Bill Busch's Iso-Body Fitness

Client Spotlight: The Path to Pain-Free Performance! Chris K. has been a member at SMART Golf & Fitness Instruction since 2022.

Chris came to SMART plagued with back, hip and elbow problems and always found that he got to the end of the golf season with aches and pains he didn’t want. Working with Bill, our Certified Muscle Activation Techniques RX Total Body Specialist, through the MAT process and his golf coach Nico, Chris is now getting through his golf season with little to no pain and finding his fitness level go places he never dreamed of.

Chris puts in the hard work. His dedication to the process is second to none. Bill and Nico look at Chris as the ideal member, making their jobs easy. It’s truly a pleasure to work with members like Chris!

its been a game changer to include Greg Roskopf's Muscle Activation Techniques in the Iso-Body Fitness process!

MAT® is not a single method or corrective strategy. It is a structured, test-based system that guides decision-making—allowing practitioners to assess, address, and retest muscle function so progress is measurable and repeatable.

MAT is what allows me to use precise exercise prescription for my clients!

Muscle Activation Techniques has been a game changer for not only my clients but for my career as a fitness professional. I can always answer the question… is this person tolerating the stress they are putting on their muscular nervous system!

How many hip flexors are there?
To name a few… Psoas Major, TFL, Iliacus, Re**us Femoris, Adductor Longus, Brevis, Pectinous and Sartorius.

All play a role in Hip Flexion but how do you know which are receiving proper input and which are not? answers those questions and so much more!

Developed by .roskopf is a hands-on neuromuscular therapy focused on identifying and correcting muscle inhibition, the root cause of muscle tightness and pain. By addressing these underlying issues, MAT aims to improve the body’s overall function and performance.

I use as part of my process to assess, correct and progress my clients to help them do the things they want to do!

The Integrated Body

My mentor Greg Roskopf, the developer of likes to say “The integrated body is only as good as its isolated parts.” And I could not agree more!

You can call what I am doing here a triceps pushdown or elbow extension but is it just that?

Just the fact that I am standing means everything from the foot to the cervical spine has a play in this exercise. Not to mention all the forces being put through the shoulder (glenhumeral joint) that need to stabilize me to keep my arms in place.

It’s important to understand all the forces being placed on the muscular system when doing an exercise. It’s not just my triceps working here… although they feel most of the work. 🤣

Are you interested in learning more about how exercise affects specific muscles?

What it’s all about! Getting people pain free and doing what they love!

How much time do you put in to preparing for activity?

The ability to contract muscles efficiently is key to every activity you participate in.

Here are a couple of snapshots of Isometrics I am taking my client Matt through before his golf lesson.

In a little over 10 minutes we were able to get key areas of tightness opened up by activating areas In which he is inhibited by normally.