Bill Hartman

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  • Application for The Intensive 21 is now closed.

    Application for The Intensive 21 is now closed.

     

    What could be better than learning My Model in a tiny, little purple room with an intense group of strangers over a cold, windy weekend in February in beautiful Indianapolis, Indiana?

     

    How about an even better learning experience, but in a far warmer, sunnier place like Scottsdale, Arizona? What if we all worked, ate, and slept in a resort home with a heated pool and hot tub?

    One of the things that I’ve said every time I’ve done The Intensive was that the model evolved.

    Putting big brains in that tiny purple room led to some of the best discussions about human performance that I’ve ever been a part of. We challenged conventional thinking and traditional viewpoints to produce better solutions. Everyone got better. We didn’t have a choice.

    A quick story…

    A few years back, a few of my friends and I were a bit disappointed with the educational offers and decided to take matters into our own hands.

    We got together and hand-picked a presenter that we wanted to learn from. 

    We chose who would attend.

    We locked down a house in The Hamptons, grilled and ate what seemed like hundreds of pounds of meat, and had an amazing and memorable weekend of learning that was hard to outdo. 

    That experience is one of the reasons why The Intensive is as it has been.

    I wanted the right people in the room. I wanted the experience to be powerful and meaningful. It cannot be for the beginner or casual learner looking to fulfill a continuing education requirement.

    After 20 rounds of The Intensive, it’s time to raise the game and evolve again.

    The refinement, depth, and detail of My Model over the last few years have helped numerous professionals reach new levels of success.

    “With over 20-years of experience in the training and rehabilitation industry, I was left with so many unanswered questions. Learning Bill’s model and attending The Intensive has provided me answers to those questions while continuing to expand my thinking. His mentorship has challenged me to improve my clinical reasoning, identify treatment/training priorities, rationalize my sequencing, and to define and defend my process. Acquiring these skills and applying his model to the athletes I work with, has immensely improved my treatment outcomes and my passion for learning about methods to optimize and enhance human movement.”   

    -Dr. Jennifer Reiner-Marcello, DC, CCSP, CSCS

    Social Media:

    Twitter/X @drjreiner

    Instagram @drjreiner 

    “My educational journey reached a pivotal milestone when I participated in the 20th Intensive program held in Indianapolis, Indiana. This immersive experience ignited my curiosity and a fervor to delve into the intricate structural and behavioral complexities of nature. During the Intensive, our exclusive group of eight individuals, thoughtfully curated by Bill, explored a diverse range of topics spanning movement, rehabilitation, and training principles, among other subject matters. Bill’s intuition and expertise in selecting our group helped kindle an intellectual synergy during our time together, fostering many fresh insights, reconsiderations, and novel modes of independent problem-solving. We had been introduced to a new reality—one that would change our philosophy of the world for the better. Furthermore, having gained access to the Intensive community’s online forum and bi-monthly Zoom calls has only further enriched the experience after the fact, allowing for consistent meaningful collaboration amongst other like-minded Intensive graduates. The online forum has provided a sanctuary for us students to inquire, evolve, and implement Bill’s model, consistently offering a platform for valuable insights and support.

    Bill Hartman transcends traditional boundaries and labels. He isn’t one to merely think outside of the box, as he encourages his students to challenge the very existence of the proverbial box in the first place. He is a master of empowering his students to dismantle complex models of thought, and to replace them with more simplistic, coherent, principled, reasoned models of reality.”

    -Kyle Langworthy

    So here’s what I’m going to do.

    I’m ramping up the intensity another notch.

    I have created the optimal environment to drive learning to the next level.

    Just like interval training, if you’re going to up the intensity, you’ve got to build in the recovery time.

    Instead of The Purple Room, we’re locking everyone down in a million-dollar resort house in Scottdale, Arizona. You don’t have to worry about where you’ll be staying. We’ve got room for everyone selected.

    You won’t have to worry about meals. I’ve got you covered on that too.

    Yes, I’m actually leaving beautiful Indianapolis, Indiana to do The Intensive. If you know me at all, you know I would never leave Indy (let alone my office) unless it was important.

    Make no mistake. This is not going to be a relaxing vacation. We’re going to put in the mental work.

    You’ll need to apply to attend just as we have in the past. 

    We’re going to go step-by-step and construct The Unified Health & Performance Continuum in as much detail as we can in three and a half short days. (You’ll also earn access to The Intensive Group after The Intensive to continue learning with like-minded people)

    We’ll have sun during breaks in the day and the heated pool for evening recovery, decompression, and ongoing discussions. 

    Bring your favorite pen, a laptop, and your brain.

     

    The When and Where

    The Intensive 21 is February 1-4, 2024 in Scottsdale, Arizona. We start at 6 pm on Thursday February 1st with dinner at 6:00 pm. We go until Sunday, February 4th at noon. When we get hungry, we eat. When we get tired, we sleep.

