So I just started to roll out my IT band with my foam roller because I've been having some intermittent pain on the outside of my knee. OUCHIE....................Dat foam roller HURTS (not my knee, but my IT band), which is an indication that I really need to do this, but man, almost brings tears to my eyes.
The "no pain, no gain" saying, imho, applies more to this fraking foam roller than anything. I've used it on my back, my calves, and my quads, but the pain from rolling my IT band is intense. The first thing I thought of when that pain hit over those certain areas was, "No wonder my knees have been giving me issues lately."