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The #1 Truth For Your Tennis Improvement

July 18, 2011 By Brent Leave a Comment

The best thing you can do for improving your tennis game right now, today, this week, this month, and so on, is to fully commit to an off court training & fitness program.

Yeah, I know, boring…

When I fully committed years ago to an off court training program, my tournament results just took off.  Not only has their been tremendous physical benefits, but the mental benefits, confidence, has been really tangible.

Why can a simple off court program improve your tennis?

Let’s forget about the obvious benefits of getting a little stronger, a little faster, a little more flexible, and even better endurance.

Tennis is obviously a game of movement, and your feet are the key to improving your tennis.

Why?

When your movement on the court in either singles and/or doubles is clean, you visually track the ball better.

When you visually track the ball better, you space yourself to the path of the incoming ball so that you’re much more consistently aligned into the right hitting (swing freedom) position for whatever shot you’re about to play.

A specific fitness training program will help you move with much less jarring on the court so your eyes have a real chance of being to visually track the ball.

Ian Westerman of Essential Tennis (Doubles Domination) has just published a series of free videos on getting fitter specifically for tennis.

Yes, Ian’s free video series is leading up to his release of a brand new fitness program of which I have agreed to contribute significant BONUS  webcast content.  More on that later…

For now, head on over to watch Ian’s first free video on helping you get fitter off of the court and how it will directly impact your improvement.

After watching Ian’s videos, will you be going out on the tour in 6 months?

Uh, no, but you’ll be returning serve more consistently, you’ll be handling that transition 1/2 volley much better, and that’s just the start.

Here’s the link to see what Ian has for you. Click.

Brent

Filed Under: Tennis Fitness, Tennis Pro - Ian Westerman, Tennis Tip

Francesca Schiavone – Just Keep Working

January 23, 2011 By Brent 29 Comments

After the debacle with Janko Tipsarevic a few days, we get a total 180 with Francesca Schiavone and Svetlana Kuznetsova last night at the 2011 Australian Open.

16-14 in the 3rd, nearly 5 hours for the entire match, and hardly ever a glance at the umpire on close calls.

There was amazing shot making.  This match had it all.  (And Francesca’s grunts.  How do you spell the sound of that double grunt?)

But for me, what really compelled me to keep watching until 1:30am PST was to see just how long each player could keep their composure, to not let the moment take over in an outburst of making an excuse, or like Tipsarevic, just give up.

Are you telling me that Janko was more tried than Schiavone or Kuznetsova?

I don’t think so.

For the rest of us, the lesson I think we should all take from the both of these matches (Tips going down and Fernando, Francesca, & Svetlana fighting until the end) is very, very simple.

Put your head down, don’t draw attention to yourself, and just keep working out there.

You never know…

Schiavone survives 6, count em folks, 6 match points.  She somehow just keeps working even when she’s down triple match point and another series of double match point.

So, how do we train for this?  As Brad Gilbert mentions on the TV broadcasts, you gotta put in the “hard yards”.

For me, it’s about being able to do the physical work, both on and off the court.  It’s the physical work that produces the mental toughness.

It’s the physical work, you know, the behind the scenes stuff that no one sees, that allows you to keep working during a match.

What about you?  Are you putting in any of the behind the scenes “hard yards”?

If so, what’s your routine?

And if not, how come?

Let me/us know below in the Comments area.

Oh, and how do you spell the Schiavone doubles (sometimes triple) grunt?

Brent

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Filed Under: Tennis Fitness, Tennis Pro - Francesca Schiavone, Tennis Tip

The Stick

February 23, 2010 By Brent 1 Comment

I swear this is the single greatest product for maintaining healthy legs and lower back and to help you treat injuriessuch as plantar fasciitis, patellar tendonitis, Achilles tendonitis, hamstring pulls/tears, lower back, glutes, even shoulder and elbow injuries.

There is no question in my mind that I am simply playing better tennis over the past year or so because I have finally found something that helps me stay stretched out.

And the difference to me is what I just stated – staying stretched out.

I do some traditional stretching after I play tennis or workout, not much, maybe 10 minutes, and I’ve never been big on carving out 45-60 minutes at a time to devote to just stretching, yoga, etc.

I’m not saying you shouldn’t, I’m just saying I’m one of those folks out there that doesn’t stretch as much as I probably should, and as much as my buds are telling me to get into yoga or stretch like a monster, I just can’t make it happen.

One thing I’ve never liked about long time frame stretching is that even if I stretch once a day for say 30 minutes, my body is pretty much contracting (getting un-stretched) for the next 23 and 1/2 hours until I do it again.

It’s always made much more sense to me to do short stretching sessions and do about 4 or 5 them throughout the day to be able to maintain the stretch.

And yet, I’m not always in a place every few hours where I can lie down on a comfortable mat and stretch for 10 minutes.

But I now carry around in my tennis bag (for use at the courts and for use when I’m at home or on the road) “The Stick” which is my answer for being to able to maintain a stretch in my legs, my glutes, and my lower back.

This thing is fantastic and if you haven’t tried one yet, you’ve got to do yourself a favor and get the benefits of what “The Stick” can do for you and your tennis game…


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Click the image link below to pick up your very own “The Stick” and start rolling out your legs and lower back.

4-5 times a day for 2 minutes just might keep the doctor, chiro, sports med, and other expensive dudes away…

Brent
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Filed Under: Tennis Fitness, Tennis Fitness - The Stick
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