    The Who

    Qualified professionals who:

    Comfortable living with a small group of likeminded strangers in a resort-style home for three days contributing ideas, asking, and answering questions.

    Possess an understanding of foundational movement-based anatomy and exercise/training concepts.

    Desire to challenge and help other professionals improve.

    Understand the value of a coach and seek a learning network of individuals with common concerns, interests, and goals.

    The What

    An engaging and challenging environment

    Guided, focused effort over three days

    Evolve a principles-based approach

    Construct the Unified Health & Performance Continuum Model from micro to macro

    Upgrade your assessment processes from a passive to a dynamic environment

    Cuing, coaching, decision-making, intervention strategies, and programming

    Ongoing discussion and conversation in the relaxed environment of The Intensive House

    Enhance and evolve your personal information capture and learning system

    Share knowledge as part of an ongoing professional network after The Intensive concludes

    Follow-up mentorship in The Intensive Group with previous attendees of The Intensive to ensure ongoing progress

    Individuals will be selected via the application process as quickly as possible. We get many great applications, but we must limit attendance to provide the best possible experience. I also limit the total number of applications we accept

    Applications are now closed

     

  • Announcement: The Intensive VII

    Announcement: The Intensive VII

    Are you ready for round VII?

    It’s the 1 year anniversary of The Intensive.

    Each one is unique as the curriculum is driven by the attendees.

    Only 8 professionals will be selected from the application process. Without question, keeping it small maximizes the benefits to the attendees

    Several attendees have applied multiple times. Not everyone is ready right away. Sometimes you need to struggle, learn, and grow before you get to attend. It’s not about your resumé. It’s about being a thinker.

    The When and Where

    August 22-25 at IFAST (and Casa de Hartman) in Indianapolis, Indiana. We start at 8 pm on Thursday the 22nd (unless you can make dinner at 6:30 at my favorite Mexican restaurant). We go until Sunday, August 25th at about noon. When we get hungry, we eat. When we get tired, we sleep.

    The Who

    Up to eight (8) professionals (It is NOT for students) who:

    Are comfortable with contributing ideas, asking, and answering questions.

    Have an understanding of foundational movement-based anatomy and exercise/training concepts.

    Want to challenge and help other professionals improve.

    Understand the value of a coach and seek a learning network of individuals with common concerns, interests, and goals but different backgrounds.

    Selfishly, it’s for me. I enjoy what I do, and I enjoy sharing ideas and interacting with bright, motivated people from whom I too can learn.

    The What

    A fun, open, engaging, and challenging environment

    Guided, focused effort over three days

    Develop a principles-based approach

    Examining a model of human movement from micro to macro

    Assessment processes from a passive to a dynamic environment

    Cuing, coaching, decision-making, intervention strategies, and programming

    Ongoing discussion and conversation over dinner at Casa de Hartman

    Enhance and evolve your personal information capture and learning system

    Share knowledge as part of an ongoing professional network

    Follow-up mentorship to assure ongoing progress

    Train at IFAST

    The eight individuals will be selected via the application process as quickly as possible. Attendees will be notified by July 17th.

    How Much?

    It is $699 to attend in addition to your travel expenses. Your food is taken care of.

    Apply for The Intensive VII Now.

  • The Model: Desired Outcome > Constraints > Target

    The Model: Desired Outcome > Constraints > Target

    The desired outcome represents a broad perspective of the ultimate performance ideal without the consideration of context, perceived, or real limits and limitations. This may be categorized as a want or a need from the perspective of the patient, athlete, therapist, or coach.

    Examples:

    Walk without knee pain
    Reduce 100m sprint time
    Jump to touch 11 feet
    Create more defined looking musculature
    Increase deadlift 1 RM

    The constraints then begin to provide contextual elements, limitations, and absolute limits that overlap and influence the desired outcome.

    The constraints are imposed upon the desired outcome from the interaction of the physical constraints of the human, required task demands, and the performance environment (see Newell’s model). This interaction determines the degree to which the human constraints must be altered to move toward the desired outcome.

    Anatomy and physiology represent the behavioral and structural constraints of the human system that interact with perception. [Note: Behavioral constraints is my term. The literature uses the term functional constraints in this case. In my perspective, complex adaptive humans behave rather than function like complicated machines. Right or wrong, agree or disagree, this is my perspective, and I’m sticking to it.] According to Glazier interpreting Sparrow and Newell, constraints are internal or external boundaries, limitations, or design features that restrict the number of possible configurations of the many degrees of freedom that a complex system can adopt.

    Structural constraints are the relatively stable or slow changing elements within the system such as anatomy and anatomical relationships, genetics, neurology, muscle mass, body composition, joint movement potential, and the like. To simplify, it is the “stuff” when we refer to the human being 99% water and 1% stuff.

