RECONsider... Rethinking Learning with Bill Hartman | Episode #67
Release Date: 07/13/2025
RECONsider... Ramps, Heel Elevation, and Knees Over Toes Training: Understanding the Trade-Offs with Bill Hartman | Episode #81
RECONSIDER with Bill Hartman
Foot position changes the strategy. 👉 Start learning FREE at https://www.uhp.network 💡 Foot position is often treated as preference or style. In reality, it is a constraint that reshapes how the system manages rotation, pressure, and force. In this episode of the UHPC Podcast, Bill Hartman and Chris Wicus examine ramps, heel elevation, flat foot positions, and toe-only loading. They explain how each option biases propulsion, what each choice gives you, and what it quietly takes away when used without intention. This is not about labeling movements as good or bad. It...
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RECONsider... Why You Still Feel Lost After All Those Courses with Bill Hartman | Episode #79
RECONSIDER with Bill Hartman
Should You Get Certified? How to Choose the Right Education for You 👉 Start learning FREE at https://www.uhp.network 💡 Not all certifications are created equal. And more letters after your name won’t guarantee better outcomes. In this episode of the UHPC Podcast, Bill Hartman and Chris Wicus discuss what it really means to become a skilled practitioner — and why many educational paths lead to confusion instead of clarity. This episode introduces the new UHPC Practitioner Certification Pathway, but it’s more than an announcement. It’s a guide to rethinking your...
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RECONsider... Push vs Pull Is the Wrong Way to Think About Training with Bill Hartman
RECONSIDER with Bill Hartman
Balanced training isn’t about push vs pull. It’s about pressure, shape, and strategy. 👉 Start learning FREE at https://www.uhp.network 💡 Most training imbalances aren’t muscle problems. They’re compressive strategies that limit movement options. In this episode of the UHPC Podcast, Bill Hartman and Chris Wicus challenge the traditional idea of “balanced training” and explain why pushing and pulling are not opposites at all. They explore how all loaded exercise increases compression, how force production shapes the body, and why chasing symmetry in the gym often creates...
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RECONsider... Shoulder Impingement Isn’t What You Think: 4 Types Explained
RECONSIDER with Bill Hartman
Shoulder pain isn't a mystery. It's a strategy. 👉 Start learning FREE at https://www.uhp.network 💡 Shoulder impingement isn't caused by a faulty shoulder. It's a shape problem. In this episode of the UHPC Podcast, Bill Hartman and Chris Wicus break down the three common types of shoulder impingement (and one bonus type). They focus on constraint, space access, and thorax behavior instead of outdated diagnoses. You’ll learn: 🔸 Why impingement isn't about the rotator cuff, and what to look at instead 🔸 How thorax compression creates the illusion of local...
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RECONsider... Infrasternal Angle Confusion — Solved with Bill Hartman | Episode #76
RECONSIDER with Bill Hartman
The ISA isn’t the answer. It’s the question. 👉 Start learning FREE at https://www.uhp.network 💡 Most people measuring ISAs are looking for a fixed answer. But in the UHPC Model, the infrasternal angle (ISA) isn’t a number — it’s a behavior. And if you’re basing your entire intervention strategy off “wide vs narrow,” you’re likely missing the point. In this episode of the UHPC Podcast, Bill Hartman and Chris Wicus break down what the ISA really tells you (and what it doesn’t). It’s one of the most searched topics on our YouTube page — and also one of...
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RECONsider... Fix Tight Hamstrings — Without Stretching with Bill Hartman | Episode #75
RECONSIDER with Bill Hartman
Stretching ≠ solving hamstring tightness. 👉 Start learning FREE at https://www.uhp.network 💡 Feeling “tight hamstrings” doesn’t mean your hamstrings are short and need to be stretched. It means your system is expressing a strategy under load. In this episode of the UHPC Podcast, Bill Hartman and Chris Wicus walk through why stretching often makes hamstring tightness worse — and what actually drives lasting change. You’ll learn: 🔸 Why hamstring “tightness” is usually a protective output, not a length problem. 🔸 How anterior...
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RECONsider... Squat Assessments: Everyone Gets This Wrong with Bill Hartman | Episode #73
RECONSIDER with Bill Hartman
Stop guessing with assessments. Start learning from the source. Free courses and the new Assessment 101 are waiting for you: http://UHP.network Think you know how to assess a squat? Think again. In this episode, Bill Hartman and Chris dismantle the myth of “squat as pattern” and show you how to actually use squats as diagnostic behavior. The focus is on propulsion, internal rotation, and how the system expresses its real strategy. You’ll never look at a butt wink, heel lift, or shift the same way again. What You’ll Learn Why squats are not universal patterns. They are...
