A Tennis Training Must Do For Your Abs

So now that you've got your tennis fitness program for your abs headed in the right direction by putting you on the swiss ball, I wanted to add one more exercise for you to work on and master before we move on.  Before I reveal the exercise, I wanted to reiterate the idea that a comprehensive tennis training program wouldn't be complete without a simple and effective series of moves devoted to your midsection.  

As with any area of your body, when it comes to your belly, you absolutely need to start with the basics and build fundamental and baseline strength before you move on.  Far too often, I see people in the gym putting themselves in the position for serious injury by doing very advanced exercises (that they've probably seen on a video somewhere or have seen someone else doing) without having the necessary foundation of strength to do them safely.  

As a tennis player, functionality and mobility are the cornerstones of what we do, so don't blow that by doing ab exercises that look cool, but that you shouldn't be doing until you are ready. Remember, it is in repetition of the fundamentals on a daily basis that true mastery is found.

So anyway, here is the third of the fundamental moves on the Swiss ball...it is called the Roll-Out.

Just like the the Stability Ball Crunch and SB Oblique Crunch (see last post), begin with 1 set of 12 repetitions and work your way up to 1 set of 20 repetitions.  Work on these three exercises for 2-4 weeks and then you'll be ready to take it to the next level.

Train on Purpose and Play with Passion,

Adam 

Welcome to Fit Tennis Player!

Hello Everyone,

I am absolutely thrilled to be able to bring this blog to life!  It has been a long time coming...but as the saying goes, "Good things come to those who wait".  My hope is that those "good things" come in the form of interesting and educational information and videos relating to tennis fitness.

Over the course of the 15 or so odd years that I have been creating tennis training programs for clients- from the recreational tennis player to tour professionals- I have had the good fortune of learning so much along the way...both from ideas and training programs that have worked great and those that quite honestly were not so hot.  At the end of the day, it is through both our successes and failures that hopefully we gain insight, wisdom and grow along the way.  

It is my sincere hope that through this blog, I can share with all of you, those "things" relating to tennis training which I believe can help take your game to the next level.  To that end, I'll be covering topics that will include strength and conditioning, speed, agility and quickness, core stability, balance, nutrition, sport psychology and so much more. 

So here's to the sport of lifetime...whose competitors are, in my eyes, the ultimate athletes. 

Train on Purpose and Play with Passion,

Adam

P.S. Oh yeah, in case you haven't seen any of my One Minute Clinics on the Tennis Channel, check out the video below.  It is one of a series I did for them recently.  Some of the others can be found at TennisChannel.com/omc