For the last 2 years I do a 30 min warm up not only before the match but before every single 2-hour training session + a 30 min stretching after each session. And I love it, my body loves it. And the reason for that unfortunately was a shoulder injury because I didn't do enough of warm ups and additional exercises. So, great stuff, Nick. I like that you talk about it, it's extremely important.
Love watching these videos. We are about the same age and I grew up playing tennis. Lots of these practice drills and warm-ups are the same ones that I learned from my coach 30+ years ago. Brings back memories and reminds me of all the things I need to continue to do nowadays. Thanks Coach Nik.👍
Hi Nic! First of all thanks for all the videos. Could you help me find the one that covers a whole day of practice? It goes through a whole day of practice including warming up, stretching, practicing resting, ice relaxation, nutrition, etc.. Is a really good guide jut I can't find it! Again, thanks so much, I've enjoyed and improved with all your knowledge and experience in this beautiful game
Another great video! I’ve never understood the warm up part of a match when it comes to pros. As you said they are already warmed up, they know their opponent games and they are familiar with the court. The toss in my opinion should be done in the locker room and as soon as they show up on the court the match should begin.
Great video! The hardest thing for me to warm up is the tossing arm for the serve. It takes so many repetitions before I get the feel and can place the ball consistently.
Had same late issue happen years ago in a GaSt "Olympics" 10.5 doub.s... had to start 0-3 v #1 seed, with 2 minutes to default, yet had best partner, & won in 3 in semis. Mostly fortunate not to see a cop on way...
Depends on where you need to improve the most. During training your focusing on the technical aspects, your areas that need improving, errors that need fixing, learning new things, etc, also potentially coming up with drills for tactical aspects. During a match everything is different, suddenly your misses count, you’ll be facing the opponent and yourself, so you get better on the mental and psychological aspects, as well as understanding when to be defensive/aggressive, how to exploit/adapt to your opponents, etc. One doesn’t substitute the other, so to your question, it depends which area you have the most room for growth, that is how you can tell where you can get the most from. As a recreational player myself, I do find though that I get more enjoyment out of matches, so I try to make sure I’m playing more than training, for enjoyment alone.
@Intuitive Tennis 🙏🤝👍 well, skipping the rope warms me up well quickly and good to go without wasting much time, the most important for my joints and actually everything. I'm skipping and moving a bit forward, then backwards, then left, then right, then diagonal, on both legs, just on one leg. It wakes up my brain, breathing, and for me importantly good for my joints. That small warm-up and then after the match short swimming or after the shower stretching at home keeps me without any injuries at all, and I am 41 already
Are there any pros that you think have interesting and/or unique warm up routines? Also any thoughts on the various drinks that the players sip throughout the match?
@@commondirtbagz7130 it does work like that though. Also wear layers, why would you train in the cold without layers? If you're not sweating with layers on, you're not going intense enough imo.
I think the warm up you demo'd is a little too much, you seem winded from the warmup. I could see stretching for 2 minutes, and you can simply hit balls from the baseline if no one is there, the concentration should be on a lot of hydration (it seemed hot out there) and protein before and during the game. Also I don't think that opponent was at your level, the strokes were possibly a 4.5 level maybe but I was not able to see much of his game.
Like I said in the video, players can do what suits them depending on different factors such as age, physical condition and time. I don’t recommend static stretches prior to playing. Milan (my opponent) is a competitive level player, former D2, top 20 junior in Croatia. Having said that, no matter how weak or strong the opponent is I always recommend warming up prior to playing. Levels are explained here 👉 ua-cam.com/video/7pQkStDMPxg/v-deo.html
@@IntuitiveTennis your videos are great, top 5 tennis channel. Well informed. Maybe I wasn’t able to see much of his game but I assume you are a teaching pro which is around 5.0,5.5.
Any proper warm up for a hyper active exercise like tennis matches requires elevating your heart rate and engaging those muscles. You risk injury if you expect yourself to go from light “Hit around” from baseline into full game state of extreme sprinting, lunging, reaching, pivoting etc. same thing for baseball as example, you can’t just throw the ball around for a few minutes then transition to full sprinting on the field and expect your body to endure that gracefully. Get your body moving, loosen up, then get the critical piece in -heart rate elevated Hydration begins long time before match, 24 hours minimum
Bending has been my weak points as well, I'm using Ben Patrick @TheKneesovertoesguy workouts to help strengthen my weak points and rebuild my knees while becoming pain free-so far I've only been doing warm up routines for a week now and my knees and ankles have no pain - check him out to revive the strength in your game at any age 💪🏾
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For the last 2 years I do a 30 min warm up not only before the match but before every single 2-hour training session + a 30 min stretching after each session. And I love it, my body loves it. And the reason for that unfortunately was a shoulder injury because I didn't do enough of warm ups and additional exercises. So, great stuff, Nick. I like that you talk about it, it's extremely important.
I need a holiday after seeing the weather there!
nikola : extend the rallies
also nikola : proceeds to one/two punch
Your videos have really helped my tennis. I always take time to warm up for about 15 minutes or so before I play, to prevent injuries.
I am a big fan of warmups before a training or a tennis match! Great video Nick!
Same here!
Love watching these videos. We are about the same age and I grew up playing tennis. Lots of these practice drills and warm-ups are the same ones that I learned from my coach 30+ years ago. Brings back memories and reminds me of all the things I need to continue to do nowadays. Thanks Coach Nik.👍
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Love the video. Great content and useful for match preparation
Thank you!
