ways to get in shape besides palying tennis
2006-12-29 10:06:47 · 3 answers · asked by lex 1 in Sports ➔ Tennis
Well I asked this same question and i got jack you know what.
So I just made my own regimen for training.
I run a mile a day to keep the endurance up for the season. Jump rope for 5 mins taking a 1 minute break then starting again. Do this for at least half an hour for a real workout.
I though tennis was all arms but I found out its actually the abs that make you hit harder. So work abs by doing sit ups, trunk lifts, etc etc.
Working your arms is also important too. I got this nifty thing called "Gripmaster" look it up its a light resistance training that you can do throughout ur day.
But light weight, more reps are the best thing that make ur muscles ready for tennis. Because with tennis your not really lifting or pushing a lot of weight, but you are using your muscles for a very long time. With light weight training your training your muscles for the endurance that they would need throughout a match.
Watching tennis is also important. You study the game while you watch.
Reading about the game is important too. A GREAT book that I reccommend is "The Inner Game of Tennis"
A must read for anyone who is serious about sports.
OOO almost forgot sorry this is out of nowhere but if you have access to a pool you should swim as much as u can. It will get you fit for tennis gurannteed.
hope this helps
2006-12-29 11:28:48 · answer #1 · answered by Ohms 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Ohms is dead on! Great job Ohms of putting together a good regime!
Tennis is more anaerobic than aerobic, so court oriented sprints are always good. Use about a 15 second break between sprints, this simulates how your body will have to recover between the points of a match.
A mile is perfect like Ohms said. Anymore than that is overkill. If you run a mile, maybe two if your playing high competitive tennis, you'll have all the aerobic conditioning you'll need for tennis.
Work the abs and legs. 80% of your power in groundstrokes and serves come from your mid and lower body. Ohms mentioned some great exercises. I also LOVE medicine ball training for the midsection. There are numerous exercises using medicine balls that will simulate your body movement during each particular stroke. Great, targeted way of isolating the tennis muscles.
Shoulders can use some work as well. Military type presses are good for this. Reps more than weight.
Good luck! Hope you have a great season!
2006-12-30 02:43:15 · answer #2 · answered by Jeff K 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Start eating healthy and start jogging or running. I usually run on the treadmill. Work on your upper body strength too. =)
2006-12-29 11:19:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