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		<title>Want Control? Change Your Tennis Strings!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">Can YOU </span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">control it when t</span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">he pace picks  up? We all know how important it is to control your shot.  But knowing  and doing </span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">a</span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">re two totally different </span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">animals.</span></span></p>

<p><img class="alignright" style="border: 0pt none; margin-top: 0px;  margin-bottom: 0px;" src="http://www.tennismindcamp.com/images/luxilon_2.jpg" alt="http://www.tennismindcamp.com/images/luxilon_2.jpg" width="116" height="120" /></p>

<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">I mean nobody says, "Watch me hit this one 5 feet out and into the  stands." It just happens. And as a result, the point is lost and/or your  promising</span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"> position had disappeared.</span><br />
 </span><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
 <span style="color: #000000;">The  unfortunate truth is, a large number of players are able to hit pretty...</span></span></p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignright" style="border: 0pt none; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" src="http://www.tennismindcamp.com/images/luxilon_2.jpg" alt="http://www.tennismindcamp.com/images/luxilon_2.jpg" width="174" height="179" /></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">Now</span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">, when you have your opponent on the ropes and you see an opening (&#8230; a good amount of open court space), you don&#8217;t want to baby the shot over the net and let your opponent back in the point after you&#8217;ve done all that &#8220;hard&#8221; (&#8230;or should I say smart haha) work.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">You&#8217;ll want to  increase the pace some and close the point out.  Right? Of course, you want to put your opponent out of their misery and win that point, set, game, or match.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">But here&#8217;s the issue that many players struggle with, and probably you yourself at times as well. </span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">Can you </span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">CONTROL it? Can you still get the ball to land in the court, when t</span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">he pace picks  up? Or does it sail to the back fence?</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">I mean, yea we all &#8220;know&#8221; how important it is to control your shot.  But &#8220;knowing&#8221; and actually  &#8220;doing&#8221; </span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">a</span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">re two totally different </span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">animals.  I mean nobody says, &#8220;Watch me hit this one 5 feet out and into the stands.&#8221; It just happens. And as a result, the point is lost and your frustration  starts to build.</span><br />
 </span><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
 <span style="color: #000000;">The unfortunate truth is, a large number of players are able to hit pretty well and obtain a good level of control when applying a low to moderate level of pace.</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
 </span><span style="color: #000000;"><br />
 <span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">But when they attempt to pick it up and add some extra fire to their shots, the balls go everywhere EXCEPT to their specified target. Then, of course, they try using good old topspin per their coaches instructions. And sure, at times, that will work. </span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">Or should I say, it SHOULD work haha.</span></span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Other times, players can possibly see no difference at all or complain about the ball losing its &#8220;bite&#8221; in the process.</span></span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Does this sound like you too? </span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">If so, then the &#8220;tennis gods&#8221; may have just answered your prayers. Yes, now there is a way you can finally be able to enjoy the same beautiful blend of power and safety as the big-time pros without having to change a thing about your mechanics.</span><br />
 </span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">And no,  it&#8217;s not some completely new concept you have to learn to  add to your game.  It&#8217;s much simpler than that. The answer lies in your equipment - more specifically your string.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">What string? <strong>Luxilon</strong> is the name, and helping players control their explosive strokes is their game.  That&#8217;s right, this new stuff by Luxilon has been specifically engineered to combat the &#8220;control&#8221; problem that so many tennis players are suffering from head on.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">At first, it was only known among the inner circles and the elite players, but now the secret is no longer a hush-hush thing.   Now, it&#8217;s the string that players of all levels can&#8217;t wait to get their hands on.  And for that reason, it&#8217;s really taking the game by storm. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">I mean, it&#8217;s turning around the games of so many players.  You know what, you don&#8217;t have to take my word for it.  The numbers speak for themselves.  Just last year, Luxilon distributed more than <strong>3,000,000 <em>(&#8230;3 M-I-L-L-I-O-N)</em></strong> feet of this stuff just to the Miami area alone!</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">Yikes, I know! And the reason why so many players are so hungry for this stuff isn&#8217;t  because they like the color. </span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">And it&#8217;s  certainly not because of the high-power spokesman or tons of commercials  and promotional ads. You barely see this stuff mentioned in the mainstream  media.</span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"> It&#8217;s because IT WORKS!  <br />
