| As strength and conditioning becomes more and more | | | | natural motion.As you're bringing your forearm toward |
| popular among recreational and pro tennis players, | | | | your upper arm, stop half way where your arm |
| there are a few precautionary measures that need to | | | | forms a 90 degree angle.With your arm at a 90 |
| be taken. Mainly because of the high demands placed | | | | degree angle, imagine trying to bend your elbow |
| on the body during a tennis match.One of the most | | | | laterally (or across your body) without rotating your |
| dangerous exercises for tennis is the upright row. This | | | | shoulder. You can't, the |
| exercise can potentially worsen or even cause tennis | | | | elbow joint isn't made for it and the ligaments and |
| elbow.There are different variations to this exercise | | | | tendons serve to keep the elbow from bending in that |
| and it CAN be beneficial if you do it properly, but if | | | | direction.The force placed on the elbow joint during the |
| you're just hitting the gym, stay away...Incase you're not | | | | upright simulates trying to bend it in |
| sure what it is, I'll briefly explain.The upright row is | | | | a way in which it wasn't made. It stretches the |
| performed with either a a pair of dumbbells or a | | | | ligaments and tendons, causes inflammation, and BAM... |
| barbell. A person | | | | there you are on the sidelines with tennis elbow... for |
| grabs the bar with the hands placed about 5 inches | | | | how long? Who knows... so it's best to play it safe and |
| apart and lifts it straight up the body | | | | use alternate exercises to strengthen your shoulders |
| stopping just below the chin.If you're not already | | | | to help your tennis game!As one of the nation's most |
| performing this exercise and you play a lot of tennis... | | | | in-demand fitness trainers, Todd Scott is a training |
| with a little time it can cause tennis elbow bringing pain | | | | advisor to Men's Fitness and Muscle & Fitness Hers |
| you've never imagined. I don't care how young or old | | | | magazines. You can find his articles on news stands |
| you are.When the tendons of the elbow are tight, this | | | | today and in nearly every issue of Men's Fitness or |
| exercise is particularly dangerous because of the | | | | Muscle & Fitness Hers magazines for the past 2 |
| 'unnatural force' placed on the jointWith the hands | | | | years. A high school champion tennis |
| placed close on the bar, the upward motion places | | | | player-turned-fitness expert finally decided, after a little |
| stress on the elbow... stress against it's unnatural | | | | arm twisting by his tennis clients, to allow public access |
| bending motion.Let me explain.Let your arm hang by | | | | into his Tennis Specific Fitness Databank to help |
| your side and contract your bicep bringing your | | | | people just like you develop strength and power to hit |
| forearm closer to | | | | stronger shots and win more matches. is a website |
| your upper arm. You're forearm will move in a vertical | | | | designed to help you "Train Hard & Win Easy!"... |
| line to the ground. That's the | | | | |