I knew this wouldn’t be a high performing video but it might be the most important one we’ve ever posted. This is how you get better. A lot of the workouts have been posted online on Andrew’s channel, @fit4tennis. Go check it out and support him. And if you don’t believe me, I just played two matches in the same day and I am chilling heheh thank you guys! We keep battling
This has been one of my favorite videos - really gives a lot of insight into how to get into tennis shape. I have always just done footwork drills with a ball machine or ran/biked but this gives you some new insight into getting into shape for tennis
Love the video. Ive been saying this for years, Tennis (and all racquet sports really) is a legs game. Its very hard for amateurs players to see why someone is good when based off of the legs and effortlessness getting in position. Most people look at big shots as the hallmark of a great player. Great legs is quiet like you mentioned in the video. Im a relatively small guy but have always had great footwork. As a result, so many people told me i wasnt good, that i just got to every ball and was consistent. Its really annoying when your footwork is soo good it overshadows or delegitimizes the rest of your game. But then again the people who said that to me dont play tennis anymore, so it really is a ego thing.
Man, that is the case for every good mover, they are considered the pusher. That is total bullshit haha a person hits two decent winners a set and think they are great players and shouldn’t lose to a guy who does what tennis is at is core: move well and get balls back. It’s the entire point of the sport hahah don’t listen to the haters, keep taking their lunch money (and show them this video)
Dude Karue just took out Demin (world n. 1 junior last year), another strong prospect in Buse, and his quasi-namesake Sells, who just over a year ago was ranked close to 120... now into the semis of the 25K in Portugal... absolutely insane what this guy is doing!
Yeah it's really awesome to see and be a part of his journey. Karue is probably the best tennis creator online right now. His content is 🔥, he's a great coach, and obviously he's incredible at tennis.
Fitness! I’m one year back into the sport after almost 30 years away and I’m inspired to shift my focus more towards fitness. Especially to prevent injury on court! Thank you for continuing to share your story with us. Now get to work and don’t worry about the videos for the next month! Rooting for ya.
i really do like what andrew has to say in this video. i'll use myself as a cautionary tale: i spent so much time getting myself into incredible shape that DIDN'T translate into tennis before. it was insanely frustrating to work so incredibly hard but then not be able to have it translate into the court. tennis is such a specific beast and while being in better shape is never a negative, the time i spent doing things like crossfit could have been better spent doing something more structured for tennis. but alas, that was 2011, i didn't have enough money for personal training or to join a full-time academy, and there wasn't quite the programming that we see nowadays out there online.
This is my favorite video you've made. 💯 I think you're spot on when you say that we put too much importance on how we hit the ball and not enough on how we move around the court. 👌 Keep up the good work!
I agree that even if it's not a high performing video, it's probably the most important one. At least for what I can learn from your channel to add to my game as a rec player. Thanks for making it!
For me, this is as good or even better of a video. As a player trying to focus on my fitness as well, this routine has been beneficial and will be incorporated into my tennis schedule. Thank you Karue for sharing this information!
Hey Karue, i have been keeping track of your progress and massive congrats on beating J Sel in straights too. I remembered him reaching a few challenger finals a couple years ago.
i love every video you've ever done but this just might be the best of them all! thank you very much for sharing this karue! wishing you a tremendous season!
Well done, buddy! I think it’s hilarious when your coach said, “Karue won’t take you off the court by hitting 135mph serves or 100mph forehands…” like bro-who is?!!! Kyrgios? He isn’t even playing now. Karue you’re a legend. Keep it up!
from Greece with love keep going strong to the top🤙💪🎯 it would be very interesting if you could inform us about the nutritional habits of a professional player as well as what and when he chooses to eat which foods according to the day, training - competition etc.
