Recommended Gym Workouts for Table Tennis

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Hi guys, what's up?

Can you tell me please which workouts or exercises in the gym should I focus on that help me improve my table tennis? I'm asking this because my GF just asked me to go with her to the gym (I'm not a gym guy), but I don't want to do some random stuff. I prefer feeling that the time im spending on the gym will help me to improve TT.

Thanks for your answers, GL and HF.
 
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Once ML demoed some workouts for Li-Ning Sports, including dumbbells, cable station, rowing machine, battle rope, etc. Not sure if this is his routine, though.


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Good evening gentlemen :D

At first you have to know, what muscles are used when playing table tennis, which includes: legs, core, back, biceps and triceps and the chest.

Your first step should be hypertrophy training. After all you first need muscles to specialise those muscles :D
Generally your muscles can further be trained in the following areas: maximum power, fast power, reactive power and power endurance.
You need maximum power to hit the ball fast and hard (sounds logical, right?). Fast power, as the name suggests, enables you to move your arm forward fast. which also helps increasing your speed. the reactive power is important for your legs. you have to be able to react fast, but of course your legs need to do the work. And well, you need endurance so that your muscles don't fatigue too fast :D
 
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Hi guys, what's up?

Can you tell me please which workouts or exercises in the gym should I focus on that help me improve my table tennis? I'm asking this because my GF just asked me to go with her to the gym (I'm not a gym guy), but I don't want to do some random stuff. I prefer feeling that the time im spending on the gym will help me to improve TT.

Thanks for your answers, GL and HF.
I have been doing TT-specific gym exercise for about a year. The best exercises are:

1- resistant band. Practice FH and BH strokes with resistant band. It helps recovery time. 15 strokes x 3 for FH. Repeat for BH.

2- leg push. It helps footwork. It also helps power loop as it strengthens your thighs. 20 pushes x 3.

3- cross-leg jump. Carry a weight with each hand while jumping. With each jump cross your leg (i.e. cross right leg to the left, and left leg to the right), then jump and cross again. This exercise helps lateral movements tremendously. 30 jumps x 3.

4- core strength. The core is extremely important in supporting stroke. General exercises for the core such as plank, side plank and sit-ups are all important. Aim for 2min plank, 1min side plank per side and 25 sit-ups x3.

Hope these help



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