Exercise 6.65 from Chapter 6 of Advanced Concepts of Strength & Conditioning for Tennis. Watch the complete movement and compare the footage note with the book’s technique.
Stand in an athletic stance holding the bar with both hands.
Step into a forward lunge, rotate the trunk from one side to the other, return to standing, and repeat on the opposite leg.
Modified demonstration: the athlete lunges and rotates with the bar, but the bar drops below chest level during parts of the movement. The book calls for straight arms and chest-level bar rotations.
Equipment: Weighted bar
Book Difficulty Level: 3 of 5
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For the canonical technique and progression, see Advanced Concepts of Strength & Conditioning for Tennis, exercise 6.65.