This reminds me of when Verdasco took his fitness seriously and had some amazing seasons. I saw him play Gasquet in Rome (2007 I think) wearing a heart rate monitor on court
While I play at a much, much lower level, and while my workouts are not necessarily tennis-specific, I can relate to this. I've always been pretty athletic (played soccer, tennis, volleyball, badminton; skied a lot), I had never worked out in a gym until about a year ago. In November 2023, I started working out 3 days a week, partly because I felt I was getting tired faster when playing sports (I'm 34 now; not old, but not getting younger either). Gained about 12 lbs of weight, 7 or 8 lbs of muscle mass (I'm 6'0", 166 lbs now). Around the same time, I also started taking private tennis lessons from a very good coach (former men's college team head coach). Of my last 20 matches, I won 17, and almost got bumped from 3.5 to 4.0. Part of it has been tennis related, but a huge part is physical. I step on the court knowing that I can chase every ball and can outrun and outlast pretty much any opponent I may play in the local league. I still have a long way to go (improvement is a continuous process, there is no end point), but still, I wholeheartedly agree with you. If one wants to get better on the tennis court, getting stronger is massively important.
Most rec players could bump up a level just with fitness alone. VERY important in my eyes, so thanks. With a rough little patch I am trying to carry more weight than ever and, even though I have been able to keep up, it ain't pretty. Need to get my fat A back out and working. Good stuff Karue. Cheers.
Great content Karue! I was wondering if you can share little bit about the balance between doing the fitness and training with a racquet in a week? Good luck
Which percept are you using mate ? How heavy have you set it up ? Good luck in your upcoming matches ! I see you’ve got a good youngster ( Demin ) 1st round 2mo ! 🎾 GL
Question about lateral shuffles: if he goes to his left he pushes off his left foot, and if he goes to his right he pushes off his right foot. Is that correct?
Yes. You should always push with your outside leg first. Like if you have to chase a ball that is going to your backhand (righty) the first push is with the right leg
Being a 4,5 with scarce free time to exercise beyond my twice a week hitting sessions, would doing this workout twice a week be beneficial? Or would you recommend adding other cardio/strength exercises as well?
If you can’t be on court for as long as you would like, yes fitness would have the greatest (silent) impact on your game. I don’t do a lot of normal cardio (like long runs and stuff), my cardio is catered to tennis as Andrew explained. In general, become fitter so you can run more on court, more often than your opponent.
What weight would you recommend the medicine ball be at? I usually use a 20lb slam ball for my cardio work, but these appear to be bouncy medicine balls. Would 10lb or 12lb be good, Karue?
@@fit4tennis perfect! Thank you so much! Also does your app have weekly fitness routines for tennis players? Like the medicine ball tosses and whatnot? I presume the paid subscription has those details?
Show us a full workout session! That's what we want, not a 10 min warm-up for senior members of the country club! 🏃🏃🏃🏃🏃🏃🏃 I would love to see you work out for an hour or so
The funny thing about this video is: focusing on moving better will inadvertently make your ball strike better and cleaner. Because you will have a good balanced position to strike the ball. 😂
Currently he is in the Main Draw of the M25 Vila Real de Santo Antonio, In Portugal. And in 2 weeks he is signed up for the M15 SHARM ELSHEIKH, in Egypt.
Im a 400m athlete. As soon as I got to tennis I was a 4.5. I didnt even have a racketswing, I just tapped the ball to the other side but I could handle some patienceless guys that played for decades by getting to the ball fast and firm with my legs. Fitness is way underrated in tennis, many dudes cant even sprint and want to hit winners consistently.. Won't do
I knew this wouldn’t be a high performing video but it might be the most important one we’ve ever posted. This is how you get better. A lot of the workouts have been posted online on Andrew’s channel, @fit4tennis. Go check it out and support him. And if you don’t believe me, I just played two matches in the same day and I am chilling heheh thank you guys! We keep battling
Thanks for the the workout at the last half of video, it was exactly what I was looking for -- a routine without a lot of equipment focused on tennis.
Can I use this as the 1 size fits all pre match/hitting session warm up? Or would you recommend a different video from Andrew’s channel?
This video is absolutely amazing. So much high value information. Thank you for this masterpiece! Best of luck out there Karue!
Thanks, Karue. I have been waiting for this video for a few weeks.
This has been one of my favorite videos - really gives a lot of insight into how to get into tennis shape. I have always just done footwork drills with a ball machine or ran/biked but this gives you some new insight into getting into shape for tennis
Proud and excited to be a part of my guy's journey! Let's go Karue 💪 #wecoming
what weight medicine ball should a guy start with?
