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Foam Roller Exercises

Browse all foam roller exercises for strength training.

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Adductor

Lie face down with one leg on a foam roll.

Adductors
Intermediate

Brachialis-SMR

Lie on your side, with your upper arm against the foam roller. The upper arm should be more or less aligned with your body, with the outside of the bicep pressed against the foam roller.

Biceps
Intermediate

Calves-SMR

Begin seated on the floor. Place a foam roller underneath your lower leg. Your other leg can either be crossed over the opposite or be placed on the floor, supporting some of your weight. This will be your starting position.

Calves
Intermediate

Hamstring-SMR

In a seated position, extend your legs over a foam roll so that it is position on the back of the upper legs. Place your hands to the side or behind you to help support your weight. This will be your starting position.

Hamstrings
Beginner

Iliotibial Tract-SMR

Lay on your side, with the bottom leg placed onto a foam roller between the hip and the knee. The other leg can be crossed in front of you.

Abductors
Intermediate

Latissimus Dorsi-SMR

While lying on the floor, place a foam roll under your back and to one side, just behind your arm pit. This will be your starting position.

Lats
Beginner

Lower Back-SMR

In a seated position, place a foam roll under your lower back. Cross your arms in front of you and protract your shoulders. This will be your starting position.

Lower Back
Beginner

Peroneals-SMR

Lay on your side, supporting your weight on your forearm and on a foam roller placed on the outside of your lower leg. Your upper leg can either be on top of your lower leg, or you can cross it in front of you. This will be your starting position.

Calves
Intermediate

Piriformis-SMR

Sit with your buttocks on top of a foam roll. Bend your knees, and then cross one leg so that the ankle is over the knee. This will be your starting position.

Glutes
Intermediate

Quadriceps-SMR

Lay facedown on the floor with your weight supported by your hands or forearms. Place a foam roll underneath one leg on the quadriceps, and keep the foot off of the ground. Make sure to relax the leg as much as possible. This will be your starting position.

Quadriceps
Intermediate

Rhomboids-SMR

Lay down with your back on the floor. Place a foam roll underneath your upper back, and cross your arms in front of you, protracting your shoulders. This will be your starting position.

Middle Back
Traps
Intermediate