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Tennis: Triceps - One Muscle For All Shots

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Player sits on the gymnastic ball.
Player keeps a dumbbell in their dominant hand above the head.
Player bends the arm at the elbow and lowers down the weight behind the back.
Player recovers back and repeats the motion.

COACHING POINTS

In this drill player strengthens the triceps.
Tricep muscles are involved in all the strokes in tennis so it plays an important role in overall tennis performance.
Players have to strengthen this muscle regularly to allow for good power generation and possible injury prevention.
Players should control the motion and have the proper weight that will allow them to make it technically correct.

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Right leg balance:

The player stands behind balance platform. The player steps on the platform with right leg and tries to maintain balance.

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Prevent Shoulder Injuries:

Player stands sideways to the net.
Resistance band is attached to the net.
Player keeps band in right hand.
Player keeps elbow close to the body and performs movement inside the body.

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ABS Throw Overhead:

Sit close to the wall and put feet up on the wall. Lift your upper body and start throwing the ball overhead against the wall. Player has to maintain straight upper body to make sure that core muscles are working all the time. On the other hand, player also works on shoulders while throwing the ball.

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