Welcome to the Get Fit Guys' quick and dirty tips to Get Moving and Shape Up. My name is Brock Armstrong,

and I'm the Get Fit Guy. A few years ago, I had a podcast episode called The Many Benefits of Foam Rolling,

where I taught you how to foam roll your body into a happier, healthier, and higher performing version of itself.

Well, the research and science around foam rolling has progressed since then,

and companies like TriggerPoint are creating more and more interesting ways to foam roll.

So, I thought it was time to revisit this topic with the guidance of a true foam rolling expert named

Michael Cummings. Michael Cummings has been a professional in the sport and fitness industry for more than

20 years. He has owned and operated gyms, yoga studios, and wellness centers. He's designed and

built the infrastructure for several successful health clubs.

He has consulted for many of the top industries, top brands on product development,

education, and programming, and he created the sport and fitness training line of products

for skills and has had over 50 patents in his name. Michael also consults with governments, Olympic committees,

and the military, and I could go on and on, but I won't. But all right, here is Michael, or

MC, as his friends call him, and he is going to give us a, well, a master class in one of my

favorite things to do pre, post,

and even during a workout. And that is foam rolling. Take it away, MC.

So what's happening when we roll are two different things. You have an effect called shear or

shearing and an effect called compression, Okay. The difference is with compression,

imagine pushing your thumb into your forearm. So you're pressing through your skin,

the superficial deep fascia, and through your muscle. With shearing, it's basically like

gripping your wrist and turning.

So your skin is like turning or having some torsion to it.

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