    Behavioral constraints, on the other hand, are those elements of the system that are capable of greater variability and change more rapidly. These constraints tend to be more related to physiological measure and psychological influences. Cardiovascular measures, thoughts, emotions, endocrinological changes, and sensation are considered in these behavioral constraints.

    Whereas the desired outcome represented the broader perspective of performance requiring potentially multiple layers of change within the system, the target represents the specific change intended by the immediate course of action within the working model. This may be a change in the behavioral or structural constraints depending on the current state of the system.

    Glazier, P. S. Towards a Grand Unified Theory of sports performance. Human Movement Science (2015), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.humov.2015.08.001

    Sparrow and Newell 1998. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review 1998.5(2). 173-196

  • Padawan Lesson: The Applied Philosophy of James Dalton and Why All PT Students Need to Watch Road House

    Padawan Lesson: The Applied Philosophy of James Dalton and Why All PT Students Need to Watch Road House

    A Padawan Lesson…

    Physical therapy, fitness training, or physical preparation for sport exist in the complex domain. This is the domain of many unknowns.

    Traumatic events affect individuals differently, and the interpretation is in the eye of the beholder. What may paralyze one person to a life of withdrawal, anxiety, or depression may motivate another to do great work for others. One’s history helps evolve their response to any interaction. You as a stranger to your new client may be perceived as a threat or friend. You just never know.

    Offense is the responsibility of the offended. This is by no means permission to intentionally insult or express some ignorant judgment on someone else’s physiology, decisions, or worldview. Your words must, therefore, be chosen wisely. You may hope to establish rapport with a new client by interjecting some humor with absolute kindness that ultimately backfires due to a lack of understanding or misinterpretation. Your client is now defensive and is incapable of the essential trust that assures a successful interaction. You just never know.

    A patient or client that would sue you for some perceived wrongdoing has already decided to sue you before even meeting you. They are merely waiting for an opportunity. On the flip side of the coin, there are those that would never consider suing you under any circumstances. Which of the two are now before you? You just never know.

    So how to do we avoid the possible negative consequences of any patient/therapist or coach/client relationship?

    The answer lies in the Philosophy of James Dalton.

    Dalton lived by three simple rules:

    Rule #1: Never underestimate your opponent; expect the unexpected.
    Rule #2: Take it outside; never start anything inside the bar unless it’s absolutely necessary.
    Rule #3: Be nice.

    Of Dalton’s three rules, it is the third rule that carries the most weight in a patient or client interaction. The patient’s perception of the success of that interaction is dependent on whether your patient thinks you are nice.

    Much like the application of universal precautions in regard to infection control and exposure to human bodily fluids, Dalton’s Third Rule is the universal precautions of personal and professional interaction.

    So be nice.

    You cannot predict your patient or client’s personal history nor their response to it.

    So be nice.

    A truly successful treatment outcome depends on establishing trust with your client or patient.

    So be nice.

     

  • Announcement: The Intensive V

    Announcement: The Intensive V

    We just wrapped The Intensive IV. Are you ready for round V?

    The first four Intensives were outstanding experiences. Each was unique as the curriculum is driven by the attendees.

    As always, we are keeping this small to maximize the interactivity. Only 8 professionals will be selected from the application process.

    If you applied to The Intensive I-IV before and would like to attend, please fill out a new application. One attendee from The Intensive IV had applied for the third time and got in.

    The When and Where

    April 11-14 at IFAST (and Casa de Hartman) in Indianapolis, Indiana. We start at 8pm on Thursday the 11st (unless you can make dinner at 6:30 at my favorite Mexican restaurant). We go until Sunday, April 14th at about noon. When we get hungry, we eat. When we get tired, we sleep.

    The Who

    Up to eight (8) professionals (It is NOT for students) who:

    Are comfortable with contributing ideas, asking, and answering questions.

    Have an understanding of foundational movement-based anatomy and exercise/training concepts.

    Want to challenge and help other professionals improve.

    Understand the value of a coach and seek a learning network of individuals with common concerns, interests, and goals but different backgrounds.

    Selfishly, it’s for me. I enjoy what I do, and I enjoy sharing ideas and interacting with bright, motivated people from whom I too can learn.

    The What

    A fun, open, engaging, and challenging environment

    Guided, focused effort over three days

    Develop a principles-based approach

    Examining a model of human movement from micro to macro

    Assessment processes from a passive to a dynamic environment

    Cuing, coaching, decision-making, intervention strategies, and programming

    Ongoing discussion and conversation over dinner at Casa de Hartman

    Enhance and evolve your personal information capture and learning system

    Share knowledge as part of an ongoing professional network

    Follow-up mentorship to assure ongoing progress

    Train at IFAST

    The eight individuals will be selected via the application process as quickly as possible. Attendees will be notified by March 13th.

    How Much?

    It is $699 to attend in addition to your travel expenses. Your food is taken care of.

    The Intensive V applications are now closed. Get on the email list for updates.