| There are many components that contribute
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| | repeated sprint tempo that tennis
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| to an effective tennis-training programme
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| | requires with soccer providing a
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| but whilst most people will readily
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| | multidirectional agility-training
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| mention strength, endurance, flexibility,
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| | stimulus that is vital for effective
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| speed etc one of the most important yet
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| | court coverage. Although basketball and
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| understated components is variety.
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| | volleyball include many directional
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| Your body is fantastically adaptive in as
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| | changes as well, they have a large leg
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| much as if you repeat the same thing over
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| | power component to them through the
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| and over you will adapt and it will
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| | repeated jumping that takes place.
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| become the norm (an important factor in
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| | Baseball has many useful tennis related
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| learning), however if you perform the
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| | aspects to it such as pitching and
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| same workout routine (no matter how good
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| | getting the ball from base to base (which
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| it is) it will eventually prove counter
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| | are throwing actions like the tennis
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| productive as all initial gains you make
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| | serve) and sliding to make base can be
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| plateau and there will be no overload and
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| | very useful when you come to play on clay
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| any gains will be reversed.
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| | where sliding is a vital component for
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| Think of it another way, if you play your
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| | success.
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| favourite song over and over again for
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| | 2. Use outdoor activities.
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| too long it will eventually lose its
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| | Cardio training can be achieved by
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| early appeal.
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| | running, hiking (also good for leg
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| This is where using other sports and
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| | strength), skating (balance and agility),
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| methods of training (or cross-training as
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| | skipping (co-ordination), cycling and
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| it is known), is important.
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| | swimming, to mention just a few. If you
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| For the pro players that I work with,
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| | are in a park you could use equipment
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| participating in other sports keeps them
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| | such as benches, balance beams, monkey
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| physically and mentally fresh (they
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| | bars, rope climbs etc. to do body weight
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| obviously play so much tennis) whilst
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| | driven exercises such as push-ups,
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| still promoting a training stimulus.
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| | pull-ups, balancing, step-ups, squat
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| For my junior players (minis included) as
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| | jumps, tricep dips, calf raises, etc.
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| well as my recreational adults (some very
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| | As always start slowly and at your own
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| serious and not too recreational by the
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| | pace and progress slowly increasing the
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| way), it is a way of training many of the
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| | length and/or intensity as you improve.
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| fitness components critical for tennis
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| | So, with a little thought and creativity
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| away from the tennis environment whilst
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| | you can combine all the fitness
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| still retaining a competitive games -
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| | components necessary for improving tennis
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| based edge. This is especially true of
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| | performance into workouts that take place
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| the "mini" juniors for whom early
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| | away from your normal tennis environment,
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| "specialisation" in a single sport has
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| | thereby allowing you to be physically and
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| been shown to be counterproductive.
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| | sometimes more importantly mentally fresh
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| Here are some ideas to either spice up or
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| | every time you step back on the court to
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| enhance a program you are currently
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| | play a match or have a lesson.
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| doing, or to get you started on a new
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| | Who knows you may even find yourself
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| one.
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| | having fun whist getting fitter and
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| 1. Participate in sports such as
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| | improving your tennis!
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| basketball, soccer, baseball or
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| | Before starting any exercise program,
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| volleyball.
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| | always be sure to first consult your
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| All these sports have the stop-start
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| | physician.
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