How to do Core Training for Tennis Players

Section six of this video series concentrates on one the most important areas of the body to develop for tennis players, the abdominal and trunk areas known as the core of the body.

You see, we know that in general terms, power starts in the lower body and then passes into the core or mid-section, but if the abdominal muscles are weak, the force from the lower body is at least partially lost.

In this scenario since the power generated from the lower body does not effectively pass through the core into the upper body, the transfer of that power into the arm and the racquet head is also inefficient. The result is relative lack of power. This type of player feels like they are working very hard but not getting the power they are looking for.

And although we might wish that this is common weak core problem was simple to remedy, it's not. In fact there are three areas of the abdominal to train, the obliques or side areas, the lower abs and the upper abs, plus athlete must also strengthen the back to prevent muscle imbalances.

Before starting with the exercises we prepared with this section, here is a serious statistic to remember. In 1995, 38% of all professional tennis players missed at least one tournament because of lower back problems, often a result of abdominal muscle imbalances.

We must also keep in mind that the goal of any resistance or strength training program is to transfer strength gains to the tennis court. This is often referred to as functional strength. In this section we will also share a number of exercises which built strength in the lower body, since lower body strength is arguably at least second in important in strength development next to the core muscle groups.