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It varies on many factors, such as your fitness shape, your age, do you play on hard courts, the imbalances you have in your body etc. I play myself 6 times per week (46 years old), and do fitness training another 2-3 times, in addition to stretching and myofascial release.
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Hii Jim. I am a Sports Performance Coach and tournament tennis player. I have trained many, many USTA junior and adult players throughout the years. Getting in "top shape" for the Summer tennis season requires a multi-faceted approach. As you know tennis requires speed, agility, strength (particularly in the core, shoulders and legs), flexibility, and power. Training that addresses each of these components will help improve your fitness for tennis. In my opinion, here really is no "optimal" amount of actual playing time. A lot depends on whether you're playing competitively each week (tournaments and/or leagues), and how long you are practicing on your non-competitive days. One problem that seems to haunt a lot of tennis players is the problem of overuse injuries (e.g. tennis elbow or shoulder problems). Playing too much, not getting adequate rest from hitting tennis balls, and not taking the time to train are all contributing factors to these types of injuries. So, playing too much can actually be counterproductive.
Playing is important, training is important, but always remember, REST is also important. I hope this helps.
LaRue, CSCS
www.lecfitness.com
lecfitness@yahoo.com
Playing is important, training is important, but always remember, REST is also important. I hope this helps.
LaRue, CSCS
www.lecfitness.com
lecfitness@yahoo.com
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Lots, like LaRue mentioned.
Id suggest getting in shape in 3 months and 3 training programs.
Endurance
strength
Plyometrics
It'll give you the explosion you need for tennis.
Id suggest getting in shape in 3 months and 3 training programs.
Endurance
strength
Plyometrics
It'll give you the explosion you need for tennis.
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This is one of those questions that really needs personal attention. Before I could even consider answering such a question I would need to know things like:
How much tennis have you been playing up to this point?
Have been previously coached on proper form for the various tennis motions?
Have you had any tennis related injuries, acute or chronic?
Do you have the necessary core and movement stability to play tennis at a high level?
And so on....
And all of these questions usually lead to follow up questions and follow up assessment of various ROMs, endurance, posture, etc.
A generic answer that I would be willing to give is this:
If this is something you have never approached in a structured manner before (and I mean in a manner in which you took the time to actually design a complete program for and adjust, regress, and/or progress appropriately), you need to back off and start completely over. Most people don't want to hear that type of advise. What is your hurry? Are you going to be making a living from tennis? Because you could really make living miserable if you try to do too much too quickly. Tennis has one of the highest orthopedic injury rates of any activity. I recommend you invest in a good instructor and follow proper recovery protocols for the amount of work that you perform. Treat this activity as you would for a client, only this time you are your client. Be serious and be competent.
How much tennis have you been playing up to this point?
Have been previously coached on proper form for the various tennis motions?
Have you had any tennis related injuries, acute or chronic?
Do you have the necessary core and movement stability to play tennis at a high level?
And so on....
And all of these questions usually lead to follow up questions and follow up assessment of various ROMs, endurance, posture, etc.
A generic answer that I would be willing to give is this:
If this is something you have never approached in a structured manner before (and I mean in a manner in which you took the time to actually design a complete program for and adjust, regress, and/or progress appropriately), you need to back off and start completely over. Most people don't want to hear that type of advise. What is your hurry? Are you going to be making a living from tennis? Because you could really make living miserable if you try to do too much too quickly. Tennis has one of the highest orthopedic injury rates of any activity. I recommend you invest in a good instructor and follow proper recovery protocols for the amount of work that you perform. Treat this activity as you would for a client, only this time you are your client. Be serious and be competent.
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Good answers. If you compete, you'll most likely be playing every day. I would try to give yourself at least 2-3 days of rest to let tissues repair and to repack glycogen into the muscle cells.
Good luck.
Good luck.
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