 </span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"> It&#8217;s actually doing what it&#8217;s supposed to. </span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">It gives players more control. </span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">It&#8217;s helping players like you quickly erase a horrible problem in their game and unlock the shackles that have been keeping them from so many potential wins in the past. </span></span><br />
 <span style="color: #000000;"><br />
 <span style="font-size: small;">How does it work? Well, the #1 factor lies in its polyester base. Yea, the polyester is what allows the big boys who use it like Marin Cilic, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, and Leyton Hewitt etc&#8230;</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">(&#8230;and the big girls who also use it) like Maria Sharapova, Ana Ivanovic, and Dinara Safina  etc. to literally plaster the ball with  pace and power without the fear of it sailing onto the next court or into the 3rd row of the stands.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">So yea, if it can handle the pace applied  by those players, I&#8217;m sure you shouldn&#8217;t have anything to worry about either.  Oh, and the best part is, your shot won&#8217;t lose much of its velocity or impact. In other words, you won&#8217;t have to give up something to get something in return, which is great!</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Now you might be saying, &#8220;Hey, this &#8216;poly&#8217; stuff is nothing new.&#8221;  True, the polyester string isn&#8217;t a brand new invention or concept. But, in order to formulate this one-of-a-kind material, they&#8217;ve taken it a giant step further by combining it with their own special ingredients and revolutionary polymer fibers to create some pretty insane results.</span></span><br />
 <span style="color: #000000;"><br />
 </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;">What are they? What are the mysterious elements that they mix the &#8220;poly&#8221; with? Who knows? I certainly don&#8217;t haha. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;">That stuff is top secret! Yea, if that information we&#8217;re to get out, too many copycats could emerge. And the owner/founder would sound like the queen from Johnny Depp&#8217;s Alice in Wonder Land, screaming &#8220;Off with their heads!&#8221; haha. </span><br />
 </span><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
 <span style="color: #000000;">Now with Luxilon, there are two primary ways to lace your racket:</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>1. Luxilon in the mains</strong> as well as the crosses.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>2. A mixture of Luxilon and pure gut</strong> (&#8230;used for just a little bit more punch and power).</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;">You can try both, and see what works for you the best.  Now, of the many options Luxilon provides, the one that is the most popular goes by the name of <strong>Big Banger Alu</strong>. So, if you&#8217;re not sure which one to try first, that might not be a bad pick.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;">Now, this all sounds great, right? It sure does! But&#8230; Yea, there&#8217;s always a but, isn&#8217;t there? Some players have experienced some stiffness feeling in their arms and some soreness in their wrists when using this string.</span><br />
 </span><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
 <span style="color: #000000;">But per a statement by the company, a new version, known as (&#8230; <strong>Luxilon M2</strong>) will be offered shortly. The <strong>Luxilon M2</strong> will have a more gentle feel, and there shouldn&#8217;t be as much pressure  on your arm. Problem solved.</span><br />
 </span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">So yea, a few months ago, we briefly talked about how important equipment can be to a tennis player&#8217;s success, and that idea has only intensified here.  So, try some out and see if they work for ya.</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;"> This could mean the difference between a big win and a &#8220;I&#8217;ll get &#8216;em next time.&#8221;  For more info on Luxlion string, <a href="http://www.tennisexpress.com/category.cfm/tennis/luxilon-big-banger-tennis-strings" target="_blank">click here</a>.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">Have a great week guys, and an even BETTER game!</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">Brian, TennisMindCamp</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">P.S. I recommend that you also take a look at other &#8220;polys&#8221; like: Babolat Pro Hurricane, Tecnifibre Pro Red Code, or Isospeed Hybrid spin.  Those are all great alternatives that can give your level of control a sizable boost without taking much from the bite on your shots.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
 <span style="color: #000000;">P.P.S: Just a couple more weeks until TMC Strategy Secrets 101 will be released. Promise! Again, thanks for all your emails and concerns  <img src='http://tennismindcamp.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_cool.gif' alt='8-)' class='wp-smiley' /> .</span></span></p>
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		<title>How To Conquer The Tennis Cold</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 04:58:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">Whether it's  pleasantly warm, or blistering cold, you have to be prepared for both  extremes.   Because for </span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><img class="alignright" src="http://www.tennismindcamp.com/images/iceycourt_5.jpg" alt="http://www.tennismindcamp.com/images/iceycourt_5.jpg" width="124" height="82" /></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">example, let's say you have a match tomorrow,  the only way it will be canceled or postponed if buckets of water are  falling from the sky.</span></span></p>

