Bicep, tricep, back of deltoid ache

Gambit61

New User
I was away from tennis for 20 yrs and I'm now mid 30s. I have never had such aches but i do now. I'm trying to find the reason to why I'm having these aches. I believe it is associated with hitting harder on my forehand or possibly my serve or probably both.

Could it be from hitting too late or from the strings? If you have any solutions for me, please let know. Thanks
 

NTexas

Rookie
If it was one spot i would say maybe something was wrong, but since it is multiple areas i will tell you its old age. im almost 40 also so i know exactly what you are talking about.
 

tennisenthusiast

Hall of Fame
age, age, age!

spend time conditioning your body for tennis or any other activity. work on all muscles....hit the gym regularly.

listen to your body carefully!
 

Chas Tennis

G.O.A.T.
age, age, age!

spend time conditioning your body for tennis or any other activity. work on all muscles....hit the gym regularly.

listen to your body carefully!

ditto

OP, welcome to the TW forums. You would find more responses and similar threads in the Health & Fitness Forum.

FYI, you are not old, you body is probably tight & short in places. Many treads have conditioning information in the H & F Forum.

Recently, how long have you been playing ?
 

Gambit61

New User
Well I started playing again this July at a rate of 2x a week. I did do a 2months insanity workout which I completed back in late April.

I'm thinking lack of tennis conditioning. I will look into how to get back into tennis shape. Feel free to link me. Thanks.
 

Tennisean

Rookie
Your diet can have a major effect on how well you recover from a workout, so don't discount it as a possible cause of your aches and pains.
 

Gambit61

New User
As for diet, I probably need to eat more protein but I don't think that is it.

It's pretty clear to how the ache or could be pain occurred. It is from trying to hit the ball with more pace and forcing my will upon the ball. I especially feel it when I'm out of proper positioning.

Those are some nice articles in regards to Chas. It also made me a little worrisome. I don't think I have any tear or injury yet, though I do rest and take it easy when this is bothering me.

For now, I plan to work on getting my arm and shoulder in better tennis conditioning as well as not hitting the ball late and then forcing the ball to go to an awkward spot for my body with a bad stance.

Thanks and keep commenting if you feel like i miss something.
 

Gambit61

New User
I will also go back on my insanity eating plan and focus my body better nutrition post workout.

If i feel this ache/pain only after I hit really hard and if I rest or take it easy n it goes away. Is it an injury or is it conditioning or bad form? The other odd thing is that I kind off have some aches on my left bicep as well, but I don't really use my left arm for anything except for the hopper.
 

fuzz nation

G.O.A.T.
If there's fatigue in your arm to go along with this soreness after you play your tennis, the first thing that comes to mind for me is that you're using way too much arm to get the racquet to the ball. If you're using a proper setup and a sound "kinetic chain" to drive your shots, your arm shouldn't have too much work to do. Our stronger muscles are in our legs, but we don't always make the most of them when looking to take bigger swings.

A good indicator of how much oomph you can put into your strokes could be just taking some practice swings without hitting a ball. Take some reeeeally big swings and get in tune with the feel for how long it takes to execute that bigger stroke. That's your swing tempo. When you go out to hit balls, make sure you're getting set up and started into your bigger swings so that you can repeat that same tempo when a ball is coming your way. Otherwise, you'll be relying on the tempo for a shorter swing and your arm will have to rush the racquet to the ball. That's a sure recipe for soreness if you do too much of it.
 
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