How To Use A Foam Roller 

"Top 10 in the world, not ever just this year"...what a great back-handed compliment 🤣

As a runner who is training for a marathon, these foam rollers ru-vid.comUgkx9XSsjzA4f84VmhBCHlyhec7XILIxennL are really good for sore and tight muscles. This one is a good size (mine is the purple, 36 inches) not too big but big enough to work and roll both my legs at the same time - I took a photo holding the roller next to me just to provide a better representation of its size. I noticed some reviewers who complained that this is, “just a foam noodle”… and yes, that’s exactly what it is. It’s a high density foam roller. It is absolutely NOT the same consistency/strength/durability/ or texture as a ‘pool noodle’ thought and I disagree entirely with those that say so. As a former collegiate athlete and marathon runner, I’m comfortably giving this roller 5 stars. It’s lightweight and durable and does just what I need it to do at a budget-friendly price. Overall, I have no complaints and am happy with it!

This is super helpful; thanks for posting! I learned these exercises many years ago but couldn't remember exactly how to do them, especially now that I've got arthritis in my shoulders which makes it a lot harder to support my weight on my arms the way I think I remember learning. This looks entirely doable, and will be a huge help in getting my body back to where it needs to be. I would love to see a similar video addressing upper body and over-hip uses of the foam roller, too, but this is a great start.

Really useful! Thanks GCN and Matt & Dan!

Excellent video. Thanks GCN, you're my hero.

Many thanks. Picked a roller up the other day and this really helped. Alan

Thanks for posting this video! Great tips. After a bit of research I recently bought the exact same foam roller. Its good to know that some pros use the same one!

this is great, my friend will love this

Thanks for the video, I know that the foam roller is really helpful in preventing injury.

Another great vid

Thanks! Good video

this is such a hilariously awkward video. I love it!

Dan doesn't look like a professional cyclist, he looks like man who sits at his desk playing games all day........never judge a book by it's cover aye

great upload,read about the benefits but couldnt figure out how to use one. Job done :-) :-)

Good stuff ...Thanks!

Great video. I have a question please. When is the best time to use the foam roller after a ride? Immediately while still warm, after you shower, next day? Thanks

Dan da man

thanks, good video, useful

Great video. I get a lot of knee aches and pains after riding, especially long rides, and foam rolling really helps to ease the pain afterwards.

Thank you

thank you

Foam rollers epitomize 'good pain'. They hurt like hell, but then you stand up and feel great.

a very useful tool🕵

this would help me on a good leg day but can this foam or technique apply on arms and back?

4:33 "Two inches up".................................... I lol'ed so hard!! But really thanks for the video It helped, did 51 miles in the Scottish hills yesterday after only getting back into cycling 1 month ago after a 2 year break and I'm really feeling it today!!!

yeah.. great post btw

I've not heard advice before to go ACROSS the direction of the muscle fibres you're rolling. I understood you have to follow the direction of the fibres, in the same way a masseuse would when giving a massage...

Awwww... The dude is really not enjoying it. 😂😂

I like to use The Stick, which is a similar idea...

Super

foam roller? how about a scrubbing brush for them feet!

class;]

For those interested Kelly Starett and MobilityWod is the guru on this matter. some many important points left out of this video

I use this from amazon only a fiver and gets the same results as expensive ones in the gym. this isn't a plug just sharing is caring

What about neck and back?

Shame he's still under the misguided belief that we need to "flush lactic acid". Also what about the hamstrings and gluteus?

where to buty such a foam roller?

How about use the foam roller in the back, any recommendation?

I get the feeling that many of the products used in videos by this Matt Rabin guy are just cases of false advertising. While foam rollers can be used to aid in the process of stretching certain muscle groups more effectively using one, along with stretching in general, doesn't actually help remove remove lactic acid from the body. Stretching is important for maximizing of muscle gain during recovery as well as getting rid of cramps and some discomfort by getting the muscles to relax but you aren't going to get rid of any soreness or aching caused by lactic acid buildup in any significant way by doing so. Same thing goes for using a masseuse or "kneading" the muscle since any fluids you displace will simply return to their low pressure region as soon as you remove pressure (You can see this effect by pressing on the surface of your skin and letting go. The lightened capillary beds beneath your skin will refill from all directions and return to its regular color immediately). The only way I'm aware of to quickly remove lactic from the body is by straining the entire muscle at once (usually by doing short full on running sprints) to get the acid out of the muscle and into the main blood steam repeatedly and keeping your heart rate up for a good while (around 30 minutes). In football we called these Suicide Drills. The whole point is to get the lactic acid out of the muscle and to the liver to be metabolized so that the kidney can filter it out. But back to my original point, I'd recommend taking anything this Matt Rabin guy says with a grain of salt. I get the feeling he doesn't really know what he's talking about.

How do they finish so quickly? I've been foam rolling the same places for 30 minutes and the knots keep on reappearing for some reason. This is my first time foam rolling though.

Rumbleroller!!

Does anyone have a link for one on Amazon?

Hell, and I thought my feet looked bad.

Use a professional sports physio. Also there are two types of rollers at least soft and hard shelled. Hard is very painful to use.

This might be a stupid question...but does using something like a foam roller cause any damage to veins and arteries? You're basically smashing all of your muscle, etc. For some reason this always crosses my mind when I watch people foam rolling. I'd like to try it myself, but I don't want to hurt anything.

that thumbnail

How do I work on my hamstrings which are pretty tight?

track id anyone?

Looks like it took him a while to remember the thing you flush out is lactic acid

1:22

You can not roll an ITB for any benefit

Correction it is Lactate

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hmmmm. 3:07

Love my foam roller, don't buy the white soft squishy ones. They aren't worth a damn.

This be nice if it didn't have annoying music that gave me a headache.

Foam roller aka the pain sausage

U.S.E.L.E.S.S.

0 muscle

Who else came here for a tutorial on putting foam rollers in your hair?

very poor presentation.

Does this video need updating? Dan Martin looks too young.

Unrequited love on display here. And some inappropriate touching.

100% crap

I see a lot of mistakes in the way they use the foam roller.

He needs to eat food. He's so skinny

Awful video. So many mistakes

Possibly the worst GCN video I've ever watched, sadly. The physio is in danger of disappearing up his own arse.

I can't watch. So cringe. Sorry