Static stretching exercises are mainly being used after the workout or match to reduce muscle soreness the following day. Another aspect to static stretching is that you can improve overall flexibility or range of motion (ROM) at a particular joint. Having functional ROM is desirable for efficient body movement and transfer of energy capabilities. Both is…
Year: 2014
How To Get Coaches to Read Your Tennis Book
Some guys write tennis books and get them published. How do they do it? Can you do it too? Did they write them themselves? And how do they get people to read and buy their books? First and foremost it takes a lot of time, money, effort and energy and at the end of the…
Tennis Conditioning Book: How I Ended Up Writing It
Tennis conditioning nowadays has become brutal because more and more players are pursuing their dream of a professional career as a tennis player. A tennis conditioning book may come in handy! Getting in good physical shape and taking care of your body becomes more and more a necessity if you want to make it in…
Tennis Footwork: How Important Is It?
We usually strive for a straightforward answer but, you guessed it, it’s not that simple when it comes to tennis footwork. Tennis players have to do many things well at the same time in order to be successful and footwork is just one part of the puzzle. How important depends but what does it depend…
Cable Bicep Curl: How to Perform It
The Cable Bicep Curl is a resistance training exercise for the upper-body, which focuses on developing strength targeting the anterior arm musculature (biceps). Make sure you use appropriate weight so you can control the action throughout the entire range of motion. Otherwise you may only reap half the benefits. Very often, people use too much…
Upright Cable Row: How to Perform It
The Upright Cable Row is a resistance training exercise for beginners to improve strength of the back and shoulder musculature. Make sure you use appropriate weight so you can control the action throughout the entire range of motion. Otherwise you may only reap half the benefits. Very often, people use too much resistance. They pull…
How to Perform Cable Shoulder Extensions
The Cable Shoulder Extensions is a resistance training exercise for beginners to improve strength of the back and shoulder musculature. Make sure you use appropriate weight so you can control the action throughout the entire range of motion. Otherwise you may only reap half the benefits. Very often, people use too much resistance. They pull…
Highlights: Quarterfinal Round ITA Atlantic Regionals at UVA
Today the singles & doubles quarterfinal round of the ITA Atlantic Regionals were going at UVA’s Snyder Tennis Center. Three members of the Virginia men’s tennis team made it through into the quarterfinal singles rounds and one doubles team reached the semi finals. Watch today’s highlights! Gallery
Horizontal Pull Up: How to Perform It
The Horizontal Pull Up is a closed circuit calisthenic exercise for the upper-body. The horizontal pull up focuses on developing strength of the back (rhomboids, latissimus dorsi, trapezius), shoulders (deltoids) and bicep musculature. Most tennis players, especially girls, cannot perform regular pull ups because they have weak cores and don’t have enough upper body strength.…
DB Military Press: How to Perform It
The DB Military Press is an open circuit resistance training exercise for athletes to strengthen the upper-body. The DB Military Press is an open circuit resistance exercise to strengthen the shoulder- (deltoids) and triceps musculature. In addition the Military Press develops stabilizers acting on the scapulae, such as trapezius, levator scapulae and serratus anterior. Make…
Correct Imbalances: 9 Helpful Exercises
We are introducing you to a workout that can be used to correct imbalances, for example at the shoulder, and strengthen the upper-body musculature. The workout is beneficial for athletes who have upper-cross syndrome (shoulders are pointing forward), are suffering from recurring injuries or want to enhance power output during stroke production. Presented exercises include:…
DB Incline Bench Press: How to Perform It
The DB Incline Bench Press is an open circuit resistance training exercise for athletes to strengthen the upper-body. The DB Incline Bench Press is an open circuit resistance exercise for the upper-body to develop strength and stabilizers targeting the chest (pectoralis major), shoulder (deltoids) and triceps musculature. In the incline position deltoids action is elevated…