Tennis Conditioning: Plyometrics – Medicine Overhead Pass
The Medicine Ball Overhead Pass may be implemented to improve power; the focus is on explosiveness, rather than the total amount of resistance being used. Emphasis is on the speed of the action and...
View ArticleTennis Conditioning: Plyometrics – Medicine Ball Explosive Pushup
The Medicine Ball Explosive Pushup may be implemented to improve power; the focus is on explosiveness, rather than the total amount of resistance being used. Emphasis is on the speed of the action and...
View ArticleWhy Weight Lifting for Tennis Players Makes Sense – OFFICIAL TRAILER
In sunday’s new episode I will explain why weightlifting for tennis players makes sense since there are different points of view with regards to physical conditioning for tennis players. Some people...
View ArticlePre-Season Conditioning in Miami
While it is cold and rainy in Europe Philipp Halfmann and Alexander Ritschard are in Miami in order to get in shape for the 2014 tennis season. Take a look inside Alexander’s pre-season conditioning...
View ArticleHow to Train to Improve Power: Developing Speed-Strength – Tennis...
Philipp Halfmann explains how to train to improve power, the focus is on developing speed-strength, because tennis is a power-dominant sport and hence knowing how to develop power makes sense for any...
View Article4 Challenging Landmine Exercise That Will Strengthen Your Core
Training the core is essential for energy transfer efficiency because the core contains many “links in the kinetic chain” and hence strengthening the trunk region aids in the development of athletic...
View ArticleLateral Lunge with Rotation – Landmine Core Training
The Lateral Lunge with Rotation is a multiplanar strengthening exercise for the core and shoulder complex, which focuses on strengthening the trunk and shoulder region, optimizing power-production...
View Article5 Easy Rotator Cuff Exercises To Strengthen Your Shoulder
Many tennis players feel pain in their shoulder and don’t know what exercises they can do to prevent it. Philipp Halfmann and Alexander Ritschard present 5 easy rotator cuff exercises that you can do...
View Article11 Free-Weight Exercises to Strengthen Your Upper Body
Many tennis players have upper body strength imbalances, especially at the shoulder joint, due to varying force demands of the upper extremities during stroke production. Correcting these strength...
View Article8 Challenging Free-Weight Exercises to Improve Energy Transfer
We introduce 8 free-weight exercises that improve your stability and energy transfer capabilities, which ultimately allows you to hit more powerful shots and move quicker around the court. Some...
View ArticleWorkout Video: 9 Exercises to Prevent Knee Pain and Improve Knee Strength
We are going to show you a few exercises now that you can do with your athletes to improve knee strength and avoid knee soreness. We will introduce you to the respective exercises, including exercise...
View ArticleHow to Prevent Knee Pain and Improve Knee Strength – Tennis Conditioning...
Weather you are Li Na, who just announced her retirement at age 32 due to chronic knee pains, a college – or junior player, most athletes will experience knee pain sooner or later during their career,...
View ArticleHow to Perform a Clap Push-Up
The Clap Push-Up is a calisthenic exercise for the upper-body, which focuses on developing explosiveness targeting the chest (pectoralis major), shoulder and triceps musculature. Description Position...
View ArticleHow to Perform a DB Bench Press
The DB Bench Press is an open circuit resistance exercise for the upper-body, which focuses on developing strength targeting the chest (pectoralis major), shoulder and triceps musculature as well as...
View ArticleHow to Perform a DB Incline Bench Press
The DB Incline Bench Press is an open circuit resistance exercise for the upper-body, which focuses on developing strength and stabilizers targeting the chest (pectoralis major), shoulder (deltoids)...
View Article9 Helpful Exercises to Correct Imbalances and Strengthen Your Upper-Body
We are introducing you to a workout that can be used to correct imbalances, for example at the shoulder, and strengthen the upper-body musculature. The workout is beneficial for athletes who have...
View ArticleHow to Perform a DB Military Press
The DB Military Press is an open circuit resistance exercise for the upper-body, which focuses on developing strength targeting the shoulders (deltoids) and triceps musculature. In addition it develops...
View ArticleHow to Perform a Horizontal Pull Up
The Horizontal Pull Up is a closed circuit calisthenic exercise for the upper-body, which focuses on developing strength targeting the back (rhomboids, latissimus dorsi, trapezius), shoulders...
View ArticleHow to Perform Cable Shoulder Extensions
The Cable Shoulder Extensions is a resistance training exercise for the upper-body, which focuses on developing strength targeting the back (latissimus dorsi) and shoulder (deltoids) musculature....
View ArticleHow to Perform an Upright Cable Row
The Cable Shoulder Extensions is a resistance training exercise for the upper-body, which focuses on developing strength targeting the back (rhomboids, trapezius) and shoulder (deltoids) musculature....
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