Foam rolling: benefits, protocol, and scientific evidence with David Behm | EP#141

That Triathlon Show

Mikael Eriksson

Health, Swimming, Endurancesports, Run, Cycling, Health & Fitness, Fitness, Ironman, Swim, Bike, Sports, Running, Sportscience, Triathlon

4.9 • 596 Ratings

🗓️ 6 August 2018

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Professor David Behm has published multiple studies on the topic of foam rolling. In this interview he gives a complete overview of the scientific evidence in foam rolling and its practical implications in terms of protocols, use cases and what sorts of benefits triathletes can expect from foam rolling. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -The benefits of foam rolling for triathletes and athletes in general -Foam rolling and its impact on range of motion and recovery -Protocols for foam rolling: when should you roll and how much is needed -Different rollers: do you really need a hard and painful roller? -A summary of the scientific evidence on static stretching SHOWNOTES: https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts141/ THAT TRIATHLON SHOW HOMEPAGE: www.thattriathlonshow.com SPONSORS: Precision Hydration - One-size doesn't fit all when it comes to hydration. Take Precision Hydration's FREE sweat test and learn how you should hydrate. Use the discount code THATTRIATHLONSHOW and get your first box for free! August 2018 promo - get 20% off your order with the code TTS20! ROKA - The finest triathlon wetsuits, apparel, equipment, and eyewear on the planet. Trusted by Javier Gómez, Gwen Jorgensen, Flora Duffy, Mario Mola, Lucy Charles and others. Get 20% off your entire order with the discount code THATTRIATHLONSHOW. LINKS AND RESOURCES: David's ResearchGate profile Podcast episodes and blog posts on strength training Performance Health RATE AND REVIEW: If you enjoy the show, please help me out by subscribing, rating and reviewing: www.scientifictriathlon.com/rate/ CONTACT: Want to send feedback, questions or just chat? Email me at mikael@scientifictriathlon.com or connect on Twitter - my handle is @SciTriat.

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0:00.0	So especially for triathletes who are unlike gymnasts or figure skaters who need an extravagant amount of range of motion,
0:08.9	as a runner, you just need a moderate range of motion.
0:11.7	So a foam roller would help to provide that.
0:17.3	That triathlon south, 141.
0:33.1	Yeah. That Traathlon So, 141. Hey, what's up everybody?
0:34.9	And welcome back to another episode of That Traathlon Show, the podcast
0:39.2	presented by Scientific Traathlon.com.
0:43.3	I'm your host Michael and on today's episode I interview Professor David Bame on the topic of
0:49.5	foam rolling.
0:50.7	We go into what foam rolling is good for, what it's not necessarily so good for, when to do
0:56.4	it to get the benefits that you want, how to do it, what sort of protocol you should be using,
1:02.5	what specific foam roller, how hard should it be, how dense, do tennis balls work, all sorts of
1:09.2	questions that you may have been wondering or not,
1:11.9	but now you realize that exists around foam rolling, they will be answered in this episode.
1:16.8	It's really, really practical and actionable.
1:20.8	But before we dive in, big thanks to our sponsors.
1:24.2	First we have precision hydration that you can find on precision hydration.com.
1:28.5	You can click the link down in the episode description to go directly to take their free
1:33.0	online sweat test to learn how much electrolytes you need for your individual sweat sodium content
1:40.5	and sweat loss rate to replace the electrolytes that you're losing and not suffer
1:46.6	the consequences of impaired performance, especially when you do prolonged exercise or
1:52.6	racing and when you do it in hot conditions that most of Europe at least is seeing at the
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