Thread: Reoccuring Knots in certain muscles

Foam rolling and static stretching for 15-20 minutes (at least) after every workout will sort a lot of that out for you. Also doing adequate warmup sets before work sets. I do at least 3 warmup sets. Lately i'm doing 5.

Originally Posted by Gazhole

Foam rolling and static stretching for 15-20 minutes (at least) after every workout will sort a lot of that out for you. Also doing adequate warmup sets before work sets. I do at least 3 warmup sets. Lately i'm doing 5.

I always do plenty of warm up sets, however one thing I have been neglecting, in fact avoiding, is stretching. This foam rolling is also very interesting, I searched it up on Google and plan on incorporating that as well.

Thanks for the suggestions

why do you need to go to a massage therapist if you can do it on your own? I massage myself with a lacrosse ball, rumble roller (yes the roller with spikes), and golf ball (for small muscles).

Do you own a foam roller or can you buy one (a regular one is $20 unless you want to pay $60 for the spiky one online) or/and get a lacrosse ball for like a dollar? So much cheaper than going to a massage therapist. I tried a massage therapist once when I first joined the spectrum club (free for first session with new members) and massaging does not help me like how I do it myself. I do not actually roll around my muscles. I stay on the knot until it is released and then roll around to make sure I got everything. You could also use a tennis ball.

What I massage the most is my forearms (golf ball/lacrosse ball), between my shoulder blades (I use a golf ball because it gets the spot easier, smaller ball, and gets me closer to the floor less stress in my neck), lats (rumble roller, just laying on the roller with it between my underarm), chest (lacrosse ball/rumble roller), and my hip flexors/tfl/piriformis.

the hardest muscles to keep loose is the chest and between my shoulder blades. I dont know why. I dont have any forearm knotts anymore, piriformis, or hip flexor/tfl knotts anymore (sometimes with hip flexor/tfl depending on how my legs are at night). the knots in my chest and shoulder blades are annoying. It goes away until I use my arms and pick things up and then it tightens up again. It does not hurt or anything, just feels tight instead of relaxed.