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RECONsider... The Squat Pattern Myth with Bill Hartman | Episode #72
RECONSIDER with Bill Hartman
It is so much more than biomechanics… → Join http://UHP.network FREE to start learning. Not a pattern. Not a form. A strategy. This episode redefines everything you thought you knew about squatting — through the lens of the Unified Health & Performance Continuum (UHPC) Model. We dive deep into the energetics of squatting, shape acquisition, center of gravity descent, and why movement patterns are a misleading lens. You’ll learn how strategic resistance influences squat mechanics, why some people “butt wink,” and how propulsion phases explain squatting better than any...
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RECONsider... The Truth About Movement Screens with Bill Hartman | Episode #71
RECONSIDER with Bill Hartman
"You’re Not Measuring What You Think: Movement Screens, Compensations, and Energetic Behavior" → Join http://UHP.network FREE to start learning. Episode Overview Bill and Chris explore how complex movements—like squats, toe touches, and turns—serve as energetic assessments within the UHPC Model. Rather than relying on outdated biomechanical frameworks or traditional mobility screens, they explain how movement reflects behavioral strategy under constraint. Gravity, pressure, and shape—not joints or range of motion—govern what you see. The episode walks through real examples,...
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RECONsider... Why Your Assessments are Wrong with Bill Hartman | Episode #70
RECONSIDER with Bill Hartman
Episode Overview Bill and Chris unpack the philosophy and implementation of assessment within the UHPC Model, showing how testing reveals energetic behavior—not just structural position. Rather than focusing on static joint angles, they illustrate how relative motion, systemic organization, and phase-based strategies tell the real story of what a system can or cannot do. The discussion critiques isolative and reductionist interpretations and offers a coherent, propulsion-informed approach to understanding and intervening effectively. Key Topics & Chapter Highlights 00:00 – What...
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Episode Overview
In this episode, Chris and Bill scrutinize the “Four Stages of Competence” model — a familiar framework in coaching and skill acquisition that assumes learners progress linearly from ignorance to mastery. They unpack its HR origins, explain why it lacks empirical grounding, and offer a counterpoint rooted in systems thinking. Rather than stages, they propose a lens of behavioral recognition: what you see is always a solution — it just may not be desirable. This discussion reframes learning as a dynamic reorganization of behavior in response to constraint, not a climb up a competence ladder.
Key Topics & Chapter Highlights
00:00 – Why We’re Talking About “Learning”
Chris introduces the episode theme — learning models, coaching cues, and why it’s time to re-evaluate default assumptions.
04:00 – The “Four Stages” Origin Story
Bill describes how the popular learning stages (unconscious incompetence → unconscious competence) emerged from 1970s HR training — not research.
07:00 – Linearity vs. Complexity
The central critique: human learning is not linear. The model imposes artificial order on what is fundamentally a dynamic, complex adaptive system.
10:00 – “Incompetence” Isn’t Incompetent
Every observed behavior is a solution. Even inefficient movement solves a problem within a person’s constraints — structurally or contextually.
14:00 – Coaching Without Context Fails
Chris and Bill discuss how many coaching strategies fail when they don’t respect structure. You can’t cue someone out of constraint they don’t know they’re solving.
18:00 – Behavioral Recognition Over Labels
Bill emphasizes that his quadrants aren’t stages. They’re representations of observable behavior — which helps tailor tasks and constraints more effectively.
23:00 – You’re Not Coaching a Blank Slate
Chris makes the point that what you're seeing isn’t raw potential — it's a system using the only strategies it currently has access to.
28:00 – The Limits of Cueing
A coach’s words can’t override structural or energetic constraints. You have to meet the system where it is — and shape the conditions around it.
32:00 – Adaptive Behavior, Not Error
What’s often labeled "wrong" or "dysfunctional" may be adaptive. Recognizing this changes how we view interventions and outcomes.
36:00 – Evolving the Model (Again)
Bill recounts how his own quadrant framework evolved as he tested it — referencing influence from Dave Snowden’s Cynefin model of complexity.
41:00 – Interventions as Design, Not Correction
Once you understand what the system is solving for, you can build tasks that shift its strategy, rather than try to force behavior through coaching alone.
45:00 – Wrapping Up: The System Solves Itself
They close by reinforcing that learning is not about filling gaps — it’s about reorganizing behavior under constraint, and the coach’s job is to create the right container for that to happen.
Key Takeaways
The “Four Stages” Are a Mental Shortcut
They may feel intuitive, but they describe neither how humans behave nor how systems adapt. Their linearity oversimplifies learning.
Every Behavior Is a Solution
Movement — even if awkward or compensatory — reflects the best available solution to the system’s current constraints. That’s competence, just not your preferred version.
Learning Is Emergent, Not Staged
Adaptation doesn’t follow steps. It unfolds in response to pressure, structure, and context. That process is inherently non-linear.
Observations Over Classifications
Labels like “incompetent” blind us to what's actually happening. Watch what people do. Understand what it's solving for.
Models Should Breathe
Even the quadrant model evolved through testing. If your model isn’t helping you see clearly, evolve it — or discard it.
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