Are activation exercises really necessary?? Short answer is: no. Longer answer is: sometimes First off, what is an activation exercise? An activation exercise is when we do a specific isolated movement in order to get a muscle group to "activate". It is more often than not completed after performing a muscle release of some kind. If it is known what muscle group is 'over-working', I will give my client a muscle release to do (with a lacrosse ball or foam roller) in order to r