For Conditioning/Practice: it is best to use BEFORE and AFTER to loosen up and help reduce muscle soreness.
For Weight Lifting: it is best to use AFTER lifting to help realign damaged muscles and fascia to recover faster.
Exercises should be done as 8-10 passes (up and back is one) 1-2 times daily. It is important to go through the entire length of the muscle, origin to insertion. Anatomical pictures are provided for guidance.