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Top Workouts For Online Gamers
The perception of gamers is often negative, conjuring an image of people sitting alone in a dark room with a bright large screen display unit, console, and a pizza box within easy reach. The reality...
Parenting Aces Podcast – Season 11, Episode 34: Junior Tennis Fitness
Talking with Lise Stone of Parenting Aces about Junior Tennis Fitness I had the great opportunity last week to be on the Parenting Aces podcast to talk all things junior tennis fitness and strength...
Why You Need A Mentor In The Strength & Conditioning/Fitness World
In an industry that is now built through social media where we only advertise the crazy, sexualized, and positive-news-only, it is hard to navigate who has their eggs in order. It’s difficult to...
Who Should You Pick? Fitness Instructor vs Personal Trainer
When starting your journey to improve body composition, build muscle, increase strength, eliminating aches and pains, and raising your cardiovascular levels, who should you pick? A fitness...
An Analysis of Carlos Alcaraz’s Training Methods
Coming to the home stretch of the tennis calendar for 2022, I thought it would be a great time to analyze Carlos Alcaraz's training and strength & conditioning programming that helped contribute...
Tennis Movement & Balance ft. Martin Parkes – USPTA SoCal May Conference
This video is from the USPTA SoCal 2022 Summer Conference where Martin Parkes discusses tennis movement & balance. Of course…
Cutoffs & Coffee: Episode 49 – James Shapiro, Tennis Strength & Conditioning Coach
I recently had a great opportunity to be part of the “Cutoffs & Coffee Podcast” to discuss a few topics behind tennis and strength and conditioning.
How Your Bedtime Routine Can Affect Your Recovery
Your Bedtime Routine Matters! The most over-looked method for recovery is sleep. It's not the newest recovery tool fad, the secondary nutritional supplement, or the over the counter medication. Nod...
How to Strength Training Can Improve Your Tennis Serve Performance
Strength training for tennis serve performance on the court can significantly alter the outcome of any tennis match. A combination of placement, accuracy, spin, and speed can setup a point for the...
Why Tennis Players Need Strength Training
What I've noticed as a performance coach and personal trainer is clear as day: tennis players need strength training. I'm here to promote the idea of why tennis players need strength training by...