Improve shot power, increase on-court speed and agility, and outlast the opposition with Complete Conditioning for Tennis, the most comprehensive tennis conditioning resource available

The only strength and conditioning resource endorsed by the United States Tennis Association, Complete Conditioning for Tennis details how to maximize your training with exercises, drills, and programs that

- assess physical strengths and deficiencies,

- improve footwork and agility,

- increase speed and quickness,

- enhance stamina,

- increase flexibility,

- reduce recovery time, and

- prevent common injuries.

Throughout, you will have access to the same recommendations and routines used by today's top professional players. From increasing the speed and power of your serve and groundstrokes to enhancing on-court agility and stamina, you will be ready to take the court with confidence and endure even the most grueling matches. Off the court, you'll learn recovery techniques and preventive exercises for keeping shoulder and elbow injuries at bay.

Featuring more than 200 on- and off-court drills and exercises combined with exclusive online access to 56 video clips, Complete Conditioning for Tennis is an essential resource for players, coaches, instructors, and anyone serious about the sport.

Today's fitness experts have learned that both stretching and how you stretch can affect how well you perform on the field, court, or track. Research shows that static stretching, a traditional mainstay of athletes' warm-ups, has a measurable negative impact on performance. Holding a stretch for 30 seconds or longer doesn't prepare a muscle for exercise; it can actually weaken the muscle.

That's where Dynamic Stretching, Second Edition comes in. This guide teaches you how to effectively prepare your body for physical activity while simultaneously improving strength, power, speed, agility, and endurance. Now with more than 70 exercises--illustrated with step-by-step photos--and fully updated information on the latest stretching research, this book will maximize your workouts and take your athletic abilities to the next level by:

Developing full-body range of motion Enhancing full-body motor control Increasing flexibility, balance, and muscular endurance Improving force generation and reaction time Correcting major and minor muscle imbalances

Once you learn the basics of dynamic stretching, dive into the dynamic stretching warm-up programs that have been carefully designed for the individual needs of athletes in more than 30 different sports, including running, tennis, basketball, baseball and softball, football, hockey, skiing, and many more.

AN ALL-IN-ONE GUIDE TO IMPROVING FLEXIBILITY USING THE SIMPLE AND HIGHLY EFFECTIVE STRETCH STRAP
Easy to use and inexpensive, the stretching strap is the ultimate at-home tool for improving range of motion for any part of the body. From ankle to neck, the targeted exercises in this book unleash the power of the stretching strap to help:

-Release Muscle Tension
-Improve Tendon Elasticity
-Increase Flexibility
-Alleviate Pain
-Rehabilitate Injuries
-Boost Athleticism

A band lined with multiple loops to allow a spectrum of different static and dynamic possibilities, the stretching strap is a staple among trainers and physical therapists. Now this guide brings the benefits of a stretching strap routine right into your living room with 50 exercises that target your personal fitness or rehab goals.

Today's fitness experts have discovered that both stretching and how you stretch can affect how well you perform on the field, court, or track. That is why so many top trainers recommend dynamic stretches.

Dynamic Stretching teaches how to effectively prepare your body for physical activity while simultaneously improving strength, power, speed, agility, and endurance. With more than 50 exercises--fully illustrated with step-by-step photos--this book shows how to take your workouts and abilities to the next level:

-Develop full-body range of motion
-Enhance full-body motor control
-Increase flexibility, balance, and muscular endurance
-Improve force generation and reaction time
-Correct major and minor muscle imbalances