There has been a lot of talk on the forums lately about endurance and being able to perform late into matches. I thought Iâd take the opportunity to address some frequently asked questions and hopefully give you a game plan for taking your endurance to the next level. We all want to be able to
Today I want to discuss one of the most important and often overlooked aspects of getting and staying in shape: motivation. It seems to me that this is one of the hardest things that we need to overcome in order to maintain this wonderful organic machine that we know as the human body. By now,
It's time to wrap up our earlier conversation about Olympic lifting and how we can incorporate it's elements into our tennis fitness regiment. Today we'll look at one of the most complex lifts and break it down into smaller elements that we can more easily apply to our own routines. Why Learn the Clean and
What are some images that come to mind when you hear the words âOlympic Weightliftingâ? Big, barrel chested men in unitards, chalk flying everywhere, meaty guys in the gym lifting dangerous amounts of weight, or maybe just thoughts of that time in high-school when you tried to squat a heavy load and the plate fell
The lowly push-up, long regarded as simply an exercise for guys that just received a high-and-tight haircut and now have to call everyone "sir", or a simple, P.T. type movement that doesn't really do much. I want to revisit the push-up and hopefully give you some different looks at this old, dusty standby that will
Fluids and You Well, itâs Australian Open time and that means watching the top men and women players in the world playing tennis down under in Melbourne, Australia. With the south Pacific being on the other side of the globe from us, they are now experiencing summer, which can be notoriously hot in Australia. While
I want to have some discourse today on the topic of plyometrics. You've probably heard the word before and may even know that it involves exercise, but may not know any details past that. I am in the gym at least three days a week and I can tell you that I rarely if ever
Benefits of Resistance Training for Tennis Jayme Cilente, BS, ACSM Sports Performance and Rehabilitation  For a tennis player to perform at their best they must have just the right mix of aerobic and anaerobic stamina, as well as explosive strength, power and agility. In fact, tennis requires a balanced combination of endurance, speed, fast
The Importance of Agility Training Patra Krinis, MS, CSCS, NASM-PES Sports Performance and Rehabilitation Agility is the ability to decelerate, accelerate, and change direction while maintaining good body control and without losing time in the transition. It has been said that outside of sport-specific skills, agility is the primary determining factor for success in sport.
Paul Kolody, MS, ATC, CSCS Tennis is a game of rapid stops, starts, turns and jumps. Every one of these moves can be linked back to the part of your body just below your low back, The Hip. When it comes to your movement on the court, the hip musculature is one of the most
