This week, tennis star Leander Paes won his eighth men’s doubles Grand Slam title (and his fourteenth overall). Just after the win, he spoke to his trainer, SuperFlex® Fitness founder David Herman, and said that he was “going to the gym right now after winning the U.S. Open so we can keep getting better, coach!”

Dave has been training Paes for 23 years, focusing on band training, core stabilization, and lots of stretching rather than extensive weight training exercises.

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Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek Win U.S. Open Men’s Doubles Championship
September 12, 2013SuperFlex® TeamLeander Paes, SuperFlex® Bands, SuperFlex® Fitness, tennis

This week, tennis star Leander Paes won his eighth men’s doubles Grand Slam title (and his fourteenth overall). Just after the win, he spoke to his trainer, SuperFlex® Fitness founder David Herman, and said that he was “going to the gym right now after winning the U.S. Open so we can keep getting better, coach!”

Dave has been training Paes for 23 years, focusing on band training, core stabilization, and lots of stretching rather than extensive weight training exercises.

“Leander is extremely committed to his fitness and body management routine,” says Dave. “It’s now embedded into his daily schedule. It is one of the main factors that is allowing him to continue playing this way at the age of forty. It’s the discipline of getting the routine in daily that is working for him.”

Paes agrees. “Having a healthy routine and clean lifestyle allows you to achieve excellence in any endeavor,” he says. “At forty, the elasticity in SuperFlex® Bands allows me to maintain the elasticity in my body, which helps me to compete at the highest levels.”

Here are some of the specific results achievable in tennis with SuperFlex® Bands:

Dynamic Warm-up

Stretch and activate the body before practice or a match.

Movement and Footwork

Improve general movement and tennis footwork patterns.

Shoulder Stability

Develop and maintain a healthy, strong and protected shoulder.

Core Conditioning

Increase core strength and rotational speed

Foot Speed

Accelerate to the ball.

Court Agility

Improve balance and stability

Physical Conditioning

Increase stamina and recovery with on court and off court training.

On the Road

Optimal training tool when traveling on business, vacation or at tournaments.

Functional Training bands, Resistance Bands and Movement bands are used to train for the above results.

Photo Courtesy of ATPWorldTour