During agility training for tennis you focus on moving and changing direction as quickly as possible! Learn more and watch the agility drill videos! No doubt, when you think of a competitive tennis match, the first performance attributes that come to mind are speed, reaction time, agility, and power. So how do you improve all…
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Clean Pull
The Clean Pull is a compound power exercise for professional athletes to improve neuromuscular system efficiency and develop explosive hip extensors for more powerful shots. The Clean Pull is part of the Olympic lifts such as the ultimate total body power exercise, the Power Clean. Since the Clean Pull is a free-weight exercises that activates…
Front Squat to Press
The Front Squat to Press is a compound exercise to improve neuromuscular system efficiency and strengthen the hip- and knee extensors. Since the Front Squat to Press emulates the closed-stance and activates numerous muscle groups simultaneously we can improve energy transfer via the neuromuscular system, body control and coordination. The Front Squat to Press prepares…
Standing Military Press
The standing military press is a compound resistance training exercise to strengthen the musculature of the back and shoulder and prepare the athlete for Olympic lifts. Aside from enhancing strength, the standing military press improves body control, coordination and prepares you for complex movement, including overhead pressing action. Since the standing military press activated numerous…
Back Squat
The back squat is a compound resistance training exercise to strengthen the hip- and knee extensors. In addition, the back squat can be used to improve neuromuscular efficiency, body control and flexibility. It’s a skill and balance foundation for complex movements, such as Olympic lifts. It activates numerous muscle groups simultaneously and it forces your…
Supine Hip Lifts
The Supine Hip Lifts is a calisthenic training exercise to strengthen the core. Aside from strengthening the trunk flexor musculature, the supine hip lifts improve neuromuscular system efficiency, body control and flexibility. Due to the fact that the core is essential for enhanced kinetic chain efficiency and its importance during stroke production you should regularly…
Push Jerk
The Push Jerk is a compound resistance training exercise for advanced athletes to improve hip flexor speed, body control and coordination. How to Progress If you use additional weights…make sure you use appropriate resistance so you can control the action throughout the entire range of motion. Otherwise you defeat the purpose of the exercise. Very…
High Pull
The High Pull is a compound exercise to improve the synergy of the neuro-muscular system, explosiveness of hip extensor musculature while transitioning into shoulder shrug, body control & coordination, flexibility as well as improving skill & balance foundation for complex movements. Note: If the athlete has flexibility issues, a stance wider than shoulder-width is warranted.…
Lateral Raise with Rotation
The Lateral Raise with Rotation is an essential resistance training exercise to strengthen muscles of the rotator cuff. Apart from strengthening the shoulder, the lateral raise with rotation improves shoulder integrity and power output by improving the synergy of the neuromuscular system, muscular endurance and dynamic stabilization of the rotator cuff musculature. If you don’t…
Horizontal Abducted Internal Shoulder Rotation
The Horizontal Abducted Internal Shoulder Rotation is a resistance training exercise to strengthen muscles of the rotator cuff. Yet that’s not all. The Abducted Internal Shoulder Rotation also improved the synergy of the neuromuscular system, muscular endurance and dynamic stabilization of the rotator cuff musculature. Because of all its benefits, most professional tennis players use…
Horizontal Abducted External Shoulder Rotation
The Horizontal Abducted External Shoulder Rotation is an essential resistance training exercise to strengthen muscles of the rotator cuff. Apart from strengthening the external shoulder rotators, the horizontal abducted external shoulder rotation improves neuromuscular system efficiency by enhancing dynamic stabilization of the rotator cuff and overall muscular endurance. As a result you will be able…
Internal Shoulder Rotation
The internal shoulder rotation is a resistance training exercise to strengthen the shoulder rotators and enhance function of the neuromuscular system. Same as the external shoulder rotation, the internal shoulder rotation is an essential resistance training exercise for tennis players. It allows the shoulder to generate high force output during groundstrokes and serve. The internal…