Weight training and selected resistance exercises for tennis players

Sunil Kumar; Malkhan Singh; Pramod Kumar Yadav

2017, Vol. 4, Issue 3, Part D

Weight training and selected resistance exercises for tennis players

Author(s): Sunil Kumar, Malkhan Singh and Pramod Kumar Yadav

Abstract: Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all ages. The sport can be played by anyone who can hold a racket, including people in wheelchairs. Tennis is a sport usually played between two players (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles). Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net and into the opponent's court. The object of the game is to play the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a good return.

A well-designed tennis strength training program can work wonders for your game. Long gone are the days when coaches believed all forms of strength training were detrimental to sports demanding finely-tuned skills. In order to achieve results or produce a change in muscle strength, a set of guidelines for resistance training helps to ensure progress.

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Sunil Kumar, Malkhan Singh, Pramod Kumar Yadav. Weight training and selected resistance exercises for tennis players. Int J Phys Educ Sports Health 2017;4(3):185-187.

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