Category: Professional Mentorship

  • Q & A for The 16% – Terminology Explained – Strategies, Orientations, and Actions

    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, and concentric orientation are not all the same idea. However, when we move away from the absolute and start talking about anecdotes, such as various ways powerlifters move, the correlation between the terms is sometimes very high depending on the specific example.

    This makes it hard/confusing/error-prone to then extrapolate my understanding of the concepts to other practical or illustrative examples.

    The list of terms I’d like clarity on, both in absolute and also as they relate to other terms in the list, are as follows:

    • Extension/flexion
    • Concentric/eccentric orientation
    • Overcoming/yielding action
    • Inhalation/exhalation strategy
    • Expansion/compression strategy

    In this video: Each of these concepts is explained to give perspective as to why this terminology is useful to increase understanding of the model.

    #breathingexercises #movement #billhartmanpt

     

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  • Q & A for The 16% – Using a cable fly and one arm cable pulldown to expand the rib cage

    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: How to promote compression and expansion reciprocally to reduce the bilateral compressive strategies seen in many people with wide infrasternal angles and limited breathing excursion.

    -Low squat reciprocal cable pulldown
    -Reciprocal cable fly

    #infrasternalangle #breathingexercises #billhartmanpt

     

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  • IFAST Podcast #11 – Helping Clients Understand Their Needs Compared to What They Think They Need

    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 them the greatest possible benefit?

    #strengthworkout #intervaltraining #ifast

     

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  • Q & A for The 16% – How to Improve Agility and Cutting Mechanics with Lunge Variations

    Q & A for The 16% – How to Improve Agility and Cutting Mechanics with Lunge Variations

    Question: I would love to hear about the contralateral KB reverse lunge mimicking getting into a cut, and an ipsilateral kB reverse lunge mimicking getting out of a cut?

    Cutting mechanics require moving from an externally rotated and inhaled position into a cut to a more propulsive and exhaled strategy out of the cut.

    If you identify asymmetry in an athlete’s ability to enter or exit a cut effectively, you can train the positional ability via any variation of a split stance such as a static or a dynamic lunge.

    Placement of a weight ipsilaterally or contralaterally further enhances emphasis into or out of the cut.

    #agilitytraining #lunge #billhartmanpt

     

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  • Q & A for The 16% – Arm training 2 – Improving shoulder and elbow range of motion

    Q & A for The 16% – Arm training 2 – Improving shoulder and elbow range of motion

    Arm Training 2

    In this video:

    • Why you need to be selective with your arm training.
    • Choosing the wrong arm exercise may make your shoulder pain worse.
    • Choosing the correct arm exercise can improve your shoulder mobility and range of motion.
    • Elbow pain is often the result of the inability to pronate or supinate effectively relative to your shoulder position.

    Two arm exercise examples:

    • Preacher curls to improve shoulder external rotation and supination.
    • Cable triceps pushdowns to improve shoulder internal rotation and pronation.

    #elbowpain #shoulderpain #billhartmanpt

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