You're Using Quadruped Wrong

You're Using Quadruped Wrong

From Reconsider... with Bill Hartman by Bill Hartman

April 7, 2026 · 35 min

About this episode

Bill Hartman discusses the common mistakes and compensations seen in the quadruped position and their implications for movement professionals.

You've seen it a hundred times. Someone gets into quadruped and immediately their back rounds, their pelvis tucks, their neck drops. You cue them, it gets a little better, and two reps later it's back. There's a reason. In this episode of RECONSIDER with Bill Hartman, we take a closer look at what the quadruped position actually demands, why so many people can't access it, and what those compensations are really telling you about the system. If your bird dogs look sloppy, your clients sag toward the ground, tuck their pelvis, or twist through their spine, this episode explains the mechanism behind every one of those breakdowns. We're speaking to the physical therapists, strength coaches, personal trainers, and movement professionals who find themselves wondering why certain clients plateau no matter what program they're on. The ones who lay awake thinking about the 25-30% that aren't responding. There's a reason, and it's more coherent than you might expect. What we cover: What quadruped actually demands from the axial skeleton, hips, and shoulders The two types of IR compensation you'll see and what each one means How gravity changes everything in this position and how to read…

People in this episode

Host: Bill Hartman

Topics covered

  • quadruped position
  • movement mechanics
  • compensations in movement
  • training plateaus
  • soft tissue work
  • exercise performance

Keywords

  • quadruped
  • movement
  • compensation
  • exercise
  • training
  • performance
  • physical therapy

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