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07-30-22, 02:18 PM
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foam roller: soft and squishy or hard and firm
i have had a hard and firm roller forever. i also have a firm cylinder yoga bolster.
do i need a soft/squishy style roller, the kind Sue Hitzmann uses in her Melt Method? I've read her Melt Book a bit and like all of the instruction. I have the opportunity to buy an OPTP "Pro" one, and i read on Amazon about some issues with it: 1) if it gets wet, the blue dye comes off 2) it can split in half length-wise - it's actually 2 half rollers glued together.
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07-30-22, 02:24 PM
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I'm a big fan of the soft and squishy sort, but I got one of the actual MELT rollers instead of the OPTP ones. It's great, but I never got mine wet, so I've no idea if the color would come off.
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07-30-22, 03:29 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2003
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I have one of the OPTP ones and its great but I've never gotten it wet.
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07-30-22, 03:47 PM
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I don't use mine often but I love it for my shins, which always seem to be tender. It's been quite a while since I used it so I don't remember if it was firm enough for me for other spots.
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07-30-22, 07:56 PM
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I wouldn't try to do melt with a hard foam roller. I don't know about the amazon one you mention.
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07-30-22, 08:55 PM
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i have yet to actually try doing Sue's moves using the regular roller to see whether all moves are compatible with it.
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07-31-22, 12:54 PM
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MELTing should be painless. If you're aiming for some other sort of body work, give it a try? Oh, and IIRC, I think I remember her saying definitely not to do the spinal MELT work with a hard roller.
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07-31-22, 01:16 PM
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Hi I have both a hard roller and a soft squishy melt roller, and I love them both.
The soft one is great for more tender spots like IT band on the side leg, or when I haven't rolled a particular muscle in a while to get the muscle used to rolling again. I use them both all the time. Sorry I can't help you with the brand you are asking about. I have the hard roller from Perform Better, and the soft squishy one is the Melt roller. So my vote is YES, you do need a soft/squishy style roller 
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07-31-22, 01:46 PM
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i have 2 heavy-duty cylindrical yoga bolsters. i can't remember the other brand, but one of them is Hugger Mugger. i'm going to see how far i get with all 3 tools. i noticed that Sue's most recent Melt Method book (2019, red), she uses 2 rollers. i haven't read that one yet, but i requested it.
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07-31-22, 04:47 PM
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