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Star foam roller
I've been looking at those star foam rollers, the ones that are ridges. Is there a benefit to those over traditional foam rollers?
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I have heard more people who say they LOVE their nobby roller. It has the ability to get into some crevices (say your back and shoulders) more so than a standard foam roller and due to the smaller footprint of the nobs can exert more psi.
Here is some info from RumbleRoller: http://www.rumbleroller.com/faq.html
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I forgot to add that you can get to trigger points easier with the nobby ones too.
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I was looking at those too. It was either those or the star ones, which I don't know much about: http://www.optp.com/OPTP-STAR-ROLLER?kw=star%20roller#.UheJTJLVB8E
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I have one with the long ridges like the star. I love it! I wouldn't suggest using it too much for the back though, it's a little uncomfortable for that. Feels amazing on the legs!
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I have not seen those before!
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Oh decisions!
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I have a rumble roller and I have a love hate relationship with it – it hurts like a mother to roll on but it feels so good after – just like getting a sports massage. It really gets the knots in my muscles – this woman's video demonstrates how I feel during and after a rumble roll (especially her face at 23secs lol!)
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I'm only used to my extra firm foam roller and a tennis ball, so I don't know if I should get the hard or regular of either. This is so hard! Apparently the rumble is better for the back? It supposedly deflects off the spine?
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Google bodybuilding.com rumble roller and read through all of the posts from guys who lift. That may give you some better information (if you can get past the brotelligence).
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“way more awesomer”
*head desk*
So much “brah.”
I need to go read Stephen hawking books now.
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Yes….they can be quite amusing at times!
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