Humans are complex adaptive systems. While we know a few things about ourselves, our complexity makes it impossible to understand ourselves and others as well as we would like. In such situations, a model provides us with the guidance that we need to successfully interact with clients, athletes, and patients to produce the desired outcome. […]
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Q & A for The 16%… Hip Position, Breathing, and Counternutation Strategies
Question: If someone has a wide ISA and a nutated sacrum, in order to get the pelvis/spine into an inhalation position, would doing an exercise with the hips flexed at 90 degrees promote further sacrum couternutation? In this video, I’ll give you my answer and three examples. A couple of instructions: Heels-elevated toe touch: Inhale […]
Q & A for the 16%… The Difference Between The Suitcase Carry vs. The Rack Carry
Question: Can you explain the difference between the Suitcase Carry vs. the Front Rack Carry for expansion strategies? Yes! Suitcase carry, rack carry, farmer’s carry, and waiter’s carry all have benefits and limitations. There are very distinct differences between the carrying variations that you can program to enhance breathing, thorax, pelvis, and axial skeletal expansion/inhalation […]
Q & A for the 16%… Split squat breakdown for early, mid, and late propulsion
Question: Could you run through some split squat variations and what strategies they bias eg. Front foot elevated, rear foot elevated etc. I watched your video on affecting the foot using a rear foot elevated split squat but didn’t fully understand the rationale? Here’s my answer and a demo of the foot as a representation […]
Q & A for the 16%… Rope pull with Emphasis on Thorax Expansion for Clients with a Wide ISA
Question: I would like to combine the merits of Joel Jamieson style recovery workouts (i.e. say 20 mins of 130 bpm work) and exercises that promote an inhalation bias for wide ISAs to expand Anterior to Posterior thorax and promote counternutation of the pelvis. When you put exercises together like your whatsthatstrap sled pull and […]