Strength Training The Lower Body

QUOTES:

• “I’m not only feeling this in my legs, I’m feeling it in my core, arms, and chest.  And my heart rate is going!”
• “I didn’t know those muscles existed!”
• “I never felt those muscles before!”

RESULTS:

There is stamina fatigue and strength fatigue – you can have all the stamina you want, but if you get strength fatigue, your footwork will get sloppy.  Your legs will feel heavy.  And you’ll make more errors at the end of your match. To prevent that, you’ll work on:

• Functional Training – working more than one muscle group at once – only for advanced players and fitness devotees
• Your whole body will get done, and the effect of the exercise takes place throughout the body: even though you’re only working on the legs

CLASS CONTENT:

• The most neglected areas during strength training are: hamstrings, glutes, butt and hips.
• Exercises include: lunges with medicine ball, monster walk with medicine ball, and body squats with 3-5lb. weight in each hand.

RYAN’S COMMENTS:

“I have personally designed a program to get you the legs that will handle the rigors of tennis. This unique program will, in turn, will make you less tired.”

“The most important area for any tennis player is to have strong legs.  When you strengthen your legs, you will make that serve at the end on the match that you would not have been able to make at the beginning.  You need to eliminate both types of fatigue to play a championship game, whether on or off the court.”