The Easiest Way To Improve Your Tennis
Improving your tennis strokes is hard.
Improving your endurance is hard.
Improving your mental game is hard.
Out of all the things you can train, getting physically stronger is the easiest.
Yes, it takes work, but the time and effort required is minimal compared to training other aspects of your game. Strength training will improve your speed, coordination, footwork, balance, power, reaction time, flexibility, conditioning, confidence, and injury resilience.
Strength training is a skill that anyone can learn. By practicing a few basic principles, I guarantee you will get stronger and your tennis will improve.
How to Get Stronger On Your Own
- Do two to three total body strength workouts per week, between 30 and 60 minutes long.
- Do foam rolling and mobility for 5-15 minutes every workout.
- Do 3 sets of 5-12 reps or 30 seconds of each exercise.
Here are two workouts to get you started:
Day 1
Agility Ladder Straddle Hop
Medicine Ball Slam
Plank Shoulder Taps
Dumbbell Goblet Squat
TRX Row
Single Leg Deadlift
Push Up
Day 2
Agility Ladder Scissors
Band or Cable Horizontal Chop
Side Plank Powell Raise
Reverse Lunge
Dumbbell Single Arm Overhead Press
Side Lunge
Lat Pulldown