Why athletes hurt themselves playing tennis?
Info from Mark Verstegen Athletes Performance
Faster surfaces and serves coupled with stronger groundstrokes are making for today’s quick-action tennis, but players are beginning to pay the price. Hip problems have dramatically increased on the ATP tour. “Hip problems are a result of the game’s particular physical demands. Players today generate a lot of power, but they also stress the hip with the open-stance forehand and the extreme rotation of the serve. They have to move faster and stop and change directions more than ever. Whether you’re a weekend warrior or a pro, Verstegen emphasizes that the hip muscles need to be strengthened to prevent injury.”
Are you doing tennis to get fit or are you fit to play tennis?
Tennis requires endurance, speed, fast reaction time, overhead strength, core body strength, strong arms and legs and flexibility. Getting ready for the upcoming season will require movement patterns to maximize overall output on the court. I wonder if you just train you skills or do you train from the inside out. The complete tennis player needs to train from the inside out, nutritionally, mentally and physically off court as well as on court.