What it is: This movement is designed to increase glute activation and develop posterior chain strength. Why, you ask is that important? Well, the prime movers in most sports that involve running around and explosive movement (LIKE TENNIS!) are the glutes and hamstrings. Look at an NFL running back - massive, thick legs and rear
The Farmer’s Carry What it is: Carry heavy objects from point A to point B. Rest. Repeat. What it does: Basically works all of the muscles of the upper body. The arms, shoulders, and traps must isometrically contract to keep the weight up. Grip strength is challenged. Resistive forces from the core must be applied
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 “Olympic Weightlifting”? 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
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
This week we'll attempt to cover the remaining two body types, the endomorph and the mesomorph. We'll look at each type's training goals and how to reach better on court performance. The Endomorph On the opposite end of the spectrum from the ectomorph, we'll find the endomorph. Generally larger boned with a higher relative percentage
Today we want to begin looking at the specific body types that we defined in last week's article and address the strengths and weaknesses of each one and how it relates to on court performance. If you'll recall, we discussed three distinct body types: the ectom0rph, the endomorph, and the mesomorph. As noted, most people
Hey folks, Steve here with a new fitness blog. Hopefully I can provide some insight into some areas of getting fit and more than that, get you motivated to get in the gym, go out and run, or simply dust off those old workout tapes and get the body moving. An active, fit body functions
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
