Tennis Programs
Take your game to a higher level! Now you can train to play like the pros by specifically conditioning each fitness component to meet the physical demands of tennis.
Complete Strength and Conditioning for Tennis improves your strength, power, agility, flexibility, quickness, and stamina. But unlike general strength-training and aerobic workouts, the ones provided at SST have been proven to provide the best benefits for tennis players of all ages.
Tennis is a very explosive anaerobic sport, despite matches that last up to 4 hours! The majority of “games” last only 5-10 seconds…with exciting rallies usually lasting no more than 15-20 seconds.
With so much repetitive force production coming from the shoulders and core, it is important to make sure that a proper strength training program be implemented for tennis players. At SST we make sure to pay special attention to muscle balance and sport specific strength catered to tennis players. All too often we see many young tennis players with ankle, knee, and a variety of shoulder injuries. We strive to reduce these injuries by focusing on strengthening weaker muscles and creating muscle balance within the body, reducing many of the overuse injuries that are far to common in tennis.
HOW IT WORKS
Tennis players entering SST are required to attend a one-on-one initial fitness assessment and a one-on-one program design and instruction session prior to starting the program.
The initial fitness assessment (1 hour) consists of a comprehensive fitness and muscle testing procedure to evaluate an athlete’s physical abilities and identify any weaknesses or potential areas for injury. Power, speed, strength and flexibility are also tested at this stage.
A Strength and Conditioning Coach then designs a personalized workout program suited to the athlete’s needs. The first priority is to strengthen weaker muscles in order to reduce the risk of injury and achieve better overall strength and performance. Once the muscles identified as needing development have been strengthened, focus is placed on developing the body as a whole.
Next, a program design and instruction session (1 hour) is scheduled to walk the athlete through his/her program for the first time and provide them with a sound understanding of the “SST way of training”. They are also given a nutrition and flexibility information package to take home and follow.
Workout programs are changed frequently throughout an athlete’s training cycle (free of charge) in order to create continuous stress and demand on his/her muscles. All programs are customized to help athletes become stronger and more conditioned in their sport, not just stronger in the weight room.
ONE-ON-ONE TRAINING
With One-on-One Training, athletes receive the complete and undivided attention of a personal Strength and Conditioning Coach (1 hour).
GROUP TRAINING
Group Training is conducted by a qualified Strength and Conditioning specialist who works with small groups (maximum eight athletes). The coach directs each athlete through his or her personalized weight training program. (1 hour).
Call 905-632-3558; or e-mail us for further details.
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