Here's a thread for the ladies to discuss anything that relates to women and swimming. For example, feel free to discuss how disgustingly ugly fastskins are, how the "curse" can kill a meet, how suits don't fit, how swimming wrecks your hair, how hormones unhinge you, etc.
There's a great foam roller stretch for piriformis tightness. You sit on the roller and cross one leg over the other (straight) leg. Then you lean over towards the crossed leg side and roll back and forth over your hip on that side. Like having a really deep massage on the hip muscles. Hurts at first, then feels much looser.
You can also roll around on a tennis ball (should have mentioned that one before). Hurts like the dickens but loosens things up (and you don't have to buy a special roller).
There's a great foam roller stretch for piriformis tightness. You sit on the roller and cross one leg over the other (straight) leg. Then you lean over towards the crossed leg side and roll back and forth over your hip on that side. Like having a really deep massage on the hip muscles. Hurts at first, then feels much looser.
You can also roll around on a tennis ball (should have mentioned that one before). Hurts like the dickens but loosens things up (and you don't have to buy a special roller).
