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Otherside

Otherside

Semi-Pro
vin said:
I think it was you who recently pointed out that Agassi benches over 300 lbs. You don't think that helps his forehand? Do you not think that's 'bulking up'. You don't get that strong without growing some new muscle, and you can't grow new muscle without eating more calories than you use through daily activities.

The challenge for a tennis player is to become as strong as possible without packing on too much extra weight. That's a tough thing to do. However, I think being stronger provides enough benefit to overcome the disadvantage of being heavier - within moderation. I think the 170 - 180 lb weight range for someone just under 6', maybe even a bit heavier, is ok for tennis. You'd be surprised how much muscle you can have packed on at this weight.

Here's something to think about ...

I played seriously in high school at about 130 lbs. I stopped playing after high school but picked up weight lifting. When I started tennis again, I was around 180 lbs. But despite the extra 50 lbs, I'm much faster and I hit the ball harder with less effort.

In regards to your bodybuilder reference, competitive bodybuilders train only for size and definition. Their goal is presentation. Athletes lift weights to gain strength and stability. Their goal is functional. Just because you're lifting weights, even if they're heavy weights, doesn't mean you're 'training like a bodybuilder'. Is Agassi a bodybuilder because he can bench press over 300 lbs? And do you think there's a lot of decatheletes that can bench that much? It's possible, but I highly doubt it. The more endurance based a sport is, the harder it is for it's athlete to maintain muscle.

I think too many tennis players are like many women with respect to weightlifting. They have the gross misconception that if they touch a weight, they are going to become huge like Arnold.

Anyone who is healthy, in good shape, and is looking to get stronger for tennis can't go wrong with picking a few good compound exercises like squats, deadlifts, chin ups, incline bench press, etc, and trying to add a few pounds each week.

I agree that flexibility and speed are important also. Especially flexibility. My main point is that tennis players shouldn't be so afraid of 'bulking up'. It's hard to gain muscle without gaining a little fat, just keep it under control. Give it a try and you'll realize how much work it is to put on just a few pounds of new muscle.
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such a great post!
 
M

Martingale

Rookie
Found this site,

http://www.hussmanfitness.org/

that is a not-for-profit fitness research site catering more to those who would like to understand how exactly fitness training is supposed to affect our bodies. Has anybody come across this, and has anybody found it useful?
 
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coachdavidh

Rookie
XL Athlete

Free workouts, warm ups, prehab, drills, exercise videos, and articles. Made by collegiate strength coaches and researchers for anyone and everyone to use. By registering, which is also free, you can enter in your training maxes for the lifts and print out custom strength workouts for yourself.

Click the banner:

 
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jserve

Rookie
precision response said:
Add www.bodybuilding.com ... an invaluable source for strenght conditioning
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Yes I agree tennis players should not train like bodybuilders, but anyone that is saying that this sight is not an invaluable asset for athletes obviously has not been to the site. They have many articles on agility, conditioning, and even tennis specific articles. It is not just for bodybuilders.
 
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plasma

Banned
for what???, doesn't seem to be any serious info there. You think this guy will give you the determination, understanding and motivation you've lacked up until this point? You've got to find it within yourself, not an e-book, class or elsewhere. You've been trying to get in shape and loose weight for how long????
Like an alcoholic in recovery addicted to AA, substitute on excuse for another.
 
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T Woody

Rookie
OKUSA

OKUSA

Hall of Fame
http://danjohn.net/

The best people person in terms of strength coaching, if it wasn't for this guy I would not enjoy lifting as much as I do today. His writing is very easy to read as it is honest and humorous at times.

His teaching methods of lifts is far simpler than any other coach, he teaches idiot-proof lifting as I call it.

I also suggest getting his book which is probably more of a lesson on life than lifting, but also gives you tons of information on lifting. I got his first DVD (Everything's Over My Head) and it's a great at teaching you Oly Lifts. If I had the money I would definitely get his new 4-part DVD series, just looking at the previews on youtube tells me it's well worth the price.

Much love for Dan John!
 
sixftlion

sixftlion

Rookie
http://www.TennisFitnessLove.com
I have there a collection of short articles on tennis specific fitness, from the angle of creating balance in the body. The imbalances that tennis creates cause future injuries. If we learn how to listen to our body and understand what it is telling us, we can get rid of those imbalances before they cause us problems. It's pretty simple, if we are aware... but it takes practice to become aware. Like with any other mastery...
 
