Philipp Halfmann is interviewed by Jason Lampione. He talks about how he became interested in strength & conditioning, his personal philosophy, what individuals need to do for success and much more… (Q) How did you become interested in personal training and what kept your attention about the industry after all these years? (A) When I was…
Year: 2014
Shoulder Circuit: 5 Easy Rotator Cuff Exercises To Strengthen Your Shoulder
The shoulder circuit for tennis players consists of 5 easy rotator cuff exercises to strengthen the musculature surrounding the shoulder. You should do it regularly to avoid shoulder pain and injuries. Many tennis players feel pain in their shoulder and don’t know what exercises they can do to prevent it. Therefore we have 5 easy…
15 Perfect Warm Ups That Prepare You For Your Match
Yes, you heard it before, a warm up is important and you should do it but why? Does warming up decrease the risk of injury? What stretches should you do? And when should you stretch – before or after you play tennis? You see the pros do it but why should you when you only…
Tennis Agility Drills: How to Improve Agility & Footwork in 4 Minutes
The presented tennis agility drills can be used by beginners, kids and advanced athletes to improve agility, footwork, speed, dynamic balance and coordination. You can do the agility drills right on the court. Ensure that the athletes perform the tennis agility drills in perfect form and technique before you speed up the action because that…
Interval Training: How to Get Fit for Tennis
Interval training? Sure, we all have done it. Playlist is ready, jogging shoes are on, headphones are plugged in and we are good to go for a nice jog. We get in a good sweat, feel great afterwards and think we did a great workout. Going jogging surely has its benefits, such as mental relaxation,…
Landmine Exercise: 4 Challenging Exercises That Will Strengthen Your Core
Watch the video where Philipp Halfmann introduces 4 challenging landmine exercise that will strengthen your core. The workout consists of four asymmetrically loaded lunging or squat exercises challenging the core. Training the core is essential for energy transfer efficiency because the core contains many “links in the kinetic chain”. Hence strengthening the trunk region aids…
Lateral Lunge
The lateral lunge is a compound resistance training exercise to strengthen the hip abductors, knee- and hip extensors and prepares you for lateral movements. Because the lateral lunge is a compound exercise activating numerous muscle groups simultaneously for lateral movements, it improves neuromuscular system efficiency and prepares you for better movement along the baseline. But…
Pre-Season Training Camp in Miami
While it is cold and rainy in most of Europe Alexander Ritschard and I travel to Miami for the 2014 season training camp. Take a look and see for yourself why Miami is a great location for many professional tennis players to prepare for a long season on tour. Why Training Camp In Miami Is Great…
Match Analysis Federer vs Nadal – Semi-Final Australian Open 2014
Match Analysis Federer vs Nadal: I’m going to analyses the 2014 Australian Open semi-final match between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer; I share my opinion on why Nadal won and what Roger could have done differently. Hello and welcome to my match analysis of Federer vs Nadal – Australian Open semi-final 2014. I will share…
“Rafa will pick his ass for 30 seconds and you guys will watch it.” – Tursunov sets chair umpire straight about slow play warning
Dmitry Tursunov complained to chair umpire Cedric Mourier during his loss to Grigor Dimitrov in Rotterdam about a slow play warning referencing Rafael Nadal. During a change-over Tursunov asked Mourier “How much am I over? As much as Rafa or less? I think Rafa is eight seconds over and nobody ever gives him a warning.”…
Power Training: How to Become A Powerful Tennis Player
Power training…many tennis players strive to become powerful so they can hit 125mph serves and sizzling groundstrokes but how do you train to improve power? The video will have some answers for you or continue reading and you will learn more about: What it means to be a powerful athlete What power training is How…