In working with some young female tennis players who were ranked fairly high in the junior standings, I ran into several problems that seem to be standard practice in tennis development today. These players were considered to be up-and-coming stars and were brought to me for increases in strength for greater power in their groundstrokes. […]
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It is often assumed that if a team is successful, as for example, when it wins a championship, it must have some athlete training secrets. This means that the team is doing something new and different in their methods, exercises or exercise execution. It is these new methods or exercises being used that makes the
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As a rule, athletes and bodybuilders do exercises in a way that creates isolation of the muscle or involves several muscles when doing compound exercises. The isolation is needed for maximum muscle growth and is considered good practice. It is also important to understand that a muscle does not work in isolation. The muscles work
“The overhead press is dangerous.” “Don’t do any exercises with your arms over your head.” These are the words that are being spread around fitness and bodybuilding gyms with increasing frequency. They come not only from coaches and trainers but also from physical therapists. The main reason for saying that overhead exercises are dangerous is
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Drills and skills appear to be closely related in the training of most athletes. Often overlooked however, is that drills don’t teach an athlete new skills. They can only reinforce what the athlete is already capable of doing. So why do we continue to use drills as the number one training and teaching method? How