Being able to structure a session requires an understanding of the science of training and the effects it will cause, with the art of manipulating the variables to get the desired result and motivate athletes. Five components are important to me… Always prepare with multi-planar movements The more players are prepared to move in …
Tennis Players…You Are Landmine Pressing Wrong! The question strength coaches must always answer is going to revolve around shoulder health. One of the exercises, or should I say movement patterns, is vertical shoulder pressing. Is it good or bad? The most famous answer ever invented is, drumroll, please… IT DEPENDS! Yes, there it is. The …
Power Doesn’t Come From The “Hips.” I can hear it now as the coach yells, “The power comes from your hips, USE YOUR HIPS MORE”! The coach is partially right. So much of our power is generated when we use our hips. But what if we used our hips, didn’t use our legs, and didn’t …
I can see it now; every strength coach in the world just fell off their chair because the “Speed Guy” said strength training isn’t essential for tennis players. What? No! I never said that! I wrote a headline that peaked your interested about what I have to say about tennis strength training. Big difference! Here …