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amateur

New User
Here is a nice site that gives an overview of lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow). It summarizes (in regular english we all can understand) the medical evidence contained in peer-reviewed medical journals, about the condition itself and the various tennis elbow treatments: http://www.tenniselbowfoundation.org
 
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matt.flynn60

New User
Does anyone have a good website that deals strictly with body weight exercises? When I travel and I'm away from a gym I'd like to still be able to workout. Thanks.
 
sixftlion

sixftlion

Rookie
matt.flynn60 said:
Does anyone have a good website that deals strictly with body weight exercises? When I travel and I'm away from a gym I'd like to still be able to workout. Thanks.
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Matt, I have tons of body weight exercises for tennis players on my tennis fitness training site. Even though lately I added kettlebells there too, you can just ignore them. The rest is without any equipment and all great exercises for tennis players: lower body, core, shoulder stabilizers (the articles are actually chapters of the book that was created for the same purpose: it is small with independent chapters, so players can carry it in their tennis bag everywhere they go and workout on the court after their practice :) ). You can find there stretching and myofascial release too.
 
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fitnessfortennis

New User
FitnessForTennis.com

Hi. I'm a 38-year-old 4.5/5.0 player in Colorado.

Against 25-year-old ex-collegiate players, I'd run out of gas. I started doing p90x and Insanity, and they were great, but not tennis specific. I adapted these programs and other great training techniques and developed fitnessfortennis.com.

Fitness For Tennis is a 60 day tennis conditioning program. It includes:
-plyometrics
-speed training
-core strength
-resistance training.

I've lost 10 lbs of fat and gained 5 lbs of muscle. I feel 25 again!

Regards,
Kevin
Founder
http://fitnessfortennis.com
 
Hondasteve

Hondasteve

Rookie
Here's my "daily read" list:

http://ericcressey.com/blog
http://www.tonygentilcore.com/
http://bretcontreras.com/
http://deansomerset.com/
http://www.thenategreenexperience.com/blog
http://haroldgibbons.wordpress.com/
http://www.romanfitnesssystems.com/blog
http://benbruno.blogspot.com/
http://www.dieselsc.com/
http://nicktumminello.com/
http://robertsontrainingsystems.com/
http://brianstpierretraining.com/
http://thefitcast.com/
http://www.alanaragonblog.com/
http://jasonferruggia.com/it-aint-strength-training-unless-youre-gettin-strong/
http://livestrongblog.org/
http://workout911.com/
 
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jakemcclain32

Banned
fitnessfortennis said:
Hi. I'm a 38-year-old 4.5/5.0 player in Colorado.

Against 25-year-old ex-collegiate players, I'd run out of gas. I started doing p90x and Insanity, and they were great, but not tennis specific. I adapted these programs and other great training techniques and developed fitnessfortennis.com.

Fitness For Tennis is a 60 day tennis conditioning program. It includes:
-plyometrics
-speed training
-core strength
-resistance training.

I've lost 10 lbs of fat and gained 5 lbs of muscle. I feel 25 again!

Regards,
Kevin
Founder
http://fitnessfortennis.com
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I understand. I'm 33 in August and in WAY WAY WAYYYYY better shape than I was at 16-17 years old. I weighed 155 in high school and was a toothpick. Now I'm 6'3" and 205, and I wear people 15 years younger than I am out.

Oh yeah, I do P90X, just to let you know.
 
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charliefedererer

Legend
In a thread today, I saw that someone noted that many of the links in the original incredible list that Marius created now don't work 7 years later.

So I put together some sites that work as of April, 2012.


The following current sites have good information on fitness and conditioning:

Sports Fitness Advisor Tennis Training Section: http://www.sport-fitness-advisor.com/tennis-training.html

USTA Strength and Conditioning Articles and Resources:
http://www.usta.com/Improve-Your-Ga...ngth_and_Conditioning_Articles_and_Resources/

USTA: Common Conditioning Questions answered by trainers for different age groups and circumstances: http://www.usta.com/Improve-Your-Game/Health-Fitness/Training-and-Exercise/Conditioning/

Tennis Fitness and iInjury Prevention: http://www.tennisfitnesslove.com/fitness/

Thrower's Ten Exercises to help prevent shoulder, elbow and wrist injury: http://www.sport-fitness-advisor.com/tennis-training.html

Tennis Weight Training - Exercises of Weight Training for Tennis http://optimumtennis.net/tennis-weight-training.htm

