The Medicine Ball Chest Drop may be implemented to improve power. You should focus on explosiveness, rather than the total amount of resistance being used. You emphasize on the speed of the action and control of the body. The Medicine Ball Chest Drop is a plyometric exercise. It focuses on developing neural pathways, explosiveness, body…
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Medial Box Shuffle
The Medial Box Shuffle is a plyometric exercise for advanced athletes to develop neural pathways for explosive lateral movement, body control and coordination. The Medial Box Shuffle may be implemented to improve power and the ability to move, react, and change direction in a more efficient manner. It also aids in the development of balance.…
Agility Training: How to Improve Tennis Specific Agility
During agility training for tennis you focus on moving and changing direction as quickly as possible! Learn more and watch the agility drill videos! No doubt, when you think of a competitive tennis match, the first performance attributes that come to mind are speed, reaction time, agility, and power. So how do you improve all…
Enhancing Speed Economy via Speed Ladder Drills
Enhancing speed economy, which assure that minimal excess energy is expended (wasted) to perform the athletic movement, is an important factor in improving the athlete’s footwork, speed, agility and quickness (SAQ). Enhancing Speed Economy Speed economy gains can be realized with the help of: Balance & Stability Training Functional Training Strength for Performance Training Stride…
FREE eBook on Weight Lifting for Tennis
“Basic Introduction to Weight Lifting for Tennis” is my new eBook and you can get it for free; simply “pay” with a tweet. What’s Inside Weight Lifting for Tennis? The book provides information on weight lifting for tennis players, including: why weight lifting for tennis makes sense dynamic & static stretching routines various resistance training workouts…
How to Gain Muscle Mass
If you want to gain muscle mass then you must workout vigorously while eating right. Learn more about nutrition and check out our sample hypertrophy training program. In general, athletes need to eat foods that supply them with enough energy and nutrients so that they have the capacity to perform effectively. Gaining 1 lb/week of…