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 […]
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Weekly Update and Q & A for November 24, 2019
I had to miss the Q & A last week because of The Intensive IX, so here are the links to this week’s YouTube videos: The IFAST Podcast #2 – The IFAST Internship: https://youtu.be/kvCH0TtVak8 How to Introduce Rolling into Assessments, Breathing, and Training: https://youtu.be/YNvyF8BSMWA The IFAST Podcast #3 – How We Hire at IFAST (and […]
How to Mobilize the Ankle to Increase Propulsion
Pronation of the ankle/foot has often been expressed as something that may be unfavorable. Shoes to limit pronation have been constructed to attempt to reduce pronation. The reality is that a pronated foot is a propulsive foot that we require to produce force into the ground to prevent collapse. It is merely excessive pronation that […]
How to Measure the Infrasternal Angle to determine a Wide ISA or a Narrow ISA
The infrasternal angle is a useful test to determine breathing compensatory strategies that influence movement capabilities. Your ability to measure it effectively will provide understanding and guidance as to the best interventions to impact a client’s movement. Find Bill: Instagram Facebook Twitter LinkedIn #infrasternalangle #wideISA #billhartmanpt
A Better Way to Measure Shoulder Flexion to Target Rehab and Training Strategies
Thinking in straight planes like shoulder flexion is misguided. We need to think differently about how movements are achieved. Shoulder flexion involves a great deal of shoulder rotation. If this rotation is not accounted for in the measurement, you’ll fail to succeed quickly and you may even select the wrong shoulder rehab exercises or strategy […]