<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">So being said,  here are 6 strategies to help you see success on the court when your  surroundings are </span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">mor</span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">e </span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">frigid than you might like...</span></span></p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">Hey guys,</span><img class="alignright" src="http://www.tennismindcamp.com/images/iceycourt_5.jpg" alt="http://www.tennismindcamp.com/images/iceycourt_5.jpg" /></span><br />
 <span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
 We&#8217;re going to do a quick exercise. I want you to close your eyes and visualize a couple things.</span></span><br />
 <span style="color: #000000;"><br />
 <span style="font-size: small;">First, picture this. It&#8217;s a beautiful day.  The sun is up providing just enough heat to warm your body so that your muscles will feel loose and relaxed.  And it&#8217;s producing  just enough light -  making the ball easier to detect. It&#8217;s about 78 degrees out on the court. </span></span><br />
 <span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
 And there&#8217;s a very  slight and mellow breeze blowing in between the trees - enough to sooth but nowhere near enough to effect your shots.</span></span><br />
 <span style="color: #000000;"><br />
 <span style="font-size: small;">&#8230;Got that image locked in? Perfect for tennis? I agree. <img src='http://tennismindcamp.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">OK. Now, imagine something else. Visualize that the sun is nowhere to be found. The temperature is a skin cracking 47 degrees. Your muscles are tight. And you can barely feel your hands (&#8230;or your feet for that matter).</span><br />
 </span><br />
 <span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">Perfect day for tennis? No, not perfect. But a day for tennis nonetheless. The ugly truth of the matter is that you can&#8217;t control the weather. You may be a great player, but not that great :wink:. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">That being said, it doesn&#8217;t matter if it&#8217;s pleasantly warm, or blisteringly cold. You have to be prepared for both extremes.   Because hey, neither will delay your date with your tennis destiny. If you have a match tomorrow, the only way it&#8217;ll be canceled or postponed is if buckets of water are falling from the sky.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">So that being the case (&#8230;and since we&#8217;ve already covered how to <a href="http://tennismindcamp.com/blog/how-tennis-players-beat-the-heat/" target="_blank">handle the heat </a>in another post), here are 6 strategies to help you see success on the court when your surroundings are a little more frigid than you might like.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>1.</strong> <strong>Stretch For Success</strong>: With cooler conditions, it wouldn&#8217;t be wise to start hitting as soon as you take your racket out of the bag.  The low temperatures will cause your muscles to be much tighter to start. This means your movements will be slower.</span></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;">And your body just won&#8217;t be ready.</span><br />
 </span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br />
 <span style="color: #000000;">But by stretching before you begin play and during your pre-game warmup, you&#8217;ll remove some of the tension and tightness and help your muscles relax. This is extremely important.Why?</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">Because when playing in any condition, you&#8217;re going to have to be able to sprint, stop on a dime, cut, and change direction (&#8230;almost non-stop). <br />
 </span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><br />
 <span style="font-size: small;">Warming up your muscles and relaxing them, as a result, will help them to fire and explode while greatly minimizing the risk of a potential tear, pull, or other muscle related injury.</span><br />
 </span><span style="color: #000000;"><br />
 <span style="font-size: small;">If your muscles are tight and tense, coupled with those sudden jerks and abrupt body movements, you may not see the end of the match and (&#8230;heaven forbid) might be in for a stretch of uncomfortable rehab sessions that could last anywhere between a few weeks to even a few MONTHS.</span></span><br />
 <span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
 NOTE: The colder the weather, the longer your muscles may take to loosen up and unravel. So, be on the safe side and tack on an extra 7 to 10 minutes to your normal warm-up routine on these types of days. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><br />
 <span style="color: #000000;"><strong><span style="font-size: small;">2. Drink For Success:</span></strong> <span style="font-size: small;">When the temperature  of your surroundings is low, your body&#8217;s temperature will soon follow.  And when your body does begin to take notice, your focus may begin to drift. </span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;">In other words, you may begin to pay more attention to the level of discomfort that the weather is producing rather than your actual game plan.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">You can combat this simply by having a warm drink about 15 minutes before you take the court.  A great example to try would be tea that is caffeine free.</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">By doing this,  your body temperature will get a much needed kick and begin to rise. This will give your body a valuable head-start.  Then when you come in contact with the cool temperatures, you won&#8217;t be as susceptible  to its affects or  feel it as much - and thus be less distracted.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;">&#8220;Well, what do I do when the drink wears off?&#8221; Don&#8217;t worry. By that time,   you&#8217;d already have played a few games (&#8230; and revved up your engine so to speak). So, your body will naturally be able to keep it up for you. </span><br />
