Myo-fascial release

Its been a bit since I checked in.

Spent a week at Holden Beach, NC last week. I trained quite a bit there and was able to run quite a bit, but not pain free. At this point its certain that its just IT band issues and that brings me comfort. Ive had two deep tissue massages so far, and there is a big knot in my leg that refuses to go away. While searching for a cure, a google search gave me some good info and sums things up pretty well:

'If you want to know what happens to your IT band during repetitive exercise, try this experiment: Stand up and grab the top portion of the side seam of your pants leg, gathering the material and pulling it up an inch. See what this does to your pants right above and in front of your knee? The material pulls to the side and up your leg, throwing the pants off to the outside. Well, when the IT band becomes tight, it does the same thing to your knee joint. It tugs the knee joint to the side, forcing the joint to grind against itself and pull out of its normal alignment, and making it painful to use. Other than a deep tissue massage, the best way to lengthen out this IT Band again is to use a foam roller daily.'

Ive been rolling my leg out with a pizza roller, and the exact words Ive used to describe the knot is its a big speed bump. So when I read the next part it was nice to hear them use my exact words.

'As you foam roll along muscles and tissue, you will run into knots or areas where the muscle fibers have tightened up and actually started to bond together. You will know when you find them because each one will feel like a painful speed bump as you roll over it. At these points, try to sit directly on top of the tight area (still on the foam roller) and count to 20 slowly. Often, you will actually be able to feel the fibers gradually release and spread open. While on the foam roller, try your best to maintain deep, relaxing breaths while keeping the area/muscle being rolled completely relaxed.

Needless to say Im very much so willing to try these out. Turns out that there is a big list of them right where Ive been reading:

http://www.thesealquest.com/myorelease.htm

My weight: 150 lbs

A little bit under that. Im losing at a rate of two pounds a week. I got a bit hung up on 152 but 6-8 more pounds and I am satisfied, or will at least have accomplished what I was told to do.