Progressing from Heels-Elevated Squats
For normal range of motion in a squat, you have to have enough motion in the hip, knee, and ankle. Even if they have this, however, they still have to…
Developing Your Model for Movement Quality
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 overwhelmed with…
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
Note: This is an excerpt from our March 2018 Q&A with Bill Hartman This 30-year Physical Therapy and Sports Performance industry veteran tells you how he identifies good and bad…
The Biomechanics of Performance
First questions to ask yourself What forces are acting? What direction are those forces being applied? How big are those forces? Biomechanics is an essential area of rehab and performance…
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,…