Pressing and the Overhead Athlete http://www.elitefts.com/documents/overhead_athlete.htm

HIIT - High Intensity Interval Training http://www.intervaltraining.net/hiit.html

USTA Agility Drills: http://assets.usta.com/assets/1/USTA_Import/USTA/dps/doc_437_269.pdf

XL Athlete drill sheets for various tennis workouts: http://www.xlathlete.com/browse_admin.jsp?browse_kind=3&sport_id=38&group_id=0

Short video clips of how to perform a vast array of XL athlete exercises: http://www.xlathlete.com/browse_admin.jsp?browse_kind=2&sport_id=38&group_id=0


The USTA site has a page where you can click on information for the following injuries: http://www.usta.com/Improve-Your-Ga...ention-and-Recovery/Achilles_Tendon_Injuries/
•Achilles Tendon Injuries
•Ankle Injuries
•Arm Injuries
•Back Injuries
•Foot Injuries
•Hand Injuries
•Hip Injuries
•Knee Injuries
•Leg Injuries
•Shin Splints
•Shoulder Injuries
•Tennis Elbow
•Wrist Injuries
•Prevention of Injury


The ITF Injury Clinic http://www.itftennis.com/scienceandmedicine/injury/cards/ provides information on the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of common tennis injuries:
- Abdominal Muscle Strain
- Achillies Tendon Injury
- Ankle Strain
- Calf Muscle Strain
- Groin Strain
- Hamstring Strain
- Heel Pain
- Iliotibial Band Friction Syndrome
- Shoulder Pain
- Jumpers Knee
- Anterior Knee Pain
- Lower Back Pain
- Osgood Schlatter Knee Injury
- SLAP Lesion
- Tennis Elbow
- Wrist Tendinopathy



USTA Tennis Recovery:
• Nutritional Aspects of Tennis Recovery
• Heat and Hydration Aspects of Tennis Recovery
• Psychological Aspects of Tennis Recovery
• Recovery Aspects of Young Tennis Players
• Physiological Aspects of Tennis Recovery
• Musculoskeletal Injuries/ Orthopedics Aspects of Tennis Injury
• General Medical Aspects of Recovery
• Coaching Specific Aspects of Recovery
Easy-to-read 40 page downladable 40 page booklet http://assets.usta.com/assets/1/dps...ence/RECOVERY PROJECT 22410 EMAIL VERSION.pdf

Comprehensive 400 page free downloacable review of the literature http://assets.usta.com/assets/1/dps/usta_master/sitecore_usta/RECOVERY PROJECT FINAL.pdf
 
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superfittennis

New User
Love your list! If you want to add a tennis specific fitness/movement site on there then check out www.superfittennis.com

Hondasteve said:
Here's my "daily read" list:

http://ericcressey.com/blog
http://www.tonygentilcore.com/
http://bretcontreras.com/
http://deansomerset.com/
http://www.thenategreenexperience.com/blog
http://haroldgibbons.wordpress.com/
http://www.romanfitnesssystems.com/blog
http://benbruno.blogspot.com/
http://www.dieselsc.com/
http://nicktumminello.com/
http://robertsontrainingsystems.com/
http://brianstpierretraining.com/
http://thefitcast.com/
http://www.alanaragonblog.com/
http://jasonferruggia.com/it-aint-strength-training-unless-youre-gettin-strong/
http://livestrongblog.org/
http://workout911.com/
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superfittennis

New User
GA Tennis- Drills for an 11 year old girl

I have not been on here for a while. Sorry for the very late reply. Yes, the drills are fine to do with an 11 year old girl. Along with Sly Black, I am currently working in Boca Raton, Florida with some of the top 11 and 12 year old girls in the country. We have a boy and a girl that have a good chance at the upcoming nationals and the drills are fine for that age group. If you will be there, I will be glad to speak with you and provide you with and idea of my physical conditioning drills and philosophy.

I am not 100% sure who you are, but I may have met you at Rick Macci's a few years ago. Didn't you play college tennis sometime in the early 1990's when I was at UNF?

all the best,
Jeff
 
T1000

T1000

Legend
Thud and blunder said:
Whatever floats your squat suit, man; I'm not going to revisit the 2.5x bodyweight thread with you.
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Can't even grasp a simple concept that basic strength training is far better for the common tennis player to increase athleticism than tennis specific workouts.

Oh and I compete raw btw. Can't wait to upload a vid of me hitting 450 squat at 180 sept 13th ;)
 
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