Rolling Habits

Join RAD Founder Mike Mallory for a series teaching you how to roll, why we roll, and all the benefits you can gain. We'll go through a bunch of different tools and usages, but don't worry about having the exact tools on hand, we'll provide some alternate usages. Follow along to learn some of the science of myofascial release, and the WHY behind our methods. Each video is around ten minutes, and for extra credit, follow along each day to help instill the habits that can help your body for a lifetime.

Lessons

Work through them in order.

Lesson 1Intro (Rolling Habits)
Video2 min
Welcome to SMR Habits! We're going to help you out with the basic science of SMR, along with showing you a ton of different usages along the way. Locked — subscribe to unlock
Lesson 2Day 1 (Rolling Habits)
Video8 min
Day 1! We're going head right into the most important area to work on; your spine! Grab whichever tool you have and get ready to open up your posture in this short class. Locked — subscribe to unlock
Lesson 3Day 2 (Rolling Habits)
Video10 min
Day 2! Want to make big change? Work on 'big' muscles. We'll talk briefly on why we work on 2-joint muscles, and how you can make big change from working on these. Locked — subscribe to unlock
Lesson 4Day 3 (Rolling Habits)
Video10 min
When do you need to roll? Depends on what your intentions are. In this case, we'll talk about why rolling before your workout can be beneficial for lasting change. Locked — subscribe to unlock
Lesson 5Day 4 (Rolling Habits)
Video18 min
We're spending some more time in this video and focusing on the low back. Well, the focus is helping the low back, without necessarily working ON it. We're using two powerful techniques to help free up some space in the low back, and normalize the tissue around it. Also a quick reminder, feel free to joint this class with whichever tools you have on hand. The focus is on the thought process here, not the specific tools. Locked — subscribe to unlock
Lesson 6Day 5 (Rolling Habits)
Video7 min
Day 5! We're talking adductors (groin), and a few key points about the nervous system. Locked — subscribe to unlock
Lesson 7Day 6 (Rolling Habits)
Video8 min
Open up your chest, and let your shoulders fly! Point release kit and/or Atom is recommended. We're gonna demo a release to help open up the whoel chest and back. Locked — subscribe to unlock
Lesson 8Day 7 (Rolling Habits)
Video8 min
Recovery time! Mike's gonna share some key points to make recovery easy and quick. It's a freestyle kinda class. Grab what tools you have (the bigger the better), and join for a quick recovery session. Locked — subscribe to unlock