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How do you guys determine if a previous workout was effective or not, or if it was just a waste of time? Reason I asked was because I was under the idea that muscle soreness directly correlates to how effective the workout was, and if you didn't get out bed the next day aching, you wasted your...

Hey everyone. I've been going to the gym recently (started 5 days ago) and been working out pretty much every day. I've noticed that I'm having difficulty performing bicep curls, not because my arms are not capable of supporting the weight, but my wrists feel like they are about to give way. I...

Hey there, I've been wondering about something for a while. This is just for personal knowledge, though I may utilize this in the future.. When working on muscle growth and hypertrophy, is it possible for muscle to grow to the point where it will actually change bodily proportions? Like, it...

Hey everyone, I have a question regarding how doubles partners should work together. There's me, and my partner. I'm better at base, and my partner is better at net. However in the conditions where we're switched in positions due to alternating points, (where I'm at net, hes at base), we perform...

Hey everyone, I haven't been on these boards in forever..! Anyway, my Barricade V's have died, and I've procrastinated on sending them in for about 3 weeks now.. to think that I could have already had them back by now if I had sent them in then... Anyway, I don't really know how I should...

Hey everyone. I've had scoliosis for quite a while, since I was like, 11. I'm 16 now. When I first noticed that I had it, there was no indication that the scoliosis would affect my health, just my appearance (I have a curved back and a hunchback that I can actively correct when I'm conscious of...

Yes, that's the question. How many hours do you spend browsing, using these forums? Only reason I made this thread was because, right now, I should be finishing up some art homework and memorizing a soliloquy from Hamlet for AP Literature (To be, or not to be? That is the question...) But I...

Just curious, is anyone actually going to go to Dennys? I heard that the lines might be huge. I wanted to go before school, but that implied that I wake up really early, and I like my sleep... I also heard that at this very moment, swarms of bums are sleeping in the vicinity of a nearby...

I've always wondered this. Everyone seems to just promote textured/profiled strings to greatly increase spin, but I've always wondered how that could be. It seems like the textured strings and profiled strings are sharp to the fingers, but I find it hard to believe that the little texture can...

Hey everyone. This is kinda going to be a half rant and half advice-seeking. Me and my partner normally play doubles all the time at some public tennis courts; usually when we play, we can almost always win against this particular pair that we play often. This pair is considered one of the...

Yeah, I'm totally curious as to how the Hollow Cores will perform in a hybrid. Let the mains be a poly, like PHT or Luxilon or anything like that. Thanks :)

Hey everyone. I just broke my strings again today and I kind of want to try something different than what I normally do. I normally use Gamma TNT2 Fusion 16 @64 lbs... except I just want to see what else I could use. I'm not a very experienced player, so I can't say that I've tried too many...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLKXvGE6kN8&fmt=18 That's the one. My AP Bio teacher has recently decided to start raving all throughout class about golf, and he mentioned this shot that Tiger Woods did... with this ball with a spin that led the ball to curve in an "S" like shape. Being...

Ok, I'm not really sure if I should have stuck this in the Health&Fitness forums or this, so I'll just ask here. I'm 16 and thinking about going to the gym more often.. I'm on the high school tennis team, and the guy's season has finally started and conditioning has shown me how unfit I've...

Hey everyone. I've got a question for you all, and I'm really interested in your answers. What is your favorite way of disguising/performing a drop shot? I've recently decided to use drop shots a bit more in my game, and I have a pretty good one; plenty of backspin so it floats over the...

I realize I have started a similar thread asking about how college tennis works in general; however, that thread opened up a few more questions that have ultimately confused me some more as I tried researching them. Let's say this year I apply, and make it into... UCLA (I hope...). Now...

Alright, I'm a senior in high school. I've played on the varsity team for two years in doubles positions, and I've never played in any USTA tournaments and therefore I have no ranking (I want to join later on sometime this year though, for experience.) I'm relatively clueless on how college...

Hey everyone. I have a pair of ankle/wrist weights (I can use them for either.) that are 4 lbs each, with 10 adjustable weight bars each (so one weight can be adjusted by .2 lbs at a time) I used to use these on my wrist while I played tennis ( 2 lb on each hand) but I didn't really know what...

Alright, I have a friend who is currently having a string dilemma! He currently uses the Wilson K Factor KSix-One 95 [16x18] racquet. He USED to use full Babolat Pro Hurricane Tour 16 strung at 61 lbs. He had high power, low control, and medium-high spin with this setup. Due to the high...

Alright, I USED to use only a 2H backhand (with a couple of 1H backhands thrown in because it just felt "right" to use one at the time chosen). The reason I never used a 1H backhand often was because my old racquet was much too light and unstable, and I could never get a clean stroke. However, I...

Wow. Ok, I took my Yonex RDS 003 to a stringer at Chicks Sporting Goods, and blah blah blah. So when I got my racquet back, I thought it looked a bit weird. Turns out the stringer took off something and restrung it, and I don't even know if its important or not! THIS THING That fat...

Alright, I got a new racquet 3 days ago, the Yonex RDS 003, strung with Technifibre X-One Biphase 17 at 62 lbs. For the first day, I almost thought I made the wrong choice; this was SO stiff and it felt like there was so little power in this setup (I came from a Wilson H Rival with Luxilon...

I've been thinking about it, and I realize that right now, I really have no defined play style. After reading this post http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=58284 I realize that I randomly play differently depending on how I'm feeling on certain days. Sometimes I play the style of...

Ok, this might be a little bit of a really stupid question, but honestly I don't know. How come some racquets, when you hit a clean shot have that echoing *pop* noise, but other racquets seem to have a muted *thud*? The reason I ask is because right now I play with an outdated Wilson H...

OK, I'm a bit clueless on the concept of swingweight. If I'm correct, swingweight is like, how 'heavy' the racquet swings, right? So if there were two racquets, both with swingweights of 330, but: One is lighter and head heavy One is heavier and head light What kind of differences do you...

Alright, I've been trying to learn the American Twist Serve for a really long time, and nowadays I still can't produce it intentionally; sometimes I just accidentally produce a random twist while doing a kick serve. It's nice and all, since it throws off the receiver, especially since they...

I don't get how people do this! I have two friends who are really consistent at this, they do a topspin forehand but they roll their arms over the ball or something, and the ball behaves like a twist serve (shot, thing, w/e) In my point of view (We're all righty's) Assuming their ball goes...

1. I hate the low amount of kick I get. 2. I hate the low power. The only thing I can honestly promote this serve for, is it's consistency. But who cares if its consistent, if its consistently set up as the receiver's return winner? :confused: :confused: :confused: What I'm looking for...

Hi, I have a problem (actually its not really a problem... but I don't like it.) with my flat serve. I notice most people, when they flat serve, their bodies are slightly sideways to the target, similar to the stance for a spin serve. They tend to rotate their body and strike the ball flat...