Too big, too skinny, or don’t know? I’ll explain why weight training for tennis players makes sense! Some people believe there should be no weight lifting involved because that makes you bulky. Others believe that a tennis player only should use light weights when working out because using heavy weights makes the athlete move slower…
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Why Core Training for Tennis Players is Important
Core training for tennis players is important because it positively affects the power of your serve and groundstrokes. Why Core Training? Everything in tennis is ground driven, meaning the athlete pushes off the ground and transfers energy through the kinetic (movement) chain in order to exert force to hit the tennis ball. The reason that…
The Purpose of Athletic Conditioning
The purpose of athletic conditioning is to improve performance by enhancing movement economy, energy system efficiency, neuromuscular efficiency and energy transfer. Athletes do a lot of things, sometimes unconventional (e.g. walk over hot stones), in order to enhance their fitness so they can perform better in their respective sports. Some do yoga, others go weightlifting,…