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Magic Sticks foam rollers and eye of newt

  • 19-03-2010 02:44PM
    #1
    dario28
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,187 ✭✭✭


    Anyone got any reviews on the magic marathon stick - had a sports massage last night and am really tight on ITB-quads-calfs so wanna work on them between sessions

    I use foam roller but it doesnt get deep enough - Is the magic stick worth 30 euros ??

    Which one does people have

    http://www.the-stick.co.uk/


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  • #2
    gerard65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,612 ✭✭✭gerard65


    dario28 wrote: »
    Anyone got any reviews on the magic marathon stick - had a sports massage last night and am really tight on ITB-quads-calfs so wanna work on them between sessions

    I use foam roller but it doesnt get deep enough - Is the magic stick worth 30 euros ??

    Which one does people have

    http://www.the-stick.co.uk/
    Do you have a rolling-pin in your kitchen? If you don't you can buy one for alot less than 30yoyos and it'll do the same job.


  • #3
    dario28
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,187 ✭✭✭dario28


    gerard65 wrote: »
    Do you have a rolling-pin in your kitchen? If you don't you can buy one for alot less than 30yoyos and it'll do the same job.


    Yeah apparently the reviews say that the stick has a bit of bend in it where the rolling pin doesnt


  • #4
    tunney
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,585 ✭✭✭✭tunney


    Magic stick - might as well get maigc beans.

    The TP quad roller is a little too hard to use. Very sore.
    The TP grid is firm than foam roller, not as firm as the quad roller and gets in deep. However I always worried that it would shatter underneath my weight and impale me.


  • #5
    menoscemo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,915 ✭✭✭✭menoscemo


    I made my own Foam Roller by getting one of those foam camping mats and about 5 baked bean tins.
    Simply place the tins at one end of the mat in a line and roll the mat up till it's closes and tie at either end. this works just as well as anything you can buy.

    3405712A63UC139801M.jpg
    Imagine this with the tins going through the centre.


  • #6
    hunnymonster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,365 ✭✭✭hunnymonster


    The bend in the magic stick is very gradual I can't imagine it being any better than the rolling pin.

    I do sometimes wonder what non running people must think when they visit us. A rolling pin on the bedside table, a freezer full of bags of powder (ice packs), a press full of sports bottles, rubber suits and HRM straps hanging from the showerrail....


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  • #7
    gerard65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,612 ✭✭✭gerard65


    hunnymonster wrote: »
    I do sometimes wonder what non running people must think when they visit us. A rolling pin on the bedside table, a freezer full of bags of powder (ice packs), a press full of sports bottles, rubber suits and HRM straps hanging from the showerrail....
    Really? and where do you keep your running/tri stuff?


  • #8
    copacetic
    Subscribers Posts: 17,114 ✭✭✭✭copacetic


    hunnymonster wrote: »
    The bend in the magic stick is very gradual I can't imagine it being any better than the rolling pin.

    I'm thinking of getting one of these sticks, I tried one on my shins a few times and it seems to have made a big difference. Rolling pin doesn't work as it is too wide and flat, similar issues with the foam rollers. The ridges and individual rollers on the stick seems to make a big difference.

    I know a few people who swear by them, any boardsies have any horror stories, apart from the price?


  • #9
    brownian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,741 ✭✭✭brownian


    Sometimes just getting a new piece of kit gives you the motivation to use it... at least for one injury's worth. That alone, I think, is worth the money. There's precious little novelty in the rolling pin (I've tried the rolling pin, but given up due to lack of impact/boredom... a shiny bit of "gear" on the other hand, might have kept my attention!... maybe I'm just shallow 8-])


  • #10
    ronanmac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,241 ✭✭✭ronanmac


    I use the Stick on my calves and hamstrings before and after runs. My hamstrings tend to tighten up and the Stick seems to keep them loosened out. Basically, it ensures that my hams don't get so tight that I can't run. As for the calves, I don't really have problems with them, but it feels like I'm working on a big knot when I get at them with the stick. I'd recommend it, but I've never used foam rollers (or rolling pins) so I can't compare it to anything else.


  • #11
    tawfeeredux
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 819 ✭✭✭tawfeeredux


    I have both the Stick (original version) and a foam roller. I'd be more inclined to use the roller particularly around the hip flexors and IT band as I can use my body weight to get stuck into the muscle. I find it a lot more awkward to do the same with the stick.


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