@@analogkid8same ask！ thanks a lot!
In one of your older videos, you said that in tennis, you "win with your legs." I've never forgotten that, and tell myself this in every match.
Love the video. Ive been saying this for years, Tennis (and all racquet sports really) is a legs game. Its very hard for amateurs players to see why someone is good when based off of the legs and effortlessness getting in position. Most people look at big shots as the hallmark of a great player. Great legs is quiet like you mentioned in the video. Im a relatively small guy but have always had great footwork. As a result, so many people told me i wasnt good, that i just got to every ball and was consistent. Its really annoying when your footwork is soo good it overshadows or delegitimizes the rest of your game. But then again the people who said that to me dont play tennis anymore, so it really is a ego thing.
Man, that is the case for every good mover, they are considered the pusher. That is total bullshit haha a person hits two decent winners a set and think they are great players and shouldn’t lose to a guy who does what tennis is at is core: move well and get balls back. It’s the entire point of the sport hahah don’t listen to the haters, keep taking their lunch money (and show them this video)
@@KaruesellHQ do you know if itf/wta require a young player to have a licensed/registered coach(traveling with parents)
Dude Karue just took out Demin (world n. 1 junior last year), another strong prospect in Buse, and his quasi-namesake Sells, who just over a year ago was ranked close to 120... now into the semis of the 25K in Portugal... absolutely insane what this guy is doing!
Yeah it's really awesome to see and be a part of his journey. Karue is probably the best tennis creator online right now. His content is 🔥, he's a great coach, and obviously he's incredible at tennis.
This video was fantastic. Thank you for providing a wonderful workout routine.
Fitness! I’m one year back into the sport after almost 30 years away and I’m inspired to shift my focus more towards fitness. Especially to prevent injury on court! Thank you for continuing to share your story with us. Now get to work and don’t worry about the videos for the next month! Rooting for ya.
Let’s Go! Karue want to see you playing in the US Open! 2025!
Karue, regardless of what happens, pretty damn epic what you trying to do right now. so fuckin cool.
Good luck Karue, thanks for the routine. Gonna be working with highschool kids very soon so I'll share this video with them also
i really do like what andrew has to say in this video. i'll use myself as a cautionary tale: i spent so much time getting myself into incredible shape that DIDN'T translate into tennis before. it was insanely frustrating to work so incredibly hard but then not be able to have it translate into the court. tennis is such a specific beast and while being in better shape is never a negative, the time i spent doing things like crossfit could have been better spent doing something more structured for tennis. but alas, that was 2011, i didn't have enough money for personal training or to join a full-time academy, and there wasn't quite the programming that we see nowadays out there online.
great video, all tennis players should watch !
This is my favorite video you've made. 💯
I think you're spot on when you say that we put too much importance on how we hit the ball and not enough on how we move around the court. 👌
Keep up the good work!
That is all people do. They believe tennis is like golf. It isn’t’. Move better, win more
Yeah people do this with golf too, they play golf swing not golf. Course management is often overlooked
I agree that even if it's not a high performing video, it's probably the most important one. At least for what I can learn from your channel to add to my game as a rec player. Thanks for making it!
thank you!
Thank you so much for this Karue. As somoene who primarily plays tennis for the physical health benefits, this was a perfect video to help with that
For me, this is as good or even better of a video. As a player trying to focus on my fitness as well, this routine has been beneficial and will be incorporated into my tennis schedule. Thank you Karue for sharing this information!
Keep at it sir
I am 28 and I guess I'm starting doing some fitness finally.
32 and me too ❤
Thanks for that. Adding a few of those to my workout. As the years go by, these things gain importance. Cheers.
Nice workout, I need it!.. good luck K! Very exciting times ahead!
You go, Karue!
What an awesome video! I will be following Andrews workout regularly!
Thanks Andrew and Karue!
Hey Karue, i have been keeping track of your progress and massive congrats on beating J Sel in straights too. I remembered him reaching a few challenger finals a couple years ago.
i love every video you've ever done but this just might be the best of them all! thank you very much for sharing this karue! wishing you a tremendous season!
