Dr. Andy Galpin

I would imagine the same logic extends to formal massage. So this is, if you're thinking about the classic Swedish massage and deep tissue, right? So obviously the normal thing feels good. Deep tissue is great, but probably the same thing for any type of self-care, any type of stretching.

If you're to the point of extreme discomfort, potentially not your best strategy because of protective mechanisms, locking up and stuff. So some amount of Discomfort, but not past what, like 3 out of 10, 4 out of 10?

If you're to the point of extreme discomfort, potentially not your best strategy because of protective mechanisms, locking up and stuff. So some amount of Discomfort, but not past what, like 3 out of 10, 4 out of 10?

Yeah. I would imagine then what you're saying is if you're, If your myofascial release strategy is check your phone, hands are supposed to come up with emails while you're cruising on a foam roller for three minutes, what you're trying to tell me is that's probably not the most effective strategy.

Yeah. I would imagine then what you're saying is if you're, If your myofascial release strategy is check your phone, hands are supposed to come up with emails while you're cruising on a foam roller for three minutes, what you're trying to tell me is that's probably not the most effective strategy.

Because it's just smashing, moving.

Because it's just smashing, moving.

I think this is a really nice way to frame it because— it's still not negative, right? You hop on a foam roller for one minute, but bad things didn't happen. But are you getting the most bang for your buck? And this allows people to level up when they want to, right? So if you need to check out for a few minutes on the massage table, check out, great.

I think this is a really nice way to frame it because— it's still not negative, right? You hop on a foam roller for one minute, but bad things didn't happen. But are you getting the most bang for your buck? And this allows people to level up when they want to, right? So if you need to check out for a few minutes on the massage table, check out, great.

But if you're also then trying to use this as a strategy for many other things, there are options. And just people knowing you can use modalities like this to go after bigger problems, It's something that I don't think a lot of folks really realize. So I know you have many examples of that.

But if you're also then trying to use this as a strategy for many other things, there are options. And just people knowing you can use modalities like this to go after bigger problems, It's something that I don't think a lot of folks really realize. So I know you have many examples of that.

But before we get to any of that, I really want to dwell on double, triple, quadruple tap on this compression idea.

But before we get to any of that, I really want to dwell on double, triple, quadruple tap on this compression idea.

I want you to walk me through, you said glide earlier. This is what I said earlier was I didn't realize you could do it. I didn't realize self-massage could be anything besides compression.

I want you to walk me through, you said glide earlier. This is what I said earlier was I didn't realize you could do it. I didn't realize self-massage could be anything besides compression.

So hit me with... Why am I pulling? You gave the examples earlier of your skin. I had no idea your skin should move, right? When you pull it up and pop it, like, okay, great. But I didn't know it should glide past and feel like that. I didn't know when it got pinned down that that was telling me anything.

So hit me with... Why am I pulling? You gave the examples earlier of your skin. I had no idea your skin should move, right? When you pull it up and pop it, like, okay, great. But I didn't know it should glide past and feel like that. I didn't know when it got pinned down that that was telling me anything.

I didn't realize if I grabbed the outside of my quad and I punched the skin off there, it should slide past itself. Once I realized that, once I started using your strategies and then I started watching and looking at people doing things like cupping, I was like, oh, there is way more to this game than just compression.

I didn't realize if I grabbed the outside of my quad and I punched the skin off there, it should slide past itself. Once I realized that, once I started using your strategies and then I started watching and looking at people doing things like cupping, I was like, oh, there is way more to this game than just compression.

So whether this is massage compression, self-massage compression, foam rolling, we're still talking compression, compression, compression, right? What's the other side of this equation or the other two sides or however you frame it to be?