Originally Posted by
marcus300
Yes it does hurt and once you get at a spot were its really painful I just rest it there and let the tissue relax a bit and then carry on.
I do a lot of bracing when lifting so ive been increasing my core strength but working on my breathing by forcing my diaphragm to push down and expand my oblique's and tense my core, then breath from the stomach upwards instead from the chest, this will activate your core, brace your spine and you will be able to transfer a lot more power through your lifts. Ive also been doing a lot of direct core work to help strengthen up my mid section and using this along side the roller what is releasing my tight glutes and hams and the bracing ive been doing its really improved my lifts a lot. Some kettle bell training, weighted rope sit ups, side bends, plank, boxing, hypers and stability work is the main ones I use. The breathing bracing is a powerful tool when your doing your max its amazing how good it really is. Its a powerlifting tool what I use to use but slowly came out of practise with it so ive implemented it over the last few weeks and boy things are improving.