Awesome video! That court looks like it is in a beautiful spot
Let’s go Karue! Great content as usual mate. Best of luck with these upcoming tournaments
Awesome video! Good luck in Portugal! Will you be playing a tournament closer to
Lisbon?
Well done, buddy!
I think it’s hilarious when your coach said, “Karue won’t take you off the court by hitting 135mph serves or 100mph forehands…” like bro-who is?!!! Kyrgios? He isn’t even playing now.
Karue you’re a legend. Keep it up!
from Greece with love keep going strong to the top🤙💪🎯 it would be very interesting if you could inform us about the nutritional habits of a professional player as well as what and when he chooses to eat which foods according to the day, training - competition etc.
Vamooss karueee! Fuerza desde Venezuela! Tu puedes🔥🥎🚀
Great video, thanks to Karue and fit4tennis!
This reminds me of when Verdasco took his fitness seriously and had some amazing seasons. I saw him play Gasquet in Rome (2007 I think) wearing a heart rate monitor on court
Nice job Andrew and Karue! Loved this vid!
I love this! And its gonna be very help for me and my game.
Super motivating! Impressive drive. Watchout for injuries.
Thanks for sharing. Wuatb, bro.
Awesome recap and what a bonus workout! Looking forward for your next matches. Vamos que vamos irmão!!!
Fantastic, highly inspirational content!
Awesome video. Kick some butt this year
Yo this some fire evergreen fitness content. Will be revisiting this throughout the year.
Will post some more stuff as we go!
Awesome hope to see u at a challenger soon!
While I play at a much, much lower level, and while my workouts are not necessarily tennis-specific, I can relate to this.
I've always been pretty athletic (played soccer, tennis, volleyball, badminton; skied a lot), I had never worked out in a gym until about a year ago. In November 2023, I started working out 3 days a week, partly because I felt I was getting tired faster when playing sports (I'm 34 now; not old, but not getting younger either). Gained about 12 lbs of weight, 7 or 8 lbs of muscle mass (I'm 6'0", 166 lbs now). Around the same time, I also started taking private tennis lessons from a very good coach (former men's college team head coach). Of my last 20 matches, I won 17, and almost got bumped from 3.5 to 4.0. Part of it has been tennis related, but a huge part is physical. I step on the court knowing that I can chase every ball and can outrun and outlast pretty much any opponent I may play in the local league.
I still have a long way to go (improvement is a continuous process, there is no end point), but still, I wholeheartedly agree with you. If one wants to get better on the tennis court, getting stronger is massively important.
Darn, I bet this video hit home for you! That is some good fitness at the rec-level. What state are you in?
This is really good series. Keep it up
Most rec players could bump up a level just with fitness alone. VERY important in my eyes, so thanks. With a rough little patch I am trying to carry more weight than ever and, even though I have been able to keep up, it ain't pretty. Need to get my fat A back out and working. Good stuff Karue. Cheers.
Great content Karue! I was wondering if you can share little bit about the balance between doing the fitness and training with a racquet in a week?
Good luck
Karue loves fitness
Great content as usual 💪🏽
Bro the physical part is 70% of success of any sport especially , keep improving your physical parts and so soon u gonna be in top 100
Thanks a lot for the workout routine.
Very useful, added to my playlist 😅
Could it be done right before a practice session, or is it too exhausting ?
Definitely can be done right before. Give yourself like 5 mins to catch your breath after but you’ll be totally warmed up
Just a beautiful fluid backhand.
Absolutely awesome video! Just a question, is this workout supposed to be done just before a hitting session?
Anytime you want! Before would be a solid warm up. Ad some arm bands to it, a couple of sprints. Boom
What is your schedule usually ? Like morning tennis, fitness in between and then an afternoon hitting session?
Fitness and tennis in the morning. Only one hit a day, never 2. 2 hits a day is a young man’s game haha
Good luck Karue
GO TEAM!
great, thanks
Andrew mentioned weight loss, what was your diet like to lose weight during this process?
