Bill Hartman

Tag: shoulder range of motion

  • Q & A for The 16% – Hip External rotation solution – Rib stiffness strategy – Hand to Shoulder ER/IR

    Q & A for The 16% – Hip External rotation solution – Rib stiffness strategy – Hand to Shoulder ER/IR

    I hope you made your @neurocoffee because I have 3 great Q & A’s for today.

    From Eduard:
    How do you distinguish between the genetically determined structure of being an narrow vs. wide and a body that starts for example as a wide and does tons of compressive hardcore weight and in result ends up as a narrow with excessive external obliques and now has to deal with that. 2 or even 3 layers of compensation on compensation overhelming this body. Would you still start with moving ISA first and then get the counternutation of the sakrum and the upper T spine going?

    From Brian:
    If someone exhibits a narrow ISA with an excessive lumbar lordosis and limited hip ER,  would a good strategy to improve the hip ER measures  be to work on activities to improve lower posterior thorax expansion to reduce the lordosis which is driving the anterior pelvis orientation ?

    From Matt:
    I saw your recent tricep push down video and noticed you say to push through the pinky side of your hands. I was wondering why this is, and how pressing through different parts of your hand can have different influences on the rest of the body. Is it at all similar to pressing through different aspects of your foot?

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  • Q & A for The 16% – How the Thorax Influences the Shoulder – How Your Neck Influences Breathing

    Q & A for The 16% – How the Thorax Influences the Shoulder – How Your Neck Influences Breathing

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    From Zhang:
    Could you clarify the terminology describing the different regions of the posterior ribcage? Is the posterior ribcage divided into 3 areas, please correct me if I was wrong, as below:  – Posterior lower thorax – Dorsal rostral area – Upper dorsal rostral area What shoulder test would you use to identify the location of compression at the posterior ribcage?

    From Marcos:
    One question I’ve been wrestling with: what role does the neck muscles play in exhalation? Specifically, does depression of the adam’s apple or recruitment of the muscles at the back of the tongue promote better exhalation mechanics? My guess is that they promote a better head position, which affects breathing, but I wanted to get your thoughts.

    #diaphragmaticbreathing #shoulder #billhartmanpt

     

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  • Q & A for The 16% – Improving Your Overhead Press with a Landmine press

    Q & A for The 16% – Improving Your Overhead Press with a Landmine press

    Question:

    I have been thinking about your video on shoulder flexion and your comments about how it is common for individuals to use internal rotation to finish shoulder flexion. To improve shoulder flexion without this compensation what are your thoughts on: – the Viking/landmine press? – would you opt for a single arm Viking press attachment to emphasize air/fluid shifts in thorax? – would you train this with a supinated grip to avoid the internal rotation I think you are referring to?

    In this video:

    I explain where limitations occur that restrict the ability to press overhead without a compensation and then demonstrate a landmine press set-up to help restore the capacity required to overhead press.

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  • Q & A for the 16%… The Difference Between The Suitcase Carry vs. The Rack Carry

    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 strategies.

    This video takes a quick look at the suitcase carry vs. the rack carry to expand the thorax differently for different outcomes. #suitcasecarry #strongmantraining #billhartmanpt

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  • A Better Way to Measure Shoulder Flexion to Target Rehab and Training Strategies

    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 that you need to resolve your client’s issues.

    Controlling shoulder rotation during your shoulder flexion measure and understanding the relative motions required for shoulder flexion makes all the difference.

    If you don’t have a treatment table or someone to measure your shoulder flexion, I’ve included a simple shoulder flexion self-test you can use to gauge your own progress.

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