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Resistance Training · Book exercise 6.123
Watch the movement and use the technique notes below to interpret the demonstration.
Start with the bar on the floor in a deadlift position. Extend the knees and hips in a controlled first pull; once the bar passes the knees, extend explosively, jump and shrug while pulling the bar close to sternum height with elbows pointing sideways.
Keep the first pull controlled, the bar close to the body and the spine neutral.
Book difficulty: 2 (the book’s exercise rating). Choose a load suited to your experience and master the component movements first.
Keep the first pull controlled, the bar close to the body and the spine neutral.
Related exercises: jump shrug and upright row. Read the tennis conditioning book for the complete progression, and explore tennis workouts to combine movements.
Resistance Training library · The tennis book · Workouts
Book reference: Advanced Concepts of Strength & Conditioning for Tennis, Chapter 6, exercise 6.123 High Pull (Floor).
