Icecold's mobility thread

Delvis · 18 Apr 2013 at 20:55

New toys

LiE · 18 Apr 2013 at 20:56

Want! where did you get the stick?

Delvis · 18 Apr 2013 at 21:10

Just off Amazon.

The spike ball has hardly any give in it

icecold · 21 Apr 2013 at 22:41

This is pretty cool.

Someone has put all of the links to every MWOD video onto a spreadsheet.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/lv?key=0Ankbdx_ug8GPdE9HZkZpV1JvMDQtUUlDWndMcGFyUHc

LiE · 21 Apr 2013 at 23:10

That's pretty neat. I'm planning to buy the book when I get paid next week.

icecold · 21 Apr 2013 at 23:44

Ordered mine this weekend :cool:

Syla5 · 22 Apr 2013 at 10:06

i got a

look from the wife when i asked for it for my birthday, guess its going to have to be something i buy myself.

LiE · 22 Apr 2013 at 14:43

Did you order from the US site?

icecold · 22 Apr 2013 at 16:49

Not in the end. It was slightly more expensive not to but I didn't want to have to wait.

LiE · 22 Apr 2013 at 18:40

UK Amazon said 1-3 weeks dispatch, weird.

mufcmark · 22 Apr 2013 at 22:17

Could anyone recommend a foam roller stick?

TheCenturion · 23 Apr 2013 at 00:12

Here

http://www.myprotein.com/protein-accessories/myprotein-foam-roller/10615615.html

Delvis · 23 Apr 2013 at 06:54

You'll soon out grow that one, you'd be better off starting off with an EPP one then moving on to a grid or rumble roller :-)

mufcmark · 23 Apr 2013 at 18:36

I actually have one of the bigger foam rollers but what I'm looking for is a smaller one which has handles like the one you posted on the last page.

On a different topic, I was trying one of the stretches in the second episode of themobilty wod videos http://www.mobilitywod.com/2010/08/dont-go-in-pain-cave.html earlier today and I tweaked my back. I was in agony for a while in the mid back region and my shoulder was locking up. Used the foam roller and it cracked twice and felt fine again. I can physically not do the stretch in that video.

Delvis · 23 Apr 2013 at 19:56

Well mine was off Amazon, tiger stick or something, there's loads to choose from.

I brought it mainly for adductor smashing.

Matutu · 15 May 2013 at 19:55

Guys. How do you feel about stretching before exercise? I have some major issues at the moment with my feet and knees. Would this be ok to do before my morning swim?

I keep hearing different opinions?

Thanks

Delvis · 15 May 2013 at 20:06

I stretch, if I didn't I'd snap

JaWalks · 15 May 2013 at 20:25

I don't know about before swimming but I've tried stretching before lifting, after lifting and both. Now I prefer to stretch and work on mobility on my rest days.

I find plenty of warmup sets is enough to stretch me out for the main lifts and when I tried stretching after my workouts it was often half heartedly and sometimes I'd cut it short.

Begbie · 15 May 2013 at 21:54

JaWalks said:
I don't know about before swimming but I've tried stretching before lifting, after lifting and both. Now I prefer to stretch and work on mobility on my rest days.

I find plenty of warmup sets is enough to stretch me out for the main lifts and when I tried stretching after my workouts it was often half heartedly and sometimes I'd cut it short.

This is what I do, mostly just foam roll though.

LiE · 15 May 2013 at 21:59

Stretching before exercise is fine if you're trying to get some range to allow you to lift properly. An example is opening up the shoulders and pecs before squatting to allow better position on the bar. Some soft tissue on the areas I'll be training is what I do before most sessions.

Stretching should be purposeful.