 </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
 <span style="color: #000000;"><strong>3.  Dress For Success: </strong> Wear several thin layers of clothing, and periodically remove a piece (&#8230;one by one) as you progress in your warm-up. If you have on something incredibly heavy and thick, and then remove it, you&#8217;ll just shock your body and its senses.</span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><br />
 </span><span style="color: #000000;"><br />
 <span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">Why? It&#8217;ll be to vast of a difference for your body to handle and/or smoothly adjust too. It&#8217;ll be going from one end of the temp. spectrum to the other too quickly. </span></span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">By wearing thin layers, you&#8217;ll be able to ease your body into it and feel a lot more balanced.</span></span><br />
 </span><br />
 <span style="color: #000000;"><br />
 <span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>4. Grip For Success: </strong> The colder your hands are, the harder it&#8217;s going to be for you to maintain a good tight grip on your racket. </span></span></span><br />
 <span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
 So, wearing a pair of thin gloves can really help you here. Gloves will definitely increase the warmth in your hands and provide you will a stronger grip. Oh yea, and you&#8217;ll be able to feel your fingers too. But&#8230;</span></span><br />
 <span style="color: #000000;"><br />
 <span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">Ahhh, yea there&#8217;s a catch. I only recommend doing this when you&#8217;re involved in training breaks or change overs. Why? When you&#8217;re engaged in ground strokes as well as your serve (&#8230;while wearing gloves), it&#8217;s very difficult to find your way around the handle. </span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><br />
 </span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">It&#8217;s almost impossible for you to actually feel the small indentations where the handle changes - thereby preventing you from adequately obtaining the proper feel for a variety of shots. It just feels like one big stick all the way around.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><br />
 </span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;">Not only that, but it&#8217;s much harder to slide your hand across the handle as well. So, even if you could feel the indentations for formulate the proper grip for, you might not even be able to get it there in time. Yea, BUMMER!</span><br />
 </span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">So, this is definitely an &#8220;on again, off again strategy.&#8221; When you head to the bench to get a drink and refocus, slip the gloves on. Then, simply remove them when you storm back on to the court for your next game.</span></span> Problem solved :).<br />
 <span style="color: #000000;"><br />
 <span style="font-size: small;"><strong>5. Hit for success:</strong> Not only can the cold affect your focus and how you feel, but it can also alter your shots as well.  &#8230;More specifically, the way it bounces. The lower the outside temperature, the lower the bounce your balls are going to take.  <br />
 </span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is a direct result of  a major dip in air pressure inside the ball - much like when a basket ball loses its air. It naturally doesn&#8217;t bounce as high.   And because of that, you want to make it a point to hit shots that have a tendency to stay low. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">Why? Because, since  the bounces they take are already low to start with, when the weather is cold, they will be twice as low and twice as difficult for your opponent to reach, without you having to do anything extra. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">Two great examples of those would be the slice and the drop shot. When you hit them, they&#8217;re already engineered to stay low. So under these conditions, these shots will practically die when they arrive on your opponent&#8217;s side. </span></span><br />
 <span style="font-size: small;"><br />
 <span style="color: #000000;"><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">REMEMBER:</span></strong> This can also happen to you. That being said, you want to make sure you&#8217;re on your toes and have the mindset of going TO the ball, rather than letting the ball COME to you. If you wait, you&#8217;ll be &#8220;wiffing&#8221; twice of the amount of balls you&#8217;ll be hitting (&#8230;because the ball just won&#8217;t get there).</span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><br />
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 <strong>6. Attack For Success: </strong>If one of your reasons that you don&#8217;t come in to the net is because you fear your opponent&#8217;s passing shot, you&#8217;re definitely in luck. Since the balls will be staying much closer to the ground, they&#8217;ll be well below your opponent&#8217;s desired contact point.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;">As a result, creating a powerful drive will be very difficult. Instead, your opponent will be forced into popping the ball up - thus generating more high volleys that will be much easier for you to capitalize on and put away.</span><br />
 </span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">Try these 6 strategies out next time you feel a little nippy on there on the court. They should help a great deal.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;">Have a great day, and an even BETTER game!</span><br />
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<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">Brian</span></span></p>
