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