Rumble Roller | Myofascial Release Roller
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RumbleRoller Exercises | Self-Myofascial Release
Quadriceps: If you're wearing pants, first remove all objects (like keys and coins) from your front pockets. Then position yourself face-down with both thighs resting on top of the foam roller. Support yourself on your elbows and forearms, and keep your abdominal and back muscles lightly flexed to stabilize your spine.
Roll slowly back and forth on the roller, from just above your knees to just below your hips, and pause at any spot that feels especially tender. Your quadriceps muscles should stay relaxed throughout the movement, and your toes should drag the floor. Because the quadriceps is such a large muscle group, you may want to spend extra time on this exercise. Repeat your back and forth movements until all tenderness dissipates.
To dig down deeper into the muscle and increase the intensity of this exercise, tilt your body to the left or right while rolling.
Adductor: Position yourself face-down, with legs partially spread. Support yourself on your elbows and forearms, and keep your abdominal and back muscles lightly flexed to stabilize your spine. Rest one knee on the floor and the groin area of the other leg against the top of the foam roller.
Roll the roller back and forth along the length of your adductors by slowly moving your hips to the left and right.
As you gain comfort with this exercise, you can dig deeper by shifting more of your weight onto the roller. However, be careful not to apply excessive pressure to the adductor complex origins at the pelvis.
Iliotibial Tract (IT Band): Position yourself on your side, with your lower leg extended and on top of the foam roller, and your upper leg bent with your foot firmly on the floor. Support your upper body on one elbow and forearm. Keep your abdominal and back muscles lightly flexed to stabilize your spine.
Roll the outside of your thigh, from just below the hip joint to just above the knee. If the movement is too painful, reduce your force against the roller by shifting more of your weight to your foot that's on the floor.
Glute / Piriformis: Sit on the center of the foam roller, with one foot crossed to the opposite knee. Place one or both hands on the floor behind you to support your upper body.
Slowly rock and roll the glute of your bent leg. Then switch leg positions to roll the opposite glute.
Hamstring: Sit with back of your thighs on top of the foam roller and both hands on the floor behind you. Keep your leg muscles relaxed, and let your heels lightly drag the floor.
Roll your hamstrings from just above your knees to just below your pelvis. To increase intensity, shift your weight to one leg by crossing your legs at the ankle.

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