Oh the foam roller... the cure-all to aches, pains and lack of range of motion. If you needed a little bit more movement, the solution was simple: just "smash" the sh*t out of it. The semi-masochistic means of making sure you got your next PR by essentially wrapping your spine or other body part around a fluffy polyurethane coated plastic tube or a set of rubber balls. Your sadist friends, coach, PT or chiropractor probably smirked at the "hurt-so-bad" cringe you got when they watched you "incre [...]