Muscular System In Tennis

In order for maximum force to be generated, a tennis player needs a good stable base from where they can begin the movement. The tennis serve begins with flexion of the knee joint caused by the hamstrings. Then comes extension of the knees as well as hip flexion to start the movement - both of these movements are initiated by the quadriceps. The Erector Spinae muscle causes trunk extension to allow the abdominals to fully flex the trunk and generate the force that is then transferred to the upper body. The deltoids and pectorals major are used to flex the shoulder. These muscles are used to accelerate the whole arm while also stabilising the shoulder. Once the arm has begun to accelerate towards the ball, the tricep brachii is then used to

Tennis serve is the shot that starts off the point. It is normally instigated by pitching the ball into the air and thumping it into the diagonally opposite service box exclusive of touching the net. This act is attained underhand or overhead. It is the only attempt where a player takes his time to position up, instead of reacting to an opponent’s shot. In doing this, high percentages of the efforts are normally exerted at the upper extremity of the body, while the rest at the lower extremity of the body. the serves comes in five main types of which includes; cannonball or flat serve, topspin-slice serve, slice serve, American twist serve and the topspin serve. The paper will focus on the some of the types of the serves and the ways in which the upper extremity are involved in the game. With this, it will look at the movements that occur at each of the upper extremity together with the muscles that are in use at the joints.

In tennis serve the summation of forces is important as athletes wants to reach maximum speed and accuracy, which through the correct sequence of body movement this greater force will be generated (Geiblinger, 2016).

Tennis has often been described as a full body sport. This was even noted in an article by How Stuff Works (Uttley, 2017): “Tennis is a sport that requires the cooperation of the whole body.” You use your legs for running, your arms for swinging your tennis racket, and your core for twisting, bending and straightening. The almost constant motion of the sport develops your muscles and makes them stronger. Better Health (Health, 2013) says that playing tennis can tone muscles, improve metabolism, lower resting heart rate, and increase reaction time. So, playing regularly can help in many ways.

I started playing tennis when I was about 12, not knowing much about the sport or how it would affect me. However, Tennis taught me how to succeed in everything else. Tennis forces me to accept responsibility for my actions and manage my mistakes. Tennis forces me to cope with pressure and adversity. I am forced to make thousands of crucial decisions in a small amount of time. Through high school varsity, I learned sportsmanship and the meaning of teamwork. Through coaching tennis over the summer, I have learned to advertise my skills and how to communicate better with kids and adults. I have enhanced my discipline, developed a work ethic and learned to compete.

The musculoskeletal system provides support for the body as it provides protection, protecting the body from any possible damage. The limbs of the body, e.g. arms, legs, hips and shoulders help support and keep the body held up. Many other bones support different parts of the body such as the rib cage supports and protects all the organs which are located inside the rib cage, such as the heart, lungs, kidneys and others. The shape of the skeleton allows us to cope with

Tennis is more strategical, while soccer is more physical, because they will do anything they need to do in order to chase down the ball and get it into the net, whether it was planned or not. Tennis players must assess what is going on in their match. They must remember the fundamentals, focus on getting their serves in, find their opponent's weaker side, close the net when they can and vary their spins (Waite). In soccer, players can easily determine which foot is their opponents dominant foot and even find some of their weaknesses with the help of their

The muscular system has many functions. There are 5 main functions. Firstly, it allows us to balance via proprio receptors. In terms of balance, not only do you rely on the two sensory organs in your inner ear but also receptors in your muscles and tendons help your body to balance. The receptors in your muscles and tendons are called proprio receptors, these proprio receptors detect how stretched your joints, tendons and muscles are.

Chapter 13 talks about the muscular system and the way that it is works together with the skeletal system and other systems in our body. It also explains the ways our muscles contract and move and what processes are going on in within our muscles when we work each one of them. The chapter also talks about disorders that can happen within our muscles and the way they affect our life. What I found most surprising in the chapter was reading the box that talked about botox ad wrinkles. It was shocking to read that the toxin used for botox is one of the most lethal substances and yet people are voluntarily putting it in their body. Another thing that surprised me to know was that the same substance had also been approved to treat migraine headaches.

The human muscular system is made up of over 600 connecting muscles. All of the muscles work together in sync to make your body move in inumerable different ways.

The most difficult aspect, in my opinion, would be the intense training required to condition both the energy and muscular systems to endure long tennis matches, where there is constant movement in a tactical pattern, and also perform short bursts of chair speed to quickly get to the net, for example, to maneuver and execute an accurate shot with power while thinking, maneuvering, and anticipating another shot within seconds. I would also think these gifted athletes would have to train all of the upper body muscles, to include the deltoids, pectoralis, biceps, triceps, and abs, with a focus on power and endurance to build fast twitch (both Fast Oxidative-Glycolytic (FOG) muscle fibers and Fast Glycolytic (FG) muscle fibers. Injury prevention

As we all know, America is a nation of sports enthusiasts. Most Americans participate is some kind of sporting event, either as a spectator or as a competitor. In the pantheon of great American sports, there is one that stands out. It has been called the great American pastime. Yes, that great sport known as tennis. Tennis requires a mastery of many skills to be able to play competitively, but the primary skill needed to win in tennis is the serve. The serve is the primary offensive weapon used I tennis, because it is the only time when a player gets to put a ball into play. The player controls the speed, the placement, and the spin of the ball. With proper procedure, the serve can win many points and games for the server. The technique

The muscular systems main function is to enable the body to have movement. Muscles in the body have got the ability to contract which then shifts the parts of the body. Another important function the muscular system has is the upkeep of the body’s posture and its positioning. The muscles that hold the body’s posture up are the muscles that have the most endurance as they hold the body up during the day without being tired. It does this by the muscle contracting which holds the body still or be placed in a particular position so it doesn’t make as much movement. Also, another movement is the movement of substances travelling inside the body. The visceral and cardiac muscle are the most important as they carry substances around the body.

The bones are one of the most important structures in the musculoskeletal system as it supports the body, provides the body a form and provides stability. There are 206 bones in the body which protects the vital organs such as the heart, lungs and other vital organs as well as the skull which protects the brain. Bones also allows the body to store minerals and within a bone there is bone marrow located in the middle of the bone and this produces white blood cells (WBC), red blood cells (RBC) and platelets. The types of bones are skull, spine, chest, arms, legs, hands, pelvis, and feet.

The musculoskeletal system is a made up of the muscular system and the skeletal system. The skeletal system provides the internal framework for the body, it protects the organs by enclosing it and anchors skeletal muscles so that the muscles can contract thus causing movement. The skeleton is divided into two divisions: the axial skeleton and the appendicular skeleton (Taylor & Cohen, 2013, p. 94). The Axial skeleton are the bones that have formed the longitudinal axis of the body which is made up of the skull, the vertebral column and the thoracic cage (Taylor & Cohen, 2013, p. 98). The Appendicular skeleton are the bones of limbs and griddles that are attached to the axial skeleton (Taylor & Cohen, 2013, p. 103).