I know that in sports like track, or football, speed and explosiveness is pretty much life and death.
But what about in slower paced sports like tennis? Is there any use for "explosiveness?"
What exactly is explosiveness in terms of sports like tennis and volleyball and such?
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Thread: What is Explosiveness?
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01-22-2005, 05:50 PM #1Registered User
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What is Explosiveness?
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01-22-2005, 06:00 PM #2Working harder and harder
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Id say that a serve in tennis needs explosiveness, or that a spike in volleyball needs explosiveness. Speed to get to the ball in both
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01-22-2005, 06:13 PM #3Registered User
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I'm not sure how I would explain it. The above poster had good examples.
Smashes in tennis are a good example.
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01-23-2005, 07:59 AM #4Registered User
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How should developing "explosiveness" help my forehand? IE How will it be different than if I had not train for explosiveness?
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01-23-2005, 08:41 AM #5You are not what you own.
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Because if you aren't explosive, you may not even get to that ball.Originally Posted by whtx"When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem begins to resemble a nail."
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01-23-2005, 10:24 AM #6full blooded italian
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explosiveness is power
power is mass x acc/ time
so it's the ability to produce the greatest effort in a small timeWhat time is it?!?!
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01-23-2005, 11:15 AM #7The MAN-BEAST
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Muscle contractions help you do any movement so if you have stronger muscle contractions you will be able to put more force into the ball therefore increasing your explosive power, I would recommend doing some type of Westside Barbel program, I have a template attatched..Originally Posted by whtx
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01-23-2005, 08:11 PM #8Originally Posted by whtx
Racket Speed. Look up the stretch/shortening cycle. Basically, it is that you want there to be little to no pause between bringing the racket back and bringing it forward.
Look at Andy Roddick's Serve, it is shorter than most but it packs more power. That is because he has a shorter pause than most and the potential energy stored in his muscles is not wasted.
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