Question: Why is it that increased airway resistance in a pursed-lip exhale has a facilitatory bias towards external oblique activation, while decreased airway resistance with an open, relaxed jaw exhale biases more internal oblique activation? Is the difference in airway resistance even the mechanism driving the bias between the different muscle groups? #infrasternalangle #breathingexercises #billhartmanpt […]
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Bill Hartman’s Podcast for The 16% – Season 2, Number 1
Update on terminology meaning and use Why does stretching succeed and why does it fail? Can you turn a narrow infrasternal angle into a wide infrasternal angle? How do I use meditation? Listen on Apple Podcasts Find Bill: Instagram Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
Q & A for The 16% – Can You Make a Narrow Infrasternal Angle into a Wide Infrasternal Angle?
Question: Is it possible that a narrow ISA became wide ISA after prolonged period of compressive training(ie powerlifting)? If so, will you treat them as narrow or wide? Question 2: I’ll second this question, phrased differently can a narrow ISA present with a wide ISA measure and would to total shape of the rib cage […]
Q & A for The 16% – Wide ISA Compensations – Improving Hip Internal Rotation
Question: Based on your recent post on instagram about the end of the line compensatory sequence for a wide ISA, how would you begin to intervene with an individual who has the posterior compression in the upper posterior pelvis as well as the concentric orientation of lower glute max? In this video: I show you […]
Q & A for The 16% – Increasing Shoulder External Rotation – Upper Back (Dorsal Rostral) Expansion
Question: I want to say I love your content and am so appreciative of what you’re doing to advance the field. I am wondering what Dorsal Rostral Expansion should feel like. I think I know how to do it, and I believe I can see it during certain exercises. Although I am not sure how […]