Why is foam rolling so painful?
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Anonymous
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And does it get less painful?
My quads and hips have been super tight and sore from, I suppose, my daily walks (?) and Peloton. I've been doing some foam rolling on my quads and am shocked by how painful it is... and lumpy. I used to foam roll pretty regularly when I was running more, and I don't remember it being so painful. |
Anonymous
| It's pretty much always painful for me unless I am really disciplined about using it. The worst is my IT band. But it's sort of a "good" hurt to me. |
Anonymous
| Maybe you need a softer roll. |
Anonymous
| Yes. It gets less painful when you do it regularly. |
Anonymous
| Try sticking a needle inside a muscle aka dry needling. But it works! |
Anonymous
| It's painful because your muscles are tight. It's probably more painful today because you are older and your muscles are not in shape. |
Anonymous
| It gets better pretty fast. Only painful in the very beginning if you are super tight. |
Anonymous
+1 |
Anonymous
| Or a Theragun |
Anonymous
| I suggest you commit to doing the recommended 5 minute post ride stretch after every Peloton ride you do. These really helped me and my body feels so much better since I committed to doing them. If I skip them my muscles feel tighter almost immediately. You may not need to foam roll so much, and it may not be so painful, if you commit to stretching regularly. |
Anonymous
| It is horrifying the first time or two, but better after that. The tighter the muscle the more the pain. A I get older the more my muscles tighten up. |
Anonymous
| Peleton has some good rolling classes under stretching. Hannah Corbin and Matt Wilpers have some ten minute ones. |
Anonymous
| How often do you foam roll? Once a day? A couple times a week? After every class or workout? |
Anonymous
Yes dry needling does work!!!! But whew that shock |
Anonymous
| Anyone recommend a specific foam roll? |