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Originally Posted by Jean-Paul
Lisa, how do you do foam roller with glute activation?
I also find that I am having trouble with my left TFL again, and the foam roller doesn't seem to get into that spot very well. Any advice on that?
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HA! I didn't mean to make it sound like I was achieving glute activation
with the foam roller. I meant to foam roll first (whatever is tight, TFL, hip flexor, whatever), then do glute activation movements like X-band walks and/or fire hydrants and/or supine bridging, and all of that is part of your warmup before you lift.
I can hurt my TFL plenty with the regular foam roller!
But if you can't get enough pressure on it, using something harder like the suggested PVC pipe might be just the thing you need.
When I roll my TFL I'm on my side, hip on the foam roller, top leg in front of me with my foot or toes on the floor. Keeping that top leg in front helps put enough load onto the foam roller that it works for me. But each person has to find a way that works for him.
This article has a picture of Mike foam rolling his hip flexors and another of him foam rolling his TFL. I put my top leg up higher than he does, with my foot closer to my supporting hand, because that puts more weight on my TFL.
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