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Resistance Training · Book exercise 6.13
Watch the complete movement and follow the technique cues below.
Rest the bar on the chest and shoulders with elbows pointing forward. Flex the hips and knees into a squat, then extend both to stand.
Keep the elbows high and the torso upright while distributing weight through the heels.
Support the bar across the shoulders with elbows forward, squat while maintaining an upright trunk, and return to standing. Build the movement pattern with the unloaded dynamic squat first.
Related exercises: Squat Dynamic Stretch and Overhead Squat. See the tennis conditioning book for the full exercise description, and browse complete tennis workouts when ready to combine movements.
Resistance Training library · The tennis book · Dynamic stretches
Book reference: Advanced Concepts of Strength & Conditioning for Tennis, Chapter 6, exercise 6.13 Front Squat.
