Tactile Cues for Correct Technique - #414

<div class="thread-entry__content formatted_content"> <p>Matt & Niki explore tactile cues: different types, how & when to use them for in-person and online coaching.</p> <p>Oh, and how do you pronounce tactile? Is it like "tactical?"</p> <h3>Tactile Cues vs Verbal & Visual Cues</h3> <p>Tactile cues, as you may have guessed, involve you as the coach or an object touching the lifter.</p> </div> <div class="thread-entry__content formatted_content">Visual cues show the lifter how to properly lift. Visual cues explain (hopefully clearly) how the client should move. Tactile cues use the sensation of touch to deliver information to the lifter.</div> <div> </div> <div class="thread-entry__content formatted_content">You as the coach may physically move the lifter into the correct position. This avoids the lifter having to understand your verbal or visual directions, and allows the lifter to feel proper form. An example is bringing the lifters elbows up & forward in the <a href= "https://youtu.be/nNMR9fRGRjQ">press set up</a>.</div> <div> </div> <div>Similarly, you may pace your hand or finger on a body part you want the client to focus in on. For example, you may touch the lifters low back to get the lifter to extend her lumbar spine.</div> <div> </div> <div>Lastly, you may have an object impose a physical indicator that limits the range of motion. Examples of this include using a foam roller or 4x4 (often called terribly useful block of wood (TUBOW) to prevent knee slide in the squat or setting up a band so the lifter knows proper depth in the squat.</div> <div> </div> <div>Some carryover exists between verbal and tactile cues. You may give your lifter a verbal cue for her to feel a physical sensation. "Pressure on midfoot" is a great example where you're trying to create tactile feedback for the lifter through a verbal cue.</div> <div class="thread-entry__content formatted_content"> <h3>Tactile Cue Challenges</h3> <p>You need to <a href= "https://barbell-logic.com/the-rules-of-cueing-have-changed/">build trust with your