foam rollers

[blinky99]

So i was using my cookie dough roller (wooden) doing some foam roller stuff to loosen up my legs and it kinda hurt in spots but not as much as i was expecting?
should it hurt more? thinking about buying a foam one at target for 20$ does it the roller need to be hard to be effective and be really sore when you first start out?

[ihop1411]

lol you used a rolling pin??

yeah go buy a foam one dude...and it will hurt like crazy when you do it, some areas more than others.

when i first did my IT band...i felt like crying, but when i did my back it hardly felt like anything

[blinky99]

ya butmy legs feelpretty good right now

figure if i can deal with a piece of wood rolling over my legs, i can deal with foam one. only probelm is its to thin and the exercises are kinda hard.

so foam hurts more than wood?

[in10city]

So i was using my cookie dough roller (wooden) doing some foam roller stuff to loosen up my legs and it kinda hurt in spots but not as much as i was expecting?
should it hurt more? thinking about buying a foam one at target for 20$ does it the roller need to be hard to be effective and be really sore when you first start out?

It definitely needs some hardness, firmness and density since you roll yourself around on it. Pick something that is for Self-Myofascial Release.

Were you using the cookie dough roller like a self-massage stick (with both hands) ?

[Mindi912]

LOL that's pretty funny but innovative thinking to say the least

not everyone could fit a whole leg on a rolling pin though and you wouldn't want your leg to hang over the side that could be pretty painful

[blinky99]

i used it both like a stick and a roller.
ya took some balance to use though.
innovation reps lol?

[Thuirwyne]

OK, so I saw some large size pool floaty things at Sears for $5.99. They weren't the little ones, but the solid ones the same size as a foam roller. Guess what kids, got it home and it was the same stuff...

[Mindi912]

OK, so I saw some large size pool floaty things at Sears for $5.99. They weren't the little ones, but the solid ones the same size as a foam roller. Guess what kids, got it home and it was the same stuff...

that wouldn't surprise me

lol @ them being cheaper than the gym ones

[Thuirwyne]

Target had a half foam reddish pink roller nicely boxed with a dvd, maybe, for $24. No way, I think Perform Better is cheaper. But yep, walked past the toys in Sears, which used to be a Kmart, and there it was on the end cap. Funny that's it's twice the size.

I had to pat myself on the back for that find, along with empty caps and bulk cissus...

[dungeonlifter]

I use a 10lb marble rolling pin, I put a heating pad around the marble to warm it first.....then I take off the pad and my wife does my quads, hams, calves, and back. I use a golf ball for my chest, bi's, tri's, delts, and traps.

[Mindi912]

Target had a half foam reddish pink roller nicely boxed with a dvd, maybe, for $24. No way, I think Perform Better is cheaper. But yep, walked past the toys in Sears, which used to be a Kmart, and there it was on the end cap. Funny that's it's twice the size.

I had to pat myself on the back for that find, along with empty caps and bulk cissus...

definitely a WIN

doesn't it feel good when find something like that, it makes you want to tell the manufacturer but then that would definitely be a bad idea lol

I use a 10lb marble rolling pin, I put a heating pad around the marble to warm it first.....then I take off the pad and my wife does my quads, hams, calves, and back. I use a golf ball for my chest, bi's, tri's, delts, and traps.

lol seems like everyone is getting rolled out

[blinky99]

ty, ya i was going to target for that same deal but might check out sears i guess, is it as sturdy as the target one?

[Thuirwyne]

Yep, it's as sturdy. They had some smaller ones, thinner really, the one you want is identical to the one in Target, just longer, and more color variety! It's in the seasonal pool/toy section.

[blinky99]

ya i jus need one that is thicker than my cookie rolling pin thing

[REPS-Forum-Rep]

I use a 10lb marble rolling pin, I put a heating pad around the marble to warm it first.....then I take off the pad and my wife does my quads, hams, calves, and back. I use a golf ball for my chest, bi's, tri's, delts, and traps.

I have had good luck with tennis balls. You can tape two together and crack your back or use one for your rotator cuff. There is a good article on T-nation about all the tricks you can do with tennis balls.