If you've ever done any serious training, you know full well the muscle soreness that can result from a hard workout session. This tends to become more so the case as you get older (as I am starting to find out).

There is a lot to be said for mental toughness being able to push you through training sessions, regardless of how your body feels. However, if we can do some very simple things to help aid our recovery between sessions, we'd be stupid to not apply them.

One very simple method of helping your body recover better after a training session, is foam rolling/self-myofascial release. You can see in the photo above, me taking Mark Winterbottom and Will Davison (Ford Performance Racing) through a foam rolling session. Much needed after the tough workout I made them do. Now, I'm not going to go into the intricate detail of how this works, in this post. Basically you are giving yourself a post workout massage.

Although there is some disagreement regarding the effectiveness of foam rolling for recovery. I would encourage you to try it and feel the difference for yourself. I almost always do it after a training session, and if I don't (due to a busy schedule) I most definitely feel the difference over the next couple of days.

I've put together a short instructional video for you below, on basic foam rolling technique. Watch it, try it, enjoy.

If you prefer to purchase a foam roller, you should be able to pick one up from your local sporting goods store or ebay.

As I mentioned in the video, I'm making a FREE video series of 5 things you can do to ensure maximum recovery between training sessions. I'll be going into more detail on myofascial release techniques in the videos, as well as all the recovery methods that I personally use. They will only be available to my subscribers, so make sure you sign up for my email newsletter (top right hand corner). That way you will get access to the videos as soon as they are ready. NOW Go out and train hard

John