Understanding the importance of recovery in fitness is essential for anyone looking to enhance their performance and overall well-being. One key aspect of recovery is myofascial release, which helps alleviate muscle tension and improve flexibility. Myofascial release techniques, using tools like lacrosse balls and foam rollers, can greatly reduce soreness and improve your range of motion, allowing you to train harder and more effectively without the risk of injury.
To start with myofascial release, you’ll need a lacrosse ball (or a sturdy spiky ball) and a foam roller. Begin by targeting your shoulders: lie on your back with the ball placed under your shoulder, then lean into it and make small, circular movements. If you find a tender spot, stay there for a little while to really feel the release. Next, place the ball on the floor and target your chest and the front of your shoulders the same way by rolling over those areas. To enhance shoulder mobility, grab a resistance band attached to a sturdy point, bending at your hips rather than your back; this will help lift your arms and improve motion. Finally, use the foam roller for your lats by lying on your side and adjusting your body position to find those tight areas, ensuring you’re addressing both major and minor muscle groups effectively.
In summary, incorporating myofascial release into your recovery routine is invaluable. Not only does it help you bounce back from workouts quicker, but it also reduces the risk of injury and enhances overall mobility and performance. By making a habit of these simple techniques, you can train harder, recover faster, and enjoy your fitness journey with minimal discomfort.
Highlights:
- Use a lacrosse ball or foam roller to target tight muscles during recovery.
- Focus on the shoulders, chest, and lats for effective myofascial release.
- Incorporate resistance bands to enhance shoulder mobility and improve range of motion.
0.12so the second part of the recovery work2.25is going to involve what we call4.52myofascial release I'm not going to go7.529too much in depth with this that you10.469know there's a lot of information out12.3there regarding myofascial release and14.28one of the primary websites I would16.83really really recommend you going to18.75check out is a website called mobility21.06WOD for workout of the day and this is24.99run by a gentleman called Kelly Starrett27.96I'll put the link in the description he30.48has some fantastic books and videos out33.93regarding how to do my fashion release37.02and stretching for absolutely any39.42situation okay so going into the42.6myofascial release part we're going to44.219use two tools potentially the bands as47.039well but the two tools is going to be a48.66lacrosse ball this is actually not a51.39lacrosse ball this is a really hard53.82spiky ball I'd prefer this because it56.76gets into the muscles a little bit58.289better than a round lacrosse ball but a60.809lacrosse ball is perfectly fine for what63.39you need and a foam roller as well so a66.9foam roller you can get pretty cheap68.369I'll put links in the description70.02regarding where to get this stuff and72.15how to get it but these things are going75.689to be very very valuable to you for any78.06recovery work you do so the first one80.88we're going to look at again is the82.799shoulder for myofascial release so what85.32we're going to do is use the lacrosse87.33ball on the shoulder okay89.189so first things first you want to lie91.56down on your back and you're going to96.21paste the lacrosse ball under the back99.45of the shoulder here okay and now what102.659you can do is lean onto it and you can106.11start rolling around small circles on109.68the back of that shoulder you're going110.97to feel that there's real tender point113.04right there and you stay there you hang116.28out there and enjoy the release from the119.159lacrosse ball the second method that you123.689can use for the same position is if you125.969put your arm out and don't move the128.58shoulder all you're going to do is move130.8the arm down134.04and you really gonna feel that a lot on137.549the back of the shoulder138.78okay so we're focus on the back of the141.689shoulder now we're gonna have a look at143.159the front of the shoulder144.9okay and also the chest so these two148.14parts you can kind of do in one go and150.78again it's very similar you're going to152.879place them lacrosse ball on the floor so154.709I'll face the other way and you're going157.2to place it on the chest