence that say otherwise

Myofascial release is pure BS! Pain science tells you that inducing pain only makes you more pain sensitive. You can't lengthen an IT band. Dude with Fascial question is a novice lifter. You want to feel better, improve your skill at your lifts.

At some point he is right. However, he basically is a powerlifting coach. True strength is in weightlifting, and elite weightlifters are flexible as fuck. Just explain how in the hell a Chinese lifter with 69kg (152 lbs freedom units), can squat 300kg (661 freedom units). A powerlifter needs to weight at least 265lbs to lift that amount. Sorry coach, but you're stuck in the 80's.

Thats exactly what i hate about starting strength videos. You put a title to the video and then you get 15minutes of bullshitting! Like get to the fakin point!