Lateral Squat To Press For Tennis | Exercise 6.32

Resistance Training · Book exercise 6.32

Watch the movement, then use the book-specific cues below to check your technique.

Exercise Video

Technique Photograph

Bar supported across the front of the shoulders with elbows forward
Shared front-rack setup detail, reused from the hang-clean photograph. This still shows shoulder support; use the video above for this exercise’s movement and timing.

How To Perform The Exercise

Start with the bar at the front of the shoulders. Step sideways, sink into a centered squat, then push off and extend the hips, knees and arms to drive the bar overhead.

Demonstration Notes

The clip shows one lateral direction and finishes after lowering the bar to the shoulders. Practise both directions, retaining the wide bilateral squat with both knees bending and whole-foot support.

Technique Cue

Keep the chest upright and the knees aligned as you move laterally; press from the leg drive.

Book Technique And Progression

Book difficulty: 3 (the book’s exercise rating). Learn the component movements and choose a load suited to your technique.

Keep the chest upright and the knees aligned as you move laterally; press from the leg drive.

Related exercises: lateral squat and front squat. See the tennis conditioning book for the full description, and browse complete tennis workouts when ready to combine movements.

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Book reference: Advanced Concepts of Strength & Conditioning for Tennis, Chapter 6, exercise 6.32 Lateral Squat to Press.