here159.72you're going to roll around all the way161.549across to the shoulder and on to the164.34chest164.819okay so again we'll lie down under the169.709chest and from here you can roll around173.43and on to the shoulder and back if you178.169find a really tender point just hang out180.51there see if we can find a knot this is184.62really gonna help kind of release that186.48tension next one up we're actually gonna189.81help the range of motion of your arms192.629okay so what we're going to do again is195.599use the band here so you connect it up198.18to a bar or something that you have that200.129you can connect it to and all you're202.769going to do is you're going to grab the205.04band and you're going to bend over from208.5the hip so don't let the back do the210.599work you've got back straight bend from212.669the hip and this is going to help pull215.76your arms up and it's going to start218.22increasing the range of motion in your221.22shoulders so the more you can bit down223.769can go back straight the more it's gonna226.199help bring your arms up next up we're229.229going to again look at the lats230.819so those primary muscles we're going to233.639use the foam roller now so this time236.489place it on the floor and again we want239.31to target those lats on the side so what241.949we can do is lie down on our side and245.93just focus on getting that foam roller249.379under the ribcage and onto the muscle253.59now you're gonna have to turn away a255.9little bit the more you come onto the257.699side the more you're going to be hitting259.199your QL and your ribcage what you want262.95to do is come across slightly to the265.169back and you can roll up267.41and then another thing to think about is271.25if you want to if you bring your arms273.71across your chest like this what this275.24does is it kind of tightens the tissue278.03on your back and your flesh and it means280.52that you can really target those muscle283.94groups a little bit more and a little285.56bit better as an extra little point if288.53you feel that on your lats the foam291.44roller is not hitting them quite in the293.9right places and you feel that you're295.37not getting everywhere don't forget you298.46can use your lacrosse ball again this is300.5going to allow you to target a much302.09smaller area and again you can just304.7learn your back and use the ball to roll307.58around or firing those tight knots that310.01you want to kind of release out and just311.99hang out and spend some time in those so315.41finally we're going to go full circle317.63and come back to the forearms again we321.14can use the lacrosse ball for this just323.96get down onto your knees and you just326.87place the ball down and you're gonna put329.24your weight on to the ball with your331.82forearm and then use the other hand to334.31apply more pressure and you can just336.83roll up and down like that so there you341.27have it for the recovery work don't343.49neglect the recovery stretching and346.01myofascial release is absolutely348.32essential and it means that you're going350.39to be able to train for longer it means352.22you can get back into that second353.99session quicker the fatigue is going to356.78go quicker and also it means that you're358.88going to be injury free for a lot longer369.169you
1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:04,000 so the second part of the recovery work 2 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:07,000 is going to involve what we call 3 00:00:04,000 --> 00:00:09,000 myofascial release I'm not going to go 4 00:00:07,000 --> 00:00:11,000 too much in depth with this that you 5 00:00:10,000 --> 00:00:13,000 know there's a lot of information out 6 00:00:12,000 --> 00:00:16,000 there regarding myofascial release and 7 00:00:14,000 --> 00:00:18,000 one of the primary websites I would 8 00:00:16,000 --> 00:00:20,000 really really recommend you going to 9 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:24,000 check out is a website called mobility 10 00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:27,000 WOD for workout of the day and this is 11 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:29,000 run by a gentleman called Kelly Starrett 12 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:32,000 I'll put the link in the description he 13 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:36,000 has some fantastic books and videos out 14 00:00:33,000 --> 00:00:38,000 regarding how to do my fashion release 15 00:00:37,000 --> 00:00:42,000 and stretching for absolutely any 16 00:00:39,000 --> 00:00:43,000 situation okay so going into the 17 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:46,000 myofascial release part we're going to 18 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:48,000 use two tools potentially the bands as 19 00:00:47,000 --> 00:00:51,000 well but the two tools is going to be a 20 00:00:48,000 --> 00:00:53,000 lacrosse ball this is actually not a 21 00:00:51,000 --> 00:00:56,000 lacrosse ball this is a really hard 22 00:00:53,000 --> 00:00:57,000 spiky ball I'd prefer this because it 23 00:00:56,000 --> 00:01:00,000 gets into the muscles a little bit 24 00:00:58,000 --> 00:01:03,000 better than a round lacrosse ball but a 25 00:00:60,000 --> 00:01:06,000 lacrosse ball is perfectly fine for what 26 00:00:63,000 --> 00:01:07,000 you need and a foam roller as well so a 27 00:00:66,000 --> 00:01:09,000 foam roller you can get pretty cheap 28 00:00:68,000 --> 00:01:11,000 I'll put links in the description 29 00:00:70,000 --> 00:01:15,000 regarding where to get this stuff and 30 00:00:72,000 --> 00:01:17,000 how to get it but these things are going 31 00:00:75,000 --> 00:01:20,000 to be very very valuable to you for any 32 00:00:78,000 --> 00:01:22,000 recovery work you do so the first one 33 00:00:80,000 --> 00:01:24,000 we're going to look at again is the 34 00:00:82,000 --> 00:01:26,000 shoulder for myofascial release so what 35 00:00:85,000 --> 00:01:28,000 we're going to do is use the lacrosse 36 00:00:87,000 --> 00:01:31,000 ball on the shoulder okay 37 00:00:89,000 --> 00:01:36,000 so first things first you want to lie 38 00:00:91,000 --> 00:01:38,000 down on your back and you're going to 39 00:00:96,000 --> 00:01:42,000 paste the lacrosse ball under the back 40 00:00:99,000 --> 00:01:45,000 of the shoulder here okay and now what 41 00:00:102,000 --> 00:01:49,000 you can do is lean onto it and you can 42 00:00:106,000 --> 00:01:50,000 start rolling around small circles on 43 00:00:109,000 --> 00:01:52,000 the back of that shoulder you're going 44 00:00:110,000 --> 00:01:55,000 to feel that there's real tender point 45 00:00:113,000 --> 00:01:59,000 right there and you stay there you hang 46 00:00:116,000 --> 00:01:63,000 out there and enjoy the release from the 47 00:00:119,000 --> 00:01:65,000 lacrosse ball the second method that you 48 00:00:123,000 --> 00:01:67,000 can use for the same position is if you 49 00:00:125,000 --> 00:01:69,000 put your arm out and don't move the 50 00:00:128,000 --> 00:01:73,000 shoulder all you're going to do is move 51 00:00:130,000 --> 00:01:73,000 the arm down 52 00:00:134,000 --> 00:01:78,000 and you really gonna feel that a lot on 53 00:00:137,000 --> 00:01:81,000 the back of the shoulder 54 00:00:138,000 --> 00:01:82,000 okay so we're focus on the back of the 55 00:00:141,000 --> 00:01:84,000 shoulder now we're gonna have a look at 56 00:00:143,000 --> 00:01:87,000 the front of the shoulder 57 00:00:144,000 --> 00:01:89,000 okay and also the chest so these two 58 00:00:148,000 --> 00:01:92,000 parts you can kind of do in one go and 59 00:00:150,000 --> 00:01:93,000 again it's very similar you're going to 60 00:00:152,000 --> 00:01:96,000 place them lacrosse ball on the floor so 61 00:00:154,000 --> 00:01:99,000 I'll face the other way and you're going 62 00:00:157,000 --> 00:01:101,000 to place it on the chest here 63 00:00:159,000 --> 00:01:103,000 you're going to roll around all the way 64 00:00:161,000 --> 00:01:104,000 across to the shoulder and on to the 65 00:00:164,000 --> 00:01:109,000 chest 66 00:00:164,000 --> 00:01:112,000 okay so again we'll lie down under the 67 00:00:169,000 --> 00:01:117,000 chest and from here you can roll around 68 00:00:173,000 --> 00:01:120,000 and on to the shoulder and back if you 69 00:00:178,000 --> 00:01:124,000 find a really tender point just hang out 70 00:00:180,000 --> 00:01:125,000 there see if we can find a knot this is 71 00:00:184,000 --> 00:01:129,000 really gonna help kind of release that 72 00:00:186,000 --> 00:01:132,000 tension next one up we're actually gonna 73 00:00:189,000 --> 00:01:134,000 help the range of motion of your arms 74 00:00:192,000 --> 00:01:137,000 okay so what we're going to do again is 75 00:00:195,000 --> 00:01:139,000 use the band here so you connect it up 76 00:00:198,000 --> 00:01:142,000 to a bar or something that you have that 77 00:00:200,000 --> 00:01:144,000 you can connect it to and all you're 78 00:00:202,000 --> 