Excellent advice, on all counts
Hi Nic! First of all thanks for all the videos. Could you help me find the one that covers a whole day of practice? It goes through a whole day of practice including warming up, stretching, practicing resting, ice relaxation, nutrition, etc.. Is a really good guide jut I can't find it! Again, thanks so much, I've enjoyed and improved with all your knowledge and experience in this beautiful game
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Another great video! I’ve never understood the warm up part of a match when it comes to pros. As you said they are already warmed up, they know their opponent games and they are familiar with the court. The toss in my opinion should be done in the locker room and as soon as they show up on the court the match should begin.
Great video! The hardest thing for me to warm up is the tossing arm for the serve. It takes so many repetitions before I get the feel and can place the ball consistently.
Get the reps in in practice
Me, too!
You almost move more in your warm up than I do in an entire match. hahahahahah Good stuff! Thanks
Love those pillows haha :)
Had same late issue happen years ago in a GaSt "Olympics" 10.5 doub.s... had to start 0-3 v #1 seed, with 2 minutes to default, yet had best partner, & won in 3 in semis. Mostly fortunate not to see a cop on way...
Do you get better at tennis from training or playing matches? I know both help, but where is the majority of the progress being made?
Depends on where you need to improve the most.
During training your focusing on the technical aspects, your areas that need improving, errors that need fixing, learning new things, etc, also potentially coming up with drills for tactical aspects.
During a match everything is different, suddenly your misses count, you’ll be facing the opponent and yourself, so you get better on the mental and psychological aspects, as well as understanding when to be defensive/aggressive, how to exploit/adapt to your opponents, etc.
One doesn’t substitute the other, so to your question, it depends which area you have the most room for growth, that is how you can tell where you can get the most from.
As a recreational player myself, I do find though that I get more enjoyment out of matches, so I try to make sure I’m playing more than training, for enjoyment alone.
Tennis match or not, it's a good habit to be early to any commitment on your schedule. It shows preparation, respect, and discipline
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This tip about glicogen is spot on. When I load up carbs before I notice that I play much better
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I wonder if the edit at 11:14 had anything to do with the faint sound of pickleball in the background 😂😂😂
Need effective wrist stretches. 15 and feeling it a little
I only skip the rope but gonna introduce those hitting dry shadow
Rope is great
@Intuitive Tennis 🙏🤝👍 well, skipping the rope warms me up well quickly and good to go without wasting much time, the most important for my joints and actually everything. I'm skipping and moving a bit forward, then backwards, then left, then right, then diagonal, on both legs, just on one leg. It wakes up my brain, breathing, and for me importantly good for my joints. That small warm-up and then after the match short swimming or after the shower stretching at home keeps me without any injuries at all, and I am 41 already
Great video (you actually look a bit like Lionel Messi, but much taller obviously!!!!!!!!!!)
Are there any pros that you think have interesting and/or unique warm up routines? Also any thoughts on the various drinks that the players sip throughout the match?
I always felt Sharapova had the best warm up routine. I’m a naturalist when it comes to drink.
👉 ua-cam.com/video/57bofUmvbqY/v-deo.html
You can play outside for 2 hours in the UK in January and not get close to breaking a sweat :)
Uk weather is vile a lot of the time
@@maxpowers4436 not how that works but ok
@@commondirtbagz7130 it does work like that though. Also wear layers, why would you train in the cold without layers? If you're not sweating with layers on, you're not going intense enough imo.
@@menulis7941 well…if you’re not wearing layers, then sometimes it can be too cold to sweat.
I just walk 200mts to the court in January here in Panama and be sweating everywhere 😂.
Unfortunately, I cannot find "don't do this". What is it?
Lol my “carcass”
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I have always been a straight man, but after seeing your legs I'm questioning things🙄
? Seek help.
Like the facial hair!
I will give a like if you send me this like pillow
Haha 🙌
I think the warm up you demo'd is a little too much, you seem winded from the warmup. I could see stretching for 2 minutes, and you can simply hit balls from the baseline if no one is there, the concentration should be on a lot of hydration (it seemed hot out there) and protein before and during the game. Also I don't think that opponent was at your level, the strokes were possibly a 4.5 level maybe but I was not able to see much of his game.
Like I said in the video, players can do what suits them depending on different factors such as age, physical condition and time. I don’t recommend static stretches prior to playing. Milan (my opponent) is a competitive level player, former D2, top 20 junior in Croatia. Having said that, no matter how weak or strong the opponent is I always recommend warming up prior to playing. Levels are explained here 👉 ua-cam.com/video/7pQkStDMPxg/v-deo.html
@@IntuitiveTennis your videos are great, top 5 tennis channel. Well informed. Maybe I wasn’t able to see much of his game but I assume you are a teaching pro which is around 5.0,5.5.
@@TimTheMusicMan thank you
Any proper warm up for a hyper active exercise like tennis matches requires elevating your heart rate and engaging those muscles. You risk injury if you expect yourself to go from light “Hit around” from baseline into full game state of extreme sprinting, lunging, reaching, pivoting etc. same thing for baseball as example, you can’t just throw the ball around for a few minutes then transition to full sprinting on the field and expect your body to endure that gracefully. Get your body moving, loosen up, then get the critical piece in -heart rate elevated
Hydration begins long time before match, 24 hours minimum
@@IntuitiveTennis 😂
Bending has been my weak points as well, I'm using Ben Patrick @TheKneesovertoesguy workouts to help strengthen my weak points and rebuild my knees while becoming pain free-so far I've only been doing warm up routines for a week now and my knees and ankles have no pain - check him out to revive the strength in your game at any age 💪🏾
Like the Argentinian team
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Most players are already dead after doing all this exercices before a match :-)))