The Tennis Biomechanic's Manual: the Grand Slam of Tennis Conditioning

Number of Pages 298
Type Perfect Paperback
In order for any tennis player to improve his or her game, they need to improve upon and condition the most important tool used ... their body!

Authors Leigh Brandon and Paul Chek combine their skill and expertise to explain not only the biomechanics of playing tennis but also the importance of proper self-conditioning to achieve peak performance. Written for fitness professionals or tennis pros interested in exercise and conditioning tennis players, the information presented in this book is an in-depth, detailed look at how different systems in the body affect the game of tennis. Keen tennis players will also greatly benefit from following the seven phases of conditioning that make up The Grand Slam approach to training.

Be warned - this is not a quick and easy solution to improving anyone's game. It will require an investment of time and energy on the part of both the trainer and the player. Let's face it, if conditioning for any sport was quick and easy, we would all be elite athletes! But by using the Grand Slam approach and following the Flexibility - Stability - Strength - Power formula, tennis players will see a significant improvement in their game within a short time.

The Tennis Biomechanic s Manual explains:
- Why tight muscles affect the serve and groundstrokes.
- How correct stretching before a game can improve performance and why some types of pre-game stretches can actually make the tennis player s game deteriorate.
- The difference between functional strengthening exercises for tennis and bodybuilding-type exercises that are not beneficial for the game.
- Understand why breaking the Flexibility - Stability - Strength - Power formula can break your body!
Clients using The Grand Slam formula have eliminated back, shoulder, elbow and knee pain and increased both distance and precision in their serves and groundstrokes within three months!In order for any tennis player to improve his or her game, they need to improve upon and condition the most important tool used ... their body!

Authors Leigh Brandon and Paul Chek combine their skill and expertise to explain not only the biomechanics of playing tennis but also the importance of proper self-conditioning to achieve peak performance. Written for fitness professionals or tennis pros interested in exercise and conditioning tennis players, the information presented in this book is an in-depth, detailed look at how different systems in the body affect the game of tennis. Keen tennis players will also greatly benefit from following the seven phases of conditioning that make up The Grand Slam approach to training.

Be warned - this is not a quick and easy solution to improving anyone's game. It will require an investment of time and energy on the part of both the trainer and the player. Let's face it, if conditioning for any sport was quick and easy, we would all be elite athletes! But by using the Grand Slam approach and following the Flexibility - Stability - Strength - Power formula, tennis players will see a significant improvement in their game within a short time.

The Tennis Biomechanic s Manual explains:
- Why tight muscles affect the serve and groundstrokes.
- How correct stretching before a game can improve performance and why some types of pre-game stretches can actually make the tennis player s game deteriorate.
- The difference between functional strengthening exercises for tennis and bodybuilding-type exercises that are not beneficial for the game.
- Understand why breaking the Flexibility - Stability - Strength - Power formula can break your body!
Clients using The Grand Slam formula have eliminated back, shoulder, elbow and knee pain and increased both distance and precision in their serves and groundstrokes within three months!