Tennis Fitness - Exercises to Increase the Power of Your Serve Part II: Squat Jumps
The next progression for increasing the power of your serve is the squat jumps. Since power and explosion are paramount in service power, the squat jump is a perfect tool to use.
Progression 2: Squat Jumps
How to do it:
1) Stand with your feet shoulder width apart
2) Slowly bend your knees and lower your hips as you were performing a squat
3) When your thighs reach parallel, drive your feet into the ground & thrust your feet forward, while exploding up into the air
4) Land with your feet shoulder width apart
5) With a fluid motion repeat for 10-20 reps
Beginners: For beginners, it may be more difficult to smoothly transition from one squat jump to
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Intermediate: For people who have good stability and balance, the goal here is to perform one rep to the next in a fluid motion without pause. To add intensity, each progressive set work to decrease the time your feet touch the ground on each rep.
Advanced: To really increase the intensity and activate fast twitch muscle fibers used in the serve, add weight.
To begin, you can use either a barbell placed on your shoulders (as in a squat) or you can use dumbbells placed in each hand hanging to your sides.
Start with a weight you can
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For advanced athletes using weight, perform 2-4 sets of 6-8 reps. The goal here is not to fatigue the muscles, but to stimulate fast twitch muscle fibers.
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