Lateral Squat For Tennis | Exercise 6.15
Original book reference 6.15. Review the video, setup and coaching cues before selecting resistance.
Exercise Video
Technique Photographs
How To Perform The Exercise
With the bar on the upper back, step sideways into a wider stance and lower the hips centrally into a squat. Return to the athletic stance and repeat to the other side.
Technique Cue
Keep both feet supported and both knees bending in the wide squat. Judge knee tracking relative to the feet while retaining trunk control.
Book Technique And Progression
Book difficulty: 1 (the book’s exercise rating). Check the prerequisites and use loading suited to your technique and training history.
Step laterally and lower the hips between the feet into a squat before returning to the athletic stance; repeat the other direction. Retain whole-foot support and controlled trunk and pelvic positions throughout the squat and return.
Related exercises: Bilateral Squat and Lateral Lunge. See the tennis conditioning book for the full exercise description, and browse complete tennis workouts when ready to combine movements.
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Book reference: Advanced Concepts of Strength & Conditioning for Tennis, original exercise reference 6.15 Lateral Squat.