This guide presents ways of improving tennis skills through conditioning on and off the court. It explains which exercises to do, how to do them, and how each one translates to better performance on the tennis court. Coverage includes stretching, and aerobic and strength-training exercise.
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"This book and DVD package is a must for players who want to take their game to the next level. My own training program is based on most of the drills and exercises outlined in this book and DVD."
James Blake
Professional Tennis Player
“This is a great resource for players of all levels. The DVD serves as a very practical and user-friendly companion piece to an excellent book.”
Chris Evert
Former Tennis Champion
"This book covers it all. Anything you ever wanted to know about training for the sport of tennis is right here."
Patrick McEnroe
U.S Davis Cup Captain
Tennis Analyst, ESPN
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"This book covers it all. Anything you ever wanted to know about training for the sport of tennis is right here."
Patrick McEnroe Professional tennis player Tennis analyst, ESPN
"This is a great book with extremely helpful information for players of all levels—from beginners to professionals."
Mary Joe Fernandez Professional tennis player 1992 and 1996 Olympic gold medalist
"Finally, a training book that’s tied directly to tennis performance. The USTA’s conditioning program combines the best in exercise science with the best in on-court skill development."
Pam Shriver Tennis analyst, ABC Sports and ESPN Former professional tennis player
"This is the most comprehensive conditioning book on tennis currently available."
Lindsay Davenport Professional tennis player
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This review is from: Complete Conditioning for Tennis (Complete Conditioning for Sports Series) (Paperback)
This book is REALLY comprehensive and covers every aspect of conditioning you can imagine. Major chapters include:
-warm-up and flexibility training (includes all the major stretches) -agility and footwork (specific drills to improve your footwork) -speed and quickness (more drills to increase your speediness) -core training (a lot of tennis moves depend on a strong trunk) -strength and power training (exercises to increase your upper and lower body strength) -aerobic training (ways to increase your endurance) Also included, a short section on injury prevention- only a page and a half on tennis elbow though (suggest Treat Your Own Tennis Elbow for more on that). Just a ton of information here and I can't see anybody who plays tennis reading this book and not coming away with at least a few nuggets of wisdom. Get this book if you want to get in better physical shape to play tennis or if you're a coach and want more training tips and ideas.
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I gave this book 4 stars mainly beause here is nothing out there like it. Power tennis training is not even close to the coverage of this book. This book is for serious players in good shape already. I would say it is designed more for Juniors and Satalite hopefulls than the weekend player. If your working on the gut and hoping this will bring your game up you need to do more work before getting started on this book. It has great streching tips and fantastic agility drills and explains how to train based on playing tennis. What it contains is very good. The training programs however are written by people with no real world lives. They are all pros or have been around pros without I would suspect a normal 9-5 family and job. It references a lot of weight training equipment that must be in a nice gym. It covers and gets into more tournament fitness building strategy rather than an average weekend game. A modified version for the average guy would be nice. A very big dissapointment was nutrition. I was really hoping to learn when to eat, what to eat before a match etc. This book covered nothing about nutrition. It talked about water and sodium, thats it. If your really into tennis and run three times a week already and work out some, you can benefit from this book. The fitness test is good and gives you goals to shoot for but you better be self motivated. If they add two more chapters; nutrition and a modified weekend players life, home workout system this book would be perfect.
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Like the title states, this is a very complete and thorough conditioning book designed for the needs of the tennis player. With chapters on condition assesment, flexibility, strength, agility and others, a complete routine can be established that players of all skill levels will enjoy. I strongly recommened this book for players, or parents of, looking to compete at the highest levels. Being a 1-2 times a week player, some parts don't apply to me but will the most serious. The majority of this book can be used by players of every skill and dedication level.
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Todd Martin and Michael Chang are top-ranked tennis players and have won many titles. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
internal rotation flexibility, periodization training program, side service line, precompetitive phase, doubles sideline, medicine ball toss, explosive first step, singles sideline, racket arm, slide board, many tennis players, lower body power, training for tennis, complete conditioning, partner tosses, tennis strokes, aerobic base, posterior deltoid, split step, active rest, net post, rotator cuff muscles, stroke technique Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Exercise Action, Key Point, Hard Strength, Fed Cup, Hard Off-Just, Lateral Direction Change, White Plains, Flushing Meadow, Hard Active, Human Kinetics, Key Biscayne, Lipton Hard, Roland Garros, Wimbledon Grass Off-Just New!
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Todd Martin and Michael Chang are top-ranked tennis players and have won many titles. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
internal rotation flexibility, periodization training program, side service line, precompetitive phase, doubles sideline, medicine ball toss, explosive first step, singles sideline, racket arm, slide board, many tennis players, lower body power, training for tennis, complete conditioning, partner tosses, tennis strokes, aerobic base, posterior deltoid, split step, active rest, net post, rotator cuff muscles, stroke technique Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Exercise Action, Key Point, Hard Strength, Fed Cup, Hard Off-Just, Lateral Direction Change, White Plains, Flushing Meadow, Hard Active, Human Kinetics, Key Biscayne, Lipton Hard, Roland Garros, Wimbledon Grass Off-Just New!
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- Designing Resistance Training Programs - 3rd by Steven Fleck on page 69
- Match Play and the Spin of the Ball by William T. Tilden in Front Matter
- World-Class Tennis Technique by Paul Roetert in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- High-Performance Sports Conditioning by Bill Foran in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Closed Kinetic Chain Exercise: A Comprehensive Guide to Multiple Joint Exercises by Todd Ellenbecker in Back Matter
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