I am just moving up to high school soon and your videos are really helping me prepare for highschool. I wanna try out for the tennis team and ive been practicing forever. Your videos have helped me A LOT
I agree. I was hurting my muscles around my knees. I just wasn’t used to it. I guess it will hurt less the more I use them. I love all your videos Kevin. Thank you
Only one thing I would not do, internal rotation. From what I learned from a fitness channel, we already get a lot of internal rotation daily. If I were to do the internal rotation, I would make sure I do at least maybe 2 or more times the external rotation.
Ian, is there an alternative warmup to the final exercise? I coach a high school team, and this warmup is great for them, besides the fact that they don't have access to bands. Is there a body-weight excercise that will simulate the same stretch?
Great question, Matt! You could have players pair up and use a towel, pulling back and forth with just a little bit of resistance. That's the first thing that comes to mind for me....not sure how to get the same effect with body weight. -Ian
OMG - I have been static stretching for ages... Just found out that its actually harmful towards your game and maybe even cause injury thanks guys& Gals - Side note how many minutes before the match could you do dynamic stretching without losing too much of benefits? Would 60 mins beforehand already be too long?
Glad this was helpful, Milo! An hour would definitely be too soon before a match, yes. Try to wrap up your dynamic stretching about 5-10 minutes before playing.
great tips here. Let's say you dedicate 5 minutes to warm up - doing all of these is fine. If you arrive late and only have 2 mins, are there any more important than others or like an express warm-up you can recommend?
Great question, Izzle. I think at that point you have to know yourself. What are your problem areas? What body parts have given you issues you the past? If it was me I'd do hamstrings and rotator cuff. Somebody else may want to use those two minutes totally different. -Ian
To preface, they are showing several wonderful exercises, however warming up and stretching are 2 different things and have different set of execercises to address two different goals. they are getting intertwined here
I'm sorry, I just don't get it. It's... not stretching. The idea of stretching is that your muscles would relax and sink deeper into a stretch, and this... isn't that? I don't see why traditional stretching would be conducive to injury in any way that this wouldn't also. Color me confused =/
Glad you brought this up because it's very important, Tomoki! BEFORE tennis it's critical to prepare your body in a way that mimics the movements, ranges of motion, and types of response that you'll actually need to play. Holding a stretch for 30-60 seconds is basically the opposite of that. A dynamic warmup is designed to prime your body for great performance, a completely different purpose than static stretches (lengthen and loosen, etc). Here's a quick article that explains better: www.risephysicaltherapy.com/blog/static-vs-dynamic-stretching
I would definitely watch a whole series of tennisbod with Kevin, seems fun.
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I am just moving up to high school soon and your videos are really helping me prepare for highschool. I wanna try out for the tennis team and ive been practicing forever. Your videos have helped me A LOT
This used to be our warm up routine on my college baseball team. It works. Dynamic stretching. Thanks for sharing.
You're very welcome, Andrew!
Knee-hugs can be done more safely simply by pulling UNDER the hamstring, instead of stressing out the patella tendon.
Great warm-ups 💪🎾👊
Thanks for the tip, Daryl!
I agree. I was hurting my muscles around my knees. I just wasn’t used to it. I guess it will hurt less the more I use them. I love all your videos Kevin. Thank you
Jam packed with great info and demonstration! I know I do a good job of warming up but now it will be a great warm up. Thanks!
Appreciate the kind words, Kelley!
Cool! Very professional.
Might want to consider adding a trunk rotation with the walking lunge. Helps improve balance along with beginning to active your core and upper body.
Great idea, Matt!
Very comprehensive warm up guide. Thanks very much.
You bet, James!
Nice warm exercises, very useful
Great to hear, Srini!
Just wondering would we have to do this in order to get best results?
Great video! This is very close to what my dynamic warmup looks like (I wonder where I got it from?;-) Good to have a few more to add!
Glad you enjoyed it, Sabina!
0:15 OMG i couldn't stop laughing at Kevin 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Only one thing I would not do, internal rotation. From what I learned from a fitness channel, we already get a lot of internal rotation daily. If I were to do the internal rotation, I would make sure I do at least maybe 2 or more times the external rotation.
Ian, is there an alternative warmup to the final exercise? I coach a high school team, and this warmup is great for them, besides the fact that they don't have access to bands. Is there a body-weight excercise that will simulate the same stretch?
Great question, Matt! You could have players pair up and use a towel, pulling back and forth with just a little bit of resistance. That's the first thing that comes to mind for me....not sure how to get the same effect with body weight. -Ian
Genius intro!!! And great video!!!
Thank you, Eric!
lol intro best warm up video ever
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Kevin's "80s intro was terrific, would have been great with some Bee Gees music! Seriously, very good suggestions for a warm up routine.
Thanks for watching, Steve!
Ian preparing to apply for a position at the Ministry of Silly Walks
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Probably a founding member!
OMG - I have been static stretching for ages... Just found out that its actually harmful towards your game and maybe even cause injury thanks guys& Gals
- Side note how many minutes before the match could you do dynamic stretching without losing too much of benefits? Would 60 mins beforehand already be too long?
Glad this was helpful, Milo! An hour would definitely be too soon before a match, yes. Try to wrap up your dynamic stretching about 5-10 minutes before playing.
Oh This is what I want👍👍
Glad we could help, MG!
great tips here. Let's say you dedicate 5 minutes to warm up - doing all of these is fine. If you arrive late and only have 2 mins, are there any more important than others or like an express warm-up you can recommend?
Great question, Izzle. I think at that point you have to know yourself. What are your problem areas? What body parts have given you issues you the past? If it was me I'd do hamstrings and rotator cuff. Somebody else may want to use those two minutes totally different. -Ian
TMI! TMI!!
To preface, they are showing several wonderful exercises, however warming up and stretching are 2 different things and have different set of execercises to address two different goals. they are getting intertwined here
666, 6 nice
I'm sorry, I just don't get it. It's... not stretching. The idea of stretching is that your muscles would relax and sink deeper into a stretch, and this... isn't that? I don't see why traditional stretching would be conducive to injury in any way that this wouldn't also. Color me confused =/
Well, this is not stretching. This is warming up before playing tennis.
Well, this is not stretching. This is warming up before playing tennis. As simple as that.
Glad you brought this up because it's very important, Tomoki! BEFORE tennis it's critical to prepare your body in a way that mimics the movements, ranges of motion, and types of response that you'll actually need to play. Holding a stretch for 30-60 seconds is basically the opposite of that. A dynamic warmup is designed to prime your body for great performance, a completely different purpose than static stretches (lengthen and loosen, etc). Here's a quick article that explains better: www.risephysicaltherapy.com/blog/static-vs-dynamic-stretching
@maccajoe ... great job.
@@EssentialTennis ...great job