{"id":1189,"date":"2020-07-14T15:59:15","date_gmt":"2020-07-14T19:59:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianstrengthca.com\/?p=1189"},"modified":"2022-01-30T17:04:07","modified_gmt":"2022-01-30T22:04:07","slug":"how-i-approach-kinesthetically-based-corrections-with-online-coaching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianstrengthca.com\/how-i-approach-kinesthetically-based-corrections-with-online-coaching\/","title":{"rendered":"How I Approach Kinesthetically-based Corrections with Online Coaching"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In over 26 years as an S&C coach, I have at times found kinesthetically-based corrections, in particular, the use of my hands, to be effective in helping to correct movement patterns for kinesthetic learners. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201dThey say not to use your hands when you correct.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was a quotation made by a coach in one of the workshops I teach, about a particular certification organization in North America. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What a shame<\/em>, was my initial reaction.  However, given the impact, and the importance of, the Safe Sport Movement, it is clear that using touch as a coaching tool needs to be carefully re-evaluated and cautiously used if at all.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Furthermore, physical distancing due to the Coronavirus has changed the landscape for S&C coaches by making it impossible to use our hands and increased the need to cue from a distance.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is how I attempt to use kinesthetically-based corrections with the athletes and coaches I work with.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

1:<\/strong>Touch<\/strong>\n \u2013 by the athlete themselves \u2013 Example, \u201cplace your right hand on your \nleft biceps as you curl and try to feel your biceps tension at the top \nend of the movement\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Touch can help direct awareness to a specific muscle group and may increase strength through improved intra- and inter-muscular coordination.(<\/sup>1) <\/sup>    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2:<\/strong>  Imaginary resistance<\/strong> applied to the body part where I would normally place my fingers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I first learned about the concept of imagined resistance from a book on eastern philosophy and practices.(<\/sup>2)<\/sup> It is believed that imagined resistance can help the body move more coordinated as a whole.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the years, I have learned and experimented with different ways of correcting based on the sources of the error.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My Process<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I use a straightforward, three step process to determine which muscle(s) needs to be contacted and where the imaginary resistance should be placed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 1:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n