| Before I tell you about the single most effective upper | | | | additional muscle fibers with a full contraction, follow |
| body exercise for adding to your tennis serve, I want | | | | through past your knee so that your arm is parallel to |
| to tell you that improving the explosiveness of your | | | | your (slightly forward bent) upperbody. Return to the |
| serve isn't created JUST from upper body strength. | | | | starting position and repeat. |
| First and foremost, you'll need to develop explosive | | | | You can also perform this exercise with an elastic |
| power in your lower body and be able to transfer this | | | | band for resistance . Simply attach the band at the top |
| power up your body to your racquet. Secondly, you | | | | of a door or to a stable overhead object and follow |
| must develop strength endurance and the ability to | | | | the same steps as listed above. |
| recover quickly between points, so that you can give | | | | No matter what type of tennis serve you prefer, this |
| 100% on every shot. | | | | exercise will strengthen your lats to produce a more |
| If you're not able to increase your endurance and have | | | | explosive arm motion for your serve. |
| the ability to recover quickly between points, your | | | | Just having a strong upper body will limit your potential |
| power will diminish as the match goes on.. | | | | power for both ground strokes and serves, so I |
| With that said... | | | | recommend not only performing exercises for your |
| "How to Add Power to your Tennis Serve With One | | | | upper body, but also for your core, and quads and |
| Simple Exercise" | | | | hamstrings. When all three work together, you'll notice |
| Single Arm Cable Pull down | | | | the explosiveness of both your serve and your ground |
| Here's how to perform this exercise: | | | | strokes skyrocketing to the next level. |
| Grip the handle in the desired hand, stand 3-4 feet | | | | Todd Scott is a training advisor to Men’s Fitness |
| from the machine, bend your knees and your hips | | | | magazine and founder of the internationally best selling |
| keeping your back straight. With your arm directly over | | | | book Tennis Stomper. To learn more go to the Tennis |
| head and your elbow locked, contract your muscles | | | | Strategies homepage. |
| and bring the cable directly to your knee. To hit | | | | |