Beginner Tennis Workout

beginner level

In order to improve tennis performance, one must develop static and dynamic stability. The focus of this workout is to improve neuromuscular efficiency (brain muscle communication), increase postural control, improve muscle length-tension relationship (LTR) and improve intrinsic stabilization of the lumbo-pelvic-hip complex to allow for the expression of functional strength. This workout will serve as a base for strength and power conditioning that will follow. This workout is designed to last up to four to six weeks and should be done in conjunction with a total body workout. The following exercises are to be performed in vertically loaded fashion with 90 seconds of rest at the end of each circuit.

Week 1

Day 1

This daily workout contains 6 exercises, you'll be doing the following exercises:

	Single leg squat Sets: 3 Reps: 10
	Dumbbell stability ball chest press using single arm Sets: 3 Reps: 12
	Standing dumbbell curl single arm Sets: 3 Reps: 10
	Lying dumbbell tricep extension on ball (French press) Sets: 3 Reps: 12
	Standing single arm shoulder press with dumbbell Sets: 3 Reps: 12
	Prone cobra on stability ball Sets: 3 Reps: 12

Day 2

Rest day!

Day 3

This daily workout contains 6 exercises, you'll be doing the following exercises:

	Single leg squat Sets: 3 Reps: 10
	Dumbbell stability ball chest press using single arm Sets: 3 Reps: 12
	Standing dumbbell curl single arm Sets: 3 Reps: 10
	Lying dumbbell tricep extension on ball (French press) Sets: 3 Reps: 12
	Standing single arm shoulder press with dumbbell Sets: 3 Reps: 12
	Prone cobra on stability ball Sets: 3 Reps: 12

Day 4

Rest day!

Day 5

This daily workout contains 6 exercises, you'll be doing the following exercises:

	Single leg squat Sets: 3 Reps: 10
	Dumbbell stability ball chest press using single arm Sets: 3 Reps: 12
	Standing dumbbell curl single arm Sets: 3 Reps: 10
	Lying dumbbell tricep extension on ball (French press) Sets: 3 Reps: 12
	Standing single arm shoulder press with dumbbell Sets: 3 Reps: 12
	Prone cobra on stability ball Sets: 3 Reps: 12

Day 6

Rest day!

Day 7

Rest day!

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