Static Stretching For Tennis

Chapter 5 of Advanced Concepts of Strength & Conditioning for Tennis presents static stretches for recovery and flexibility. Follow the pictured setup and the written technique cues for each exercise; the videos show the movement with shorter holds than the book’s prescribed duration.

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Static Stretching Exercises

All 22 Chapter 5 static stretches are available below with a video, photograph and book technique instructions. Each page identifies shortened filmed holds, any demonstrated variation, and the book reference.

  1. 5.34 Supine Erector Spinae — video, photograph and book technique
  2. 5.35 Supine Oblique — video, photograph and book technique
  3. 5.36 Supine Cross-Over — video, photograph and book technique
  4. 5.37 Seated V-Stance — video, photograph and book technique
  5. 5.38 Supine Knee To Chest — video, photograph and book technique
  6. 5.39 Side-Lying Quad — video, photograph and book technique
  7. 5.40 Supine Towel Hamstring — video, photograph and book technique
  8. 5.41 Sumo Squat — video, photograph and book technique
  9. 5.42 Seated Piriformis — video, photograph and book technique
  10. 5.43 Butterfly — video, photograph and book technique
  11. 5.44 Lunge Hip Flexor — video, photograph and book technique
  12. 5.45 Standing Calf — video, photograph and book technique
  13. 5.46 Kneeling Shin — video, photograph and book technique
  14. 5.47 Anterior Deltoid — video, photograph and book technique
  15. 5.48 Towel Shoulder — video, photograph and book technique
  16. 5.49 Posterior Deltoid — video, photograph and book technique
  17. 5.50 Single Arm Pectoralis — video, photograph and book technique
  18. 5.51 Bar Rotator Cuff — video, photograph and book technique
  19. 5.52 Wrist Flexor — video, photograph and book technique
  20. 5.53 Wrist Extensor — video, photograph and book technique
  21. 5.54 Overhead Triceps — video, photograph and book technique
  22. 5.55 Overhead Latissimus Dorsi — video, photograph and book technique

For pre-session mobility, explore the dynamic stretching exercises.

From The Tennis Book

This exercise library follows the tennis edition’s Chapter 5 numbering. Learn about Advanced Concepts of Strength & Conditioning for Tennis.