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