00:01:147,000 going to do is you're going to grab the 79 00:00:205,000 --> 00:01:150,000 band and you're going to bend over from 80 00:00:208,000 --> 00:01:152,000 the hip so don't let the back do the 81 00:00:210,000 --> 00:01:155,000 work you've got back straight bend from 82 00:00:212,000 --> 00:01:157,000 the hip and this is going to help pull 83 00:00:215,000 --> 00:01:160,000 your arms up and it's going to start 84 00:00:218,000 --> 00:01:163,000 increasing the range of motion in your 85 00:00:221,000 --> 00:01:165,000 shoulders so the more you can bit down 86 00:00:223,000 --> 00:01:168,000 can go back straight the more it's gonna 87 00:00:226,000 --> 00:01:170,000 help bring your arms up next up we're 88 00:00:229,000 --> 00:01:173,000 going to again look at the lats 89 00:00:230,000 --> 00:01:175,000 so those primary muscles we're going to 90 00:00:233,000 --> 00:01:178,000 use the foam roller now so this time 91 00:00:236,000 --> 00:01:181,000 place it on the floor and again we want 92 00:00:239,000 --> 00:01:185,000 to target those lats on the side so what 93 00:00:241,000 --> 00:01:188,000 we can do is lie down on our side and 94 00:00:245,000 --> 00:01:192,000 just focus on getting that foam roller 95 00:00:249,000 --> 00:01:195,000 under the ribcage and onto the muscle 96 00:00:253,000 --> 00:01:197,000 now you're gonna have to turn away a 97 00:00:255,000 --> 00:01:198,000 little bit the more you come onto the 98 00:00:257,000 --> 00:01:202,000 side the more you're going to be hitting 99 00:00:259,000 --> 00:01:204,000 your QL and your ribcage what you want 100 00:00:262,000 --> 00:01:206,000 to do is come across slightly to the 101 00:00:265,000 --> 00:01:211,000 back and you can roll up 102 00:00:267,000 --> 00:01:213,000 and then another thing to think about is 103 00:00:271,000 --> 00:01:214,000 if you want to if you bring your arms 104 00:00:273,000 --> 00:01:217,000 across your chest like this what this 105 00:00:275,000 --> 00:01:220,000 does is it kind of tightens the tissue 106 00:00:278,000 --> 00:01:223,000 on your back and your flesh and it means 107 00:00:280,000 --> 00:01:225,000 that you can really target those muscle 108 00:00:283,000 --> 00:01:227,000 groups a little bit more and a little 109 00:00:285,000 --> 00:01:230,000 bit better as an extra little point if 110 00:00:288,000 --> 00:01:233,000 you feel that on your lats the foam 111 00:00:291,000 --> 00:01:234,000 roller is not hitting them quite in the 112 00:00:293,000 --> 00:01:237,000 right places and you feel that you're 113 00:00:295,000 --> 00:01:240,000 not getting everywhere don't forget you 114 00:00:298,000 --> 00:01:241,000 can use your lacrosse ball again this is 115 00:00:300,000 --> 00:01:244,000 going to allow you to target a much 116 00:00:302,000 --> 00:01:247,000 smaller area and again you can just 117 00:00:304,000 --> 00:01:249,000 learn your back and use the ball to roll 118 00:00:307,000 --> 00:01:251,000 around or firing those tight knots that 119 00:00:310,000 --> 00:01:255,000 you want to kind of release out and just 120 00:00:311,000 --> 00:01:256,000 hang out and spend some time in those so 121 00:00:315,000 --> 00:01:260,000 finally we're going to go full circle 122 00:00:317,000 --> 00:01:263,000 and come back to the forearms again we 123 00:00:321,000 --> 00:01:266,000 can use the lacrosse ball for this just 124 00:00:323,000 --> 00:01:268,000 get down onto your knees and you just 125 00:00:326,000 --> 00:01:270,000 place the ball down and you're gonna put 126 00:00:329,000 --> 00:01:274,000 your weight on to the ball with your 127 00:00:331,000 --> 00:01:276,000 forearm and then use the other hand to 128 00:00:334,000 --> 00:01:280,000 apply more pressure and you can just 129 00:00:336,000 --> 00:01:282,000 roll up and down like that so there you 130 00:00:341,000 --> 00:01:285,000 have it for the recovery work don't 131 00:00:343,000 --> 00:01:287,000 neglect the recovery stretching and 132 00:00:346,000 --> 00:01:290,000 myofascial release is absolutely 133 00:00:348,000 --> 00:01:291,000 essential and it means that you're going 134 00:00:350,000 --> 00:01:293,000 to be able to train for longer it means 135 00:00:352,000 --> 00:01:296,000 you can get back into that second 136 00:00:353,000 --> 00:01:297,000 session quicker the fatigue is going to 137 00:00:356,000 --> 00:01:302,000 go quicker and also it means that you're 138 00:00:358,000 --> 00:01:302,000 going to be injury free for a lot longer 139 00:00:369,000 --> 00:01:311,000 you