Question: In the newest episode of the IFAST podcast, you mentioned your daily mobility routine as part of your morning ritual. Can you talk about what you’re currently working on in that program and how it has changed for you over the last 4 years? In this video: I demonstrate 3 exercises I’ll use to […]
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Why Does Your Shoulder Hurt When You Bench Press?
You want a big chest and a big bench press to go with it. Placing progressive demands on a muscle is a requirement for strength (aka force production) and hypertrophy (muscle growth). The consequences are bigger chest muscles and more weight on the bar. This can be a good thing. BUT there can be undesirable […]
Q & A for The 16% – Understanding Rotation Biases in Athletes
Question: Can inhale and exhale strategies be unilateral or more pronounced in the left or right, more specifically in unilateral sports athletes such as baseball, softball, volleyball, hockey etc..? In this video: I show how an athlete creates rotation and how breathing and propulsive strategies can either support turning or prevent normal rotation from occurring. […]
Case Comparison: How does pelvis orientation influence knee orientation
How does the orientation of the pelvis influence measures at the hip and at the knee (and foot)? We had a couple of cases this week that showed the same orientation to different degrees, therefore, their measures and findings reflected the degree of influence on the knee. In this video: What does anterior orientation do […]
This Week’s Q&A For The 16% – Surprise Announcement
This week’s questions from Instagram (@billhartmanpt): • What’s your opinion/ ideas on training spinal extension.? When do you and how do you? • What’s something you believe but can’t prove? • I noticed that a lot of people who sit for a living have a hard time expanding their thorax. What are some good upper […]