High altitude tennis tips..
I live in the Bay Area CA which is only 50ft above sea level. I have a tournament coming up which will be around 5800 feet above sea level. I remember when I was younger, my father took me out to a high altitude place to play some tennis and I nearly fainted after hitting only a few balls. I want to be as prepared as possible for this tournament. I know that the ideal thing to do is get to a high elevation place and do some cardio training. The only problem is, the highest point around me is only 3300 feet above sea level. I was thinking of getting one of those oxygen tanks(you know the ones that you see our elders roll around with them), and taking that to my tournament just to make sure I get the proper amount of oxygen into my lungs. Will that help? Any tips or recommendations?
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Permalink Reply by Tim Prapong on -
I used to play my high school matches at Rim of the World H.S. which is on the way to Big Bear. The ball flies big time. I won all my doubles one day and was mentioned in the paper. "Prapong and Franklin won all their doubles matches, but it was not enough. Cajon lost to Rim 5-13." lol
Better off just doing lots of interval training and build up your cardio strength. And work on cutting the ball sharply on approach shots. If serve and volley is not your game, then you better have tighter strings for your groundies. Add 3 lbs seriously.
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