Tennis Training...Condition The Body & The Mind

A comprehensive approach to tennis training/tennis fitness, includes both conditioning your body through tennis exercises as well as conditioning your mind with proper sports psychology techniques. Dr. Patrick Cohn is doing some great work in the field of mental toughness for tennis. Check out his latest video below and then make sure to log onto his site to pick up your

FREE Report "6 'Unforced' Mental Game Errors Tennis Players Make" at SportsPsychologyTennis.com





Until next time...train on purpose and play with passion!

Adam Brewer

Quick Tennis Workout For The Weekend Warrior

So you want to improve your tennis play.  You've been hearing about the importance of the off-court tennis workout for on-court improvement.  You know what the inside of the gym looks like but you haven't been there in years.  

You pick up the latest book on tennis conditioning and low and behold, it reads like a high school text book on trigonometry.  No joke, the reality is that most books and videos are put together for the highly competitive junior/collegiate athlete/or professional player.  They outline wonderfully effective periodized programs that most certainly will get results...if only you didn't have a full time job and a family of 4 or 5 to be concerned about.

There is an alternative.  The reality is you can still greatly improve your on-court fitness and performance by doing 2 to 3 full body workouts per week that might last you 20-30 minutes tops.  Listen, to my mind this is something anyone who is serious about there game and their health can find time to do.

Here is an example:

A.  Warm-Up...2-3 minutes on the treadmill or bike.

B. Full Body Circuit: Do 2-3 x, rest 60 sec between circuits

1. 8-12 Dumbbell Squat with a Shoulder Press 

(Targets: Legs, Shoulders, Triceps)

2. 8-12 Dumbbell Chest Fly on Stability Ball  

(Targets: Chest, Core, Shoulders)

3. 8-12 One Leg Cable Row with an Anterior Reach 

(Targets: Legs, Back and Biceps)

4. 20-30 Russian Twist with Medicine Ball 

(Targets: Abdominals in Rotational Plane)

5. 20-30 Mountain Climbers 

(Targets: Core)

6. 15-20 Supermans

(Targets: Low Back)

C.. Cool Down Stretch...5-10 minutes

*Target the hamstrings, quads, low back, shoulders

There you have it...one of gazillions of fast but effective full body tennis training sessions in the gym.  I hope you get in there and give it a try.

Until next time, train with passion and play with purpose,

Adam Brewer

Make Your Tennis Workout Count With These 3 Steps

I'm going to get right to the point...I am a stickler for detail and efficiency in action in just about everything I do.  Truth be known, that is why I get great results for myself and my clients when it comes to tennis conditioning.  When it comes to training, you don't have to spend all day and into the night getting fit for tennis.  To my mind, way too much time is waisted by most individuals when it comes to their workouts.  

This "time-waisted" may come in the form of not planning ahead, not knowing your purpose, not staying on task or worse yet, a combination of all three.

Plan Ahead

Before you hit the gym, make sure you know what areas of the body you are going to be focused on and what exercises you are going to be using that day.  Write it down if you have to.

Know Your Purpose

If you have no purpose, keep it simple...make your purpose to train movement patterns, not muscles.  Focus most of your time on full body movements that work more than one muscle group and joint at the same time.

Stay On Task

Do all you can to not dilly dally...get in, get out.  Since time is of the essence for most of us, make the most of yours in your workouts.  You are there to get the job done in the most efficient way possible, just like when you step on the court.  Hopefully you aren't spending too much time talking about the game you watched last night...

So there you have it. Don't be a "time-waister" in your workouts..apply these 3 simple ideas to your workout sessions and watch your on-court tennis performance move to new levels.