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 […]
Breathing exercises
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 […]
Monday Question: How To Gain Shoulder Flexion for the Narrow Infrasternal Angle Client
Clients with wide infrasternal angles and narrow infrasternal angles tend to benefit from different strategies in regard to improving shoulder flexion range of motion. Shoulder impingement or simple achieving a normal overhead reach without using a compensatory reaching strategy is built from the lower thorax upward. This video explains why it’s important to improve the […]
Bill Hartman’s Weekly Q & A for The 16% – December 29, 2019
Bill Hartman’s Weekly Q & A for The 16% – December 29,2019 00:12 This week on BillHartmanPT.com: What words are meaningful to your client: https://billhartmanpt.com/question-what-words-are-meaningful-to-your-clients/ This week on YouTube: Bill Hartman’s Weekly Q & A for The 16% – December 22, 2019: https://youtu.be/IE0mjTb1z7g Why you should individualize exercise prescription: https://youtu.be/WOvkZ36Fmys This week on Instagram (@billhartmanpt): […]
Why you must individualize exercise prescription
You cannot blindly prescribe exercises based on the sport or the position that the athlete plays. Each athlete has their own personalized physics that determines how they perform. The exercise prescription should respect that fact. We must adapt the exercise, the cues, and the execution to meet the needs of the individual rather than just […]