Developing Your Model for Movement Quality
[su_note note_color=”#ffffdd”] Note from Lance Today’s post is brought to you by former IFAST intern Cory Hecht. You could tell that when he started his internship, he was a little…
Translating Exercise Into Athletics
I managed to pin down Ty for a few minutes on his vacation to talk with me about how traditional gym exercises — lunges, squats, bench press, etc. — transfer…
Identifying “Normal” Movement
[su_note]Note: This is an excerpt from our March 2018 Q&A with Bill Hartman[/su_note] This 30-year Physical Therapy and Sports Performance industry veteran tells you how he identifies good and bad…
The Biomechanics of Performance
[su_box title=”First questions to ask yourself” box_color=”#cc1414″] What forces are acting? What direction are those forces being applied? How big are those forces? [/su_box] Biomechanics is an essential area of…
Which Book Is Best?
Members can download the notes to get the short version. Questions asked this month (the month of how to learn anatomy, physics, and coaching exercises): Thoughts on the Frans Bosch…
Teaching Clients How to Row
What’s the single most difficult exercise to teach someone? Fundamental movements: squat, bend, push, and pull. Most problems in the gym can be stated simply. I don’t want your back…
Teaching the Olympic Lifts
This series is dedicated to teaching the Olympic lifts to your clients. I’ve broken it down into three parts: Assessment, proper positions, and the Golden Rule of Weightlifting Clean, snatch,…