| Have you ever wondered how to stretch your | | | | shoulder being stretched parallel to the ground through |
| shoulders before a match? | | | | the entire movement for an effective stretch. Be |
| I've seen a lot of strange "demonstrations" from | | | | careful not to stretch in a ballistic or uncontrolled |
| shoulder swings to the spread eagle from players out | | | | manner. Ease into the stretch. |
| on the court getting warmed up just before a match. | | | | Rotator Stretch #2: |
| Some things I've seen can be effective if you know | | | | 1) Extend your (right) upper arm directly out to the side |
| the precise "feeling" you should be trying to accomplish | | | | gripping the handle with your palm |
| during the stretch, but NOTHING will loosen your | | | | 2) With the racquet face towards the sky, reach |
| rotator cuffs before a match quite like this - and you | | | | across the front of your body with your left arm and |
| can do it on the court with nothing but a Tennis | | | | slightly full forward |
| Racquet: | | | | ** Make sure you keep your upper arm of the |
| Rotator Stretch #1: | | | | shoulder being stretched parallel to the ground through |
| 1) Extend your (right) upper arm directly out to the side | | | | the entire movement for an effective stretch. Be |
| gripping the handle with your palm | | | | careful not to stretch in a ballistic or uncontrolled |
| 2) With the racquet face towards the ground, reach | | | | manner. Ease into the stretch. |
| across the front of your body with your left arm and | | | | Todd Scott is a training advisor to Men’s Fitness |
| slightly full forward | | | | magazine and founder of the best selling book Tennis |
| ** Make sure you keep your upper arm of the | | | | Stomper. To learn more go to the Tennis homepage. |