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Intermediate Tennis Conditioning

A 25-minute tennis-focused session: dynamic warm-up, footwork + power, and a quick cool-down.

Warm-Up

6 minutes. Raise your heart rate and prep ankles, hips, and shoulders for quick changes of direction.

Jumping Jacks
Jumping Jacks30 sec
High Knees
High Knees30 sec
Butt Kicks
Butt Kicks30 sec
Split Step
Split Step30 sec
2 rounds · 10 sec rest

Footwork Shadow Swing Circuit

Set two markers (cones/bottles) ~3–5 meters apart. Stay low on shuffles. On shadow swings, rotate through forehand/backhand with good form.

Lateral Shuffle
Lateral Shuffle30 sec
Split Step
Split Step20 sec
Shadow Swings40 sec
Skater Hops
Skater Hops30 sec
3 rounds · 15 sec rest
1 min rest

Strength Core Finisher

Controlled reps. Keep knees tracking over toes on squats/lunges. Maintain a strong brace on the plank.

Squats
Squats12x
Forward Lunges
Forward Lunges10x each side
Plank
Plank40 sec
2 rounds · 15 sec rest

Cool-Down

3 minutes. Bring your heart rate down and restore length in calves, quads, hamstrings, chest, and shoulders.

Calf Stretch
Calf Stretch30 sec each side
Hamstring Stretch
Hamstring Stretch30 sec each side
Quad Stretch
Quad Stretch20 sec each side
Chest Stretch
Chest Stretch20 sec
Shoulder Stretch
Shoulder Stretch20 sec each side
Lateral Power Over Linear Strength

Lateral Power Over Linear Strength

Skater Hops and Lateral Shuffles train the hip abductors and glute medius under lateral load — the exact force vectors your body absorbs during wide recovery steps and split-direction sprints. Shadow Swings reinforce rotational sequencing through the hips and thoracic spine, so your groundstrokes draw power from your core, not just your arm.

Why Tennis Destroys Unprepared Bodies

Why Tennis Destroys Unprepared Bodies

Tennis demands explosive deceleration every 2–4 seconds across a 90-minute match, placing peak eccentric stress on the quads, calves, and hip stabilizers. The Split Step alone — timed to your opponent's contact — is a neurological skill that separates reactive athletes from mechanical ones. Asymmetrical stroke mechanics also create chronic rotator cuff and lumbar imbalances that compound without t

Density Training for Court Readiness

Density Training for Court Readiness

At 16 minutes, the Main Set uses movement density rather than load to build tennis-specific conditioning — training your phosphocreatine and glycolytic systems simultaneously. Squats and Forward Lunges build the bilateral and unilateral leg strength that anchors your Split Step, while the Plank builds the anti-rotation core stiffness needed to transfer force cleanly through every swing. Personaliz

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