We’ve been lucky to have had some great professional athletes work with us at IFAST in Indianapolis. Here’s how we do it. :25 Mike’s beard check 1:15 Do we only train pros? 2:10 Can a business survive only training pros? 2:30 How much off-season do we get? 6:00 How we got our first pro 7:55 […]
Professional Development
Bill Hartman’s Weekly Q & A for the 16% – December 1, 2019
This week on YouTube: Bill Hartman’s Weekly Q & A for the 16% – November 24, 2019: https://youtu.be/aLo5oSUJVrY How to Use Lifting Belts as a Teaching Tool: https://youtu.be/vec1-JgSR_k The IFAST Podcast #4 with Mike Robertson and Bill Hartman – Incentives and Word of Mouth Marketing: https://youtu.be/p4AMnsWyLpQ Before you prescribe I,T,Y exercises, consider the consequences: https://youtu.be/12J8RFt7zaA […]
Before you prescribe I,T,Y exercises, consider the consequences
In this discussion, we use the common I,T,Y exercises as a representation of how and when to individualize exercise prescription, and why you cannot generalize. :10 Blind exercise prescription 1:00 I,T,Y may be the wrong thing to do 1:45 Concentric vs. Eccentric and “weakness” 2:40 A false external rotation measurement 3:04 Dorsal-rostral compression 3:28 You […]
IFAST Shoe Quest 3: Adidas Alphabounce Trainer vs New Balance Minimus 20 V7
IFAST Shoe Quest: Round 3 Erik and I continue to look for shoes with broad application for linear speed, jumping and plyometrics, change of direction, and Olympic weightlifting. Competitiors: Adidas Alphabounce Trainer vs. New Balance Minimus 20 V7 What shoes do you want to see tested?
How to Use a Lifting Belt as a Teaching Tool
A weightlifting belt is most often worn to increase the amount of weight you can lift. However, there may be other uses as a teaching tool in some contexts. The intraabdominal pressure created by the lifting belt can provide cues to promote a concentrically-oriented pelvic diaphragm and create an overcoming contraction to enhance lower extremity […]