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Power Tennis Training Power Tennis Training
About the Product
Donald Chu, training consultant to the United States Tennis Association
and top tennis pros, defines power as speed applied to strength. In Power Tennis Training he shows players at all levels how to put more power into their game.
Power Tennis Training combines a variety of training methods
specifically designed to increase tennis players’ endurance, strengthen
the muscles they use most often, and enhance their speed. These methods
are integrated into 3 training blocks that each feature a mix of
different workouts. Each block lasts 4 weeks, providing an
easy-to-follow 3-month workout cycle that can be repeated again and
again.
Workouts in the first block focus on enhancing endurance and developing
strength in the muscles, tendons, and ligaments. In the next two
blocks, workouts are designed to help players become faster and hit the
ball harder by applying strength more effectively to their tennis
strokes.
Part I describes the individual exercises and drills that make up the workouts in the Power Tennis Training program. Using numerous illustrations to ensure correct technique, Chu demonstrates
• exercise principles for tennis players,
• warm-up and stretching exercises,
• weight training,
• trunk exercises,
• plyometrics,
• medicine ball exercises,
• court drills,
• safety and injury prevention, and
• overall fitness and conditioning testing.
Part II integrates the exercises and drills described in Part I into workouts that make up each of the training blocks.
Chu’s practical, year-round, tennis-specific conditioning program will
help tennis players at all levels apply more explosive power on the
court.
About the Author
A frequent contributor to Strength and Conditioning journal, Don Chu
is a leading authority on power training and conditioning. In addition
to serving as a consultant for the United States Tennis Association,
Chu has been a conditioning consultant for the Golden State Warriors,
Milwaukee Bucks, Detroit Lions, and Chicago White Sox. He is owner,
director, and consultant to individual athletes at the Ather Sports
Injury Clinic in northern California.
Dr. Chu earned his PhD in physical therapy and physical education from
Stanford University and is a professor emeritus of kinesiology and
physical education at California State University, Hayward. In 1978,
his only year as a head coach, Dr. Chu was named the Far Western
Conference Track and Field Coach of the Year. He is a registered
physical therapist, a certified athletic trainer through the National
Athletic Training Association, and an National Strength and
Conditioning Association-certified strength specialist.
NOTE: This is nonreturnable product and all purchases are final.
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