Daily Maestroism
DM #38
Thursday, June 30th, 2016
DM #38: And no, I'm not talking about foam rolling!
Rolling on the ground is one of the best ways to both assess and train core sequencing. How you use your core determines your functionality, and one of the main reasons that people get back pain is because they're using their back for things that their “core” should be doing.
When it comes to developmental stages, we start our back, we roll, we go to our stomach, we crawl, we kneel, we pull to stand, and then we walk (more or less). Moving through this progression allows us to develop foundational stability and successfully progress to the next level of movement difficulty.
The problem that we see is that as adults, we ignore these developmental progressions when we train/rehab/work on movement patterns. Doing so forces compensatory patterns, and serves to perpetuate our dysfunction.
So when it comes to training our “core”, it's imperative that we think about these developmental progression and proceed accordingly. Planking, which is essentially a modified crawling position, comes AFTER rolling. Rolling (which involves the neck but that's a whole other topic I'm gonna save for another DM), requires reflexive sequencing of the core musculature and sets the stage for proper bracing techniques and low threshold strategies that will allow you to successfully and correctly perform any crawling patterns. That's fancy speak for: rolling teaches you how to use your core properly.
Now, there is a right and a wrong way to roll. But that's too much to cover for one DM. (PS – I've covered it a bunch of times in the past on IG AND it's on my YouTube page ?) All I can say is that if you're planking to help treat your back pain, and you still have back pain…check out your rolling. All the cool kids are doing it.
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