Anybody play hellatennis and hellaterrain park?

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im thinking about coaching tennis in the summer, just wondering if any of you tennis players feel that the shoulder muscle upper body strength you build from tennis detracts at all from your skiing ability, as opposed to inlining in the summer, which definitely helps your sking ability once you hit the snow

they dont go hand and hand like skateboarding and snowboarding for sure, but do you think tennis in the summer would be like a figure skater bodybuilding in the offseason?
 
uhh I play tennis. and I'm sure a 12 oz racket will not get u as body building lol. anyway i would think playing tennis would strengthen your legs and improve your stamina thus possibly bettering your skiing? idk just my thoughts
 
its not necessarily the weight of the racquet. If you get to a higher level then the constant swinging of an object so fast puts serious wear on some of your muscles. also, the swings arent always natural to your body; say if you're sprinting for the ball and you barely make it, no one has time to do a reg forehand correctly.

to OP, nah it wont interfere with your skiing that much. unless you get hurt, you should be fine.
 
there is going to be absolutely no effect

i play hockey and lacrosse all summer long, and i lift all summer long as well. it hasn't effected my skiing at all. if anything, a strengthened core from the swinging motion will help you whip spins around faster.
 
i think any muscle development will contribute to your skiing abilities. stronger muscles means better control over your body
 
i would snap a 12 oz raquet in half just by hitting the ball, i use a fed weight raquet, and yeah it def effects ur muscle distribution
 
have you ever looked closely at the size difference between left arm right arm of tennis players? they look like a giant arm with a person attached to it. thats what im afraid of... screwing up my arm strenth neutrality
 
Having played and coach tennis all my life, I dont find it makes any difference. I dont have one huge arm either. Its going to keep you active and in shape, thats the most important thing.

What stick are you swinging?

I think this is what the op fears

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i play'd tennis all last summer. not anything serious but definitely played like 3 or 4 times a week. good workout, kinda beats up your knees and legs, but i'd say its good for ya
 
if anything i think tennis will keep you in shape and maybe give you some core strength, which will help you pipe and jump game a lot, bigger arms wont hinder you at all either
 
i played tennis competitvely for a long time, played a bit of college tennis, and coahed tennis for about 6 years of my life. it will not affect your skiing haha. but if this is your first time coaching, you will be playing a lot less than you think, and feeding a lot more balls than you think. are you coaching at clinics or doing individual lessons? and to what age? if you are doing clinics, you're going to be feeding pretty much the whole time. don't worry about it adversely affecting your skiing though hah thats not going to happen.
 
I've played tennis for over 20 years, competitively and non-competitively. I do not have one "mega-arm" and it does not affect skiing AT ALL. If you honestly think that, I don't even know what to tell you. Just don't pretend you're Roddick and try to bomb in 150mph flat serves when you don't possess the technique or strength to do so, and you probably won't injure yourself.
 
Yes, tennis will significantly hurt your ability to ski. It's complicated, but it's highly recommended by experts that no one should attempt to partake in both activities during one lifespan. It fucks with your body's equilibrium.

Sorry if that's not what you wanted to hear, just want you to stay safe.
 
if ur ever in dc pm me and well play. but cerial, i put so much spin on the ball youd think we were playing on jupiter, untill the ball hits the sand and bounces 10 feet off the ground. i can do wickicked side/topspin like nadal too. not professional but i can make a ball do rediculous shit
 
yeah i was given them and ended up liking them. I hate the new shock absorber handle thing though. Prefer the old ones much more. if i had my way it would be the orange prince o3 tours from a while back but every time i start to like a racquet they discontinue them and alas mine are broken haha.
 
How much does playing tenis competitively like for school effect your time skiing. In other words do you guys not ski as much because of competetive tennis?
 
It really wont effect your weight distribution or anything at all. I've been playing tennis for 10 years and will probably be playing d3 next year. Also if your using anything above a 12 oz tennis racket its probably from the 1950's as in they don't really make those anymore. So I wouldn't worry about it.
 
name a single tennis player who is jacked. you cant. rafa is the closest one, and his upper body is a twig.

anyways, are you going to be competing in dew tour next year?
 
you sound like the only other person in this thread who actually knows what they're talking about...high school is a joke. you ever play at kalamazoo?
 
i think that tennis players are in the best shape of any professional athlete...BUT they are fucking skinny. thats all i was commenting on, was that you will not build muscle playing tennis.
 
ya, doing suicides for 5 hours while still ripping shots every 3 seconds is just plain stupid. IDK how they do it...except Fed. He looks like he is just chillin and gliding everywhere. Dude flat out looks like hes on a whole nother level even when he loses haha.
 
used to. i have been out of juniors for about 4 years now, but back when i was in juniors i played in a couple nationals in NC, georgia, SC, and arizona. got to about top 30 in the south and then i slowly stopped playing haha.
 
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