Alternative training techniques.

[J-fed]

Stuff like this is really good training for table tennis so serves a double purpose.
I ride MTB which is great for strengthening the legs and gluts and back. Often I stop and throw large rocks that have fallen on to the trails off the cliff or into a ditch using a twisting motion. It is also superb TT training.
Anyone into other sports and training?

 

[Lula]

Work as a physiotherapist. Would say today it is really beneficial for youths to do more sports. Have also coached part time for 15 years. Feel like kids today generally do not know there body so really hard to learn technique. Older kids that have started several sports often catch up.
For adults i also think it is important. Tabletennis is so much movements one way and only one side. Would also say that the majority of hobby tabletennis players are to unfit.
I try to do yoga, jogging, gym and swimming aswell.
I think chess, golf, martial arts and sailing would be cool to try but hard with the time. Maybe chess easiest to try.
Also think metaphoes can be a good way of learning tabletennis.

 

[J-fed]

Work as a physiotherapist. Would say today it is really beneficial for youths to do more sports. Have also coached part time for 15 years. Feel like kids today generally do not know there body so really hard to learn technique. Older kids that have started several sports often catch up.
For adults i also think it is important. Tabletennis is so much movements one way and only one side. Would also say that the majority of hobby tabletennis players are to unfit.
I try to do yoga, jogging, gym and swimming aswell.
I think chess, golf, martial arts and sailing would be cool to try but hard with the time. Maybe chess easiest to try.
Also think metaphoes can be a good way of learning tabletennis.

Great to hear. Yes, I swim a lot in the summer too. It is just superb for the whole body and as a reset tool. Also agree about Yoga. I study sports psych. and my wife is a physio. like you. What I have read and experienced with yoga leads me to believe in it very strongly. Especially for men. Ironically men usually want to lift weights (which isn't bad but they don't really need so much) and women want to do yoga (same). We run towards the things we already have enough of. Like big forehand players practicing looping away from the table all the time.

 

[qylw]

I'm swinging with 1h and 2h heavy maces and it helps having strong FH attack. (google Mark Wildman for sample training)

 

[Lula]

haha, i can imaging swinging maces helps you to get the right feel of the flow in the swing. Is there another purpose of doing this? sounds crazy.
I believe yoga have good evidence for pain and mental health aswell. I also find it very hard, much harder for me compared to strenght training. Probably good for body awareness useful for youths learning tabletennis but also for experiences players to be able to get correct tension in the body. I believe pros are much better at having tension in legs and stomach, even during backhand stroke so can get more power.

Is it only me having trouble sending posts? need to refresh all the time.

 

[qylw]

swinging maces clubs is complex movement that fires core. The movement is related to throwing or swinging with a rocket.
Normally doing kettlebell and barebell training.

Ihave no problem sending posts.