When you understand the relationships of position, compression, and expansion of the axial skeleton, you can use any number of supplementary exercises to support your movement goals. Many times, rehab exercises are not necessary to recapture hip range of motion that we lose in association with heavy strength training. Supplementary exercises like half-kneeling activities can […]
Highlights from the final day of The Intensive X
On the final day of The Intensive, we Zoom (the app) in all other previous attendees to let them participate in the last day. This is often a review of key topics and programming strategies. At The Intensive X, we reviewed some concepts about the infrasternal angle and the compensatory breathing strategies as well as […]
Q & A for The 16% – Terminology Explained – Strategies, Orientations, and Actions
Question: One thing that would help me better understand and apply some of the concepts you reference in your videos is aligning more precisely with terminology. Specifically, some of the terms/concepts you frequently use feel synonymous even though they are not. It sometimes confuses me. For example, in an absolute sense exhalation strategy, compression strategy, […]
Q & A for The 16% – Using a cable fly and one arm cable pulldown to expand the rib cage
Question from Drew: With respect to a wide ISA individual focussing on Anterior-to-Posterior expansion of the thorax, I would be keen to see you execute exercises such as: • An eccentric focused pec fly • An eccentric focused pull down I am Interested in your set up and execution of these exercises. In this video: […]
IFAST Podcast #11 – Helping Clients Understand Their Needs Compared to What They Think They Need
Many clients are coming in well-informed but most information available is generalized and may not be specific enough for their needs and goals. Mike Robertson and I discuss a number of issues from how strong is strong enough? When to use high-intensity interval training.? How do you meet a client at their story to give […]