Does foam rolling between sets help or hurt? Two small trials found more repetitions with inter-set foam rolling and, in one, no rise in perceived effort
Oct 27
3 min read
Rest periods are dead time for most lifters: phone, water, wait. Foam rolling the working muscle, or the muscle on the opposite side of the joint, during that rest has been suggested as a way to recover faster for the next set. The worry is the opposite: that rolling a muscle you are about to load could make it feel worse or blunt its output. Two recent controlled studies measured what actually happens to repetitions, power and effort when foam rolling fills the rest interval.
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