Bill Hartman

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  • Q & A for The 16% – How and Why? – Heels-Elevated Squat

    Q & A for The 16% – How and Why? – Heels-Elevated Squat

    Question: My questions are in regard to your video: Q & A for The 16% – Heels-Elevated Squat – Hip ER to Hip IR to Hip ER

    1) Is the reason for pushing through the medial heel on the ascent to promote pronation (exhalation strategy)?

    2) During the ascent, would there be any benefit to reversing the exact sequence used in the descent of the squat (instead of exhaling all the way to the top)? If so, what is an example where this would this be beneficial?

    3) What superficial compressive strategy would you be reinforcing by taking at breath you took at the top and held through the “middle-propulsion” phase during the descent of the squat?

    In this video: I’ll review and clarify the cues and the rationale behind performance of the heels-elevated squat. Make sure to view the video in question here.

    #heelslelevatedsquat #breathingsquat #billhartmanpt

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  • Q & A for The 16% – The Complex Client – Circle of Competence and Behavior Change

    Q & A for The 16% – The Complex Client – Circle of Competence and Behavior Change

    Question:

    I’ve been following your videos lately and figured I’d ask a question regarding how systemic factors (for lack of a better term) play into your treatment and training approach and how you might address this in dialogue with those that come to see you for help.

    For example, you may find some limitations in movement capabilities either in a movement assessment or a table test, but you notice from their history that they are a smoker, have poor markers of aerobic fitness, have a high BMI, and/or have a reportedly high level of stress at work, etc. Although I’m sure assigning some movement-based interventions may be helpful to this person, how might you address these overarching factors as part of your treatment/training paradigm. This question is motivated by observing some trainers and therapists doing what they feel most confident or competent in and not always addressing issues that may need to be addressed first (or concurrently). Thanks for considering and, should you choose to answer it, I hope this question is even more useful to your followers than it is to myself.

    In this video:

    I discuss the concept of a circle of competence for trainers, coaches, and therapists and some effective and foundational elements of behavioral influence to improve client outcomes when clients may present with complex issues.

    #circleofcompetence #complexity #billhartmanpt

     

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  • Highlights from My Q & A with Strength Faction

    Highlights from My Q & A with Strength Faction

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    Q & A topics:

    -Training older clients like me… intensity is easy, recovery is hard
    -What is the infrasternal angel and what does it mean?
    -Wide ISA’s need to exhale
    -How to write a book or a blog that resonates
    -Assessments in the gym instead of on the table
    -Reforming your model -What does posture mean?
    -Why do I not talk about or use the term neutral spine.

    #strengthfaction #infrasternalangle #billhartmanpt

     

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  • Virtual Staff Training: Overhead pressing and Neck Mechanics

    Virtual Staff Training: Overhead pressing and Neck Mechanics

    In this video:

    Dan got a group of coaches together for a staff training session on Zoom. We talked about a lot of issues, but we started off with a discussion of neck mechanics and how the lower cervical spine behaves differently. This led us to consider the influences of dorsal-rostral mechanics and how they influence not only neck range of motion but also how they influence overhead pressing.

    You can use the overhead press as a diagnostic if you know what you’re looking at.

    #neckpain #overheadpress #billhartmanpt

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  • The Bill Hartman Podcast for The 16% Season 2, Number 2

    The Bill Hartman Podcast for The 16% Season 2, Number 2

    In this episode of The Podcast for The 16%:

    • Cueing the Suitcase Carry

    • Using toe touch variations

    • Recovery workouts using rope pulling as an example

    • Books and resources to evolve your model

    • Where do you start to evolve your own model

    • Wide infrasternal angle with decrease internal rotation

     

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