Lateral Step Up with Dr. Mark Frisk

The lateral step up will increase your strength in your quads, hips, and hamstrings. By holding the dumbbell in the opposite hand of the working leg, you engage your core across your body, while working on one legged balance.
Here is top 10 in the nation, Dr. Mark Frisk of Ponte [...]

The Pauly P Lateral Shuffle with Jr. White Shadow

For the past few days I have had the opportunity to train Greg Labanowski from Houston, TX.
Here is a clip from the end of practice. The repetitive change of direction, and the bending of the knees to touch each target, will strengthen the legs and build endurance.
We did [...]

Junior Training Camp - Hot Florida Style!

I just completed an 8 day training camp with junior John Woodard. John is heading to LSU this upcoming fall and will be competing on the Men’s Tennis team. John needed to train all facets of his conditioning in order to compete in the upcoming Summer tournament’s.
Here is a [...]

On Court Tennis Movement Training

Here is a clip taken a couple years back when Amer was up in Amelia Island training.
I love doing this drill for tennis movement purposes. It really does cover all the bases when it comes to moving on the tennis court. You have to shuffle, move up and back linearly, and cover [...]

Exercise of the Week - The Swiss Ball Rollout

Well, I haven’t been blogging too much, but I decided to show you a great exercise today.
The Swiss Ball Rollout is a safe and very effective exercise that trains core stability. The object is to try and sustain a stable plank position on a swiss ball or an ab [...]

Exercise of the Week - Plank Leg Raise with Dr. Mark Frisk

The Plank exercise by itself is one of my favorites. It is very safe, and it works so many important muscles.
Mark does a great job of keeping his hips up as he raises and lowers his legs. His glutes are firing as he lifts the leg and his abdominal cavity is bracing [...]

Working out with Hideko Hallman

Last night I had my weekly 45 minute training session with Hideko Hallman. Hideko is a 3.5 tennis player that enjoys feeling good off the court, as well as on the court.
When I am not with her, Hideko maintains her form by training at her home gym with the exercises that I [...]

TRX Suspension Pushup with Weight Vest/Perfect Pushup

As you can see from my latest blogs, I’ve been using my TRX Suspension Trainer quite a bit. Bob Dykes, my client from last night, called me, “Q”, from the James Bond movie. “Q” was the person in charge of giving 007 all of his latest and greatest gadgets. I [...]

Kneeling Medicine Ball Chest Pass - Pro Version

Here is a great exercise to increase your upper body power. I love mixing in this exercise in the workouts that I write up for my clients, especially to warm them up before their strength training, or before they play on the court.
It is one of my favorites because you can [...]

Single Leg Squat with the TRX Suspension Trainer

The single leg squat with the TRX Suspension Trainer has become my favorite leg exercise. I have always felt that double squats were bad for the lower back and hindered movement.
Here is former number 1 player from Florida University, Tyler Hochwalt training in my gym. Although today was the first [...]