Which percept are you using mate ? How heavy have you set it up ?
Good luck in your upcoming matches ! I see you’ve got a good youngster ( Demin ) 1st round 2mo ! 🎾 GL
Here Is Why I Switched From The VCORE 95 To The Percept 100D - ATP Player Review
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Where the video about slice serve tutorial
Felix from tennis brothers and Karue from my tennis HQ playing double together in M25 Calabassas?
Question about lateral shuffles: if he goes to his left he pushes off his left foot, and if he goes to his right he pushes off his right foot. Is that correct?
Yes. You should always push with your outside leg first. Like if you have to chase a ball that is going to your backhand (righty) the first push is with the right leg
@@KaruesellHQ That was my point. Thanks for clarifying.
Crushing it!
Being a 4,5 with scarce free time to exercise beyond my twice a week hitting sessions, would doing this workout twice a week be beneficial? Or would you recommend adding other cardio/strength exercises as well?
If you can’t be on court for as long as you would like, yes fitness would have the greatest (silent) impact on your game. I don’t do a lot of normal cardio (like long runs and stuff), my cardio is catered to tennis as Andrew explained. In general, become fitter so you can run more on court, more often than your opponent.
Hi Karue what is your tension on the 100d?
What weight would you recommend the medicine ball be at? I usually use a 20lb slam ball for my cardio work, but these appear to be bouncy medicine balls. Would 10lb or 12lb be good, Karue?
10lb would be great
@@fit4tennis perfect! Thank you so much!
Also does your app have weekly fitness routines for tennis players? Like the medicine ball tosses and whatnot? I presume the paid subscription has those details?
No problem! Yes we have a ton of workouts on the app! We have a free 7 day trial to check it out!
@@fit4tennis thank you so much!
Show us a full workout session! That's what we want, not a 10 min warm-up for senior members of the country club! 🏃🏃🏃🏃🏃🏃🏃
I would love to see you work out for an hour or so
what do you record with?
Funny how YT lets you comment before the video has even premiered
The funny thing about this video is: focusing on moving better will inadvertently make your ball strike better and cleaner. Because you will have a good balanced position to strike the ball. 😂
That’s precisely the point hahahaha
Karue will beat Francis Tiafoe in R1 of US OPEN
lol
The Bruins already have one quadzilla.
Ur forehand is top spin or flat?
mom can I have JJ wolf:
"we have jj wolf at home"
Amazing
Should we be worried that Karue will become top 50 and won’t give a sh1t about his subscribers anymore?😮😢
are you playing any tournaments soon?
currently at a tournament
Currently he is in the Main Draw of the M25 Vila Real de Santo Antonio, In Portugal.
And in 2 weeks he is signed up for the M15 SHARM ELSHEIKH, in Egypt.
@@KaruesellHQ do you know if your matches will be live streamed somewhere?
Nice
Im a 400m athlete. As soon as I got to tennis I was a 4.5. I didnt even have a racketswing, I just tapped the ball to the other side but I could handle some patienceless guys that played for decades by getting to the ball fast and firm with my legs. Fitness is way underrated in tennis, many dudes cant even sprint and want to hit winners consistently.. Won't do
yeah right hahah, you'd get scalped by a 4.5
Not sure what 4.5 means in track and field 🧐 lol
I believe you. Tennis is a movement sport, not a hitting sport! Great job man. Keep at it
How long did it take to get to 4.5 after you started playing?
No way 4.5
karue what weight do you use for ur med ball?
Different weights for different exercises. 6, 8, 20 lbs
Karue você ainda sabe falar português?
sei
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Awesome, inspiring!👍
Man for di gyal dem !!!
nice
I love this Karue 🥵🥵🥵
As of today, if Karue earns 5 atp points he will now rank higher than NADAL in atp rankings. Just sayin
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Please speak slowly. It's really hard for me to listen English to understand. 😅
just amazed how stiff this coach's body really is. he might be great in the strength, durability and recovery departments, but flexibility? hell no.
Flexibility wasn’t a consideration?
it’s one video man, not everything is in it
I wanna be like Walmart Agassi
Haa haa😂
Very nice video guys.