tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-272746327697367079.post6760522456473827315..comments2023-06-21T11:46:59.798-04:00Comments on SwiCycloRun....tales of an age group triathlete: PT, a run, a swimJonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03748250987644502052noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-272746327697367079.post-69427487950634747582010-01-01T18:26:55.860-05:002010-01-01T18:26:55.860-05:00Foam rollers do hurt if you are doing it right but...Foam rollers do hurt if you are doing it right but the pain is worth it. No Meat Athlete did a great post on foam rollers and I reference it pretty often: http://www.nomeatathlete.com/foam-rolling/<br /><br />Good luck!Kristahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15507731785605937551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-272746327697367079.post-45865632805153078132009-12-30T14:08:39.825-05:002009-12-30T14:08:39.825-05:00You need to pick up the book Core Performance by M...You need to pick up the book Core Performance by Mark Verstegen. It is more of a core strengthening program, but he advocates some serious work on flexibility to improve your performance. You can pick it up on Amazon. I may have an extra copy at the house if you want it Jon.Mike Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14208400200175745583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-272746327697367079.post-81850398369777783322009-12-30T10:48:11.105-05:002009-12-30T10:48:11.105-05:00You know, if I had a nickel for every time a PT to...You know, if I had a nickel for every time a PT told me or someone else that they were out of alignment I could retire a very rich woman. I mean, come on! Show me one person that is perfectly symmetrical. Not a big fan of PT's, I always feel worse after leaving them and never better. <br /><br />On the other hand, I LOVE my foam roller. I have managed some ITB issues by using it regularly to the point where I don't really feel it anymore. It hurts at first, but keep with it, you wont be sorry. I've also started doing some trigger point work with a ball on my calves to ward off some PF, also painful but it works.<br /><br />Btw, there was a study done (I think I saw the article in the Times) that showed the most efficient and faster runners were the most inflexible ones, the ones with the tightest hamstrings. Weird, I know.Reginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09860306741449772444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-272746327697367079.post-78520936010578610542009-12-30T07:58:51.938-05:002009-12-30T07:58:51.938-05:00Yes! But in a hurts so good kind of way...Yes! But in a hurts so good kind of way...Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18364815194932440410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-272746327697367079.post-6700044430485863072009-12-29T22:11:26.260-05:002009-12-29T22:11:26.260-05:00You can control the pain by putting more or less o...You can control the pain by putting more or less of your weight on the roller. Good luck! glad its just tightness and not muscular.Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13384272602826948777noreply@blogger.com