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		<title>Wasting Time With Tennis Practice&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:39:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">Let me ask you  something. Do you like to win? Of course! Now, let me ask you something  else. Do you like to practice? </span></span><img class="alignright" src="http://www.tennismindcamp.com/images/wastedtimedec_1.jpg" alt="http://www.tennismindcamp.com/images/wastedtimedec_1.jpg" width="95" height="121" /></p>

<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">Probably not as much, right? </span></span></p>

<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">Well, what if I  told you that you could actually practice less and get even better  results, would you believe me?</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="color: #000000;">Well it's true.</span></span></p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignright" src="http://www.tennismindcamp.com/images/wastedtimedec_1.jpg" alt="http://www.tennismindcamp.com/images/wastedtimedec_1.jpg" /><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">Let me ask you something. Do you like to win? Of course! Now, let me ask you something else. Do you like to practice? Probably not as much, right? </span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">Well, what if I told you that you could actually practice less and get even better results, would you believe me?</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="color: #000000;">Well it&#8217;s true.</span></span><br />
 <span style="color: #000000;"><br />
 <span style="font-size: small;">Now, let&#8217;s get one thing straight right away. Yes, practice is one of the most (&#8230;if not the most) important aspect of your game. It&#8217;s one of the  main catalysts for your ability to improve and get better. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">No one can argue with that.  But that said, don&#8217;t get confused.  Though you want to work and practice hard (&#8230;rather than be lazy) in the time used to prepare for match day, you don&#8217;t have to be out there from sun up to sun down to see progress.</span></span> <span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">It&#8217;s all about</span></span> <span style="color: #000000;">MAXMIZING</span>.</p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">It&#8217;s quality over quantity.  Oh yea, I know you&#8217;ve heard it about 1,000 times since you we&#8217;re writing an essay for your 5th grade english class (&#8230;because you we&#8217;re trying to reach that required page length). But, it&#8217;s 100% true for your tennis practice sessions.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;">The sad truth is that there are tons of players who don&#8217;t know this. They&#8217;re out there putting in tons of time, but still don&#8217;t see results.  Why is that?  Well, one of the main reasons why players are not seeing the &#8220;fruits of their labor&#8221; and often putting down their rackets because of it, is because their central approach to the actual practice itself  is very much flawed. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;">How so?  In many of those cases, players and coaches, are <strong>*PRACTICING COLD*</strong>.  No, they&#8217;re not conducting drills in the Siberian Arctic :). </span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">What I mean is, they come to the court without a clue as to what is going to be worked on. Yea, they just set up the agenda on the fly.  You ever done that - just live in the moment out there on the court and do sort of whatever comes to mind?</span></span> <span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">That sound familiar?</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;">If it does, let me tell you, that kind of approach and thinking is great for a vacation or a weekend sail on the pacific. But it will absolutely kill your hopes of maximizing your practice.</span><br />
 </span><br />
 <span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">If your practice has no structure, you&#8217;re wasting a ton of time - time you could actually be learning and grooving in your strokes. But instead, you&#8217;re out there mentally lost and greatly slowing down your rate of progress. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">See, you don&#8217;t have time to sit there, think about what you&#8217;re going to do - bouncing ideas off of your hitting buddy until you both can agree on what should come next. </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;">It&#8217;s kind of like if you&#8217;re in the gym working out, and you&#8217;re just randomly walking from machine to machine with no real purpose.</span><br />
 </span><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
 <span style="color: #000000;">You don&#8217;t know if you should work on your biceps, triceps, back, chest, abs, or shoulders.  And as a result, you&#8217;ll slow yourself down tremendously.  And you&#8217;ll be there from 5pm - 10PM, when you  could have done it in 50% of the time.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">THIS is the same reason why you see some players practicing for 7 and 8 hours, and still not seeing those results they want. They&#8217;re *wondering* out there - from drill to drill and from concept to concept. They have no direction.</span></span><br />
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 <span style="color: #000000;">So, to get better results with less time and effort, you NEED to have a <strong>Pre-Practice Agenda</strong>: </span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">Follow these 4 easy steps, and you&#8217;ll see results in no time.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>1. Use  Your Past To Shape Your Future</strong>: Analyze what you did poorly, and  what you did well in your last session to decide what what needs the most immediate attention.  Always start with your weaknesses first.That will help increase your game the quickest. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">NOTE:  You don&#8217;t want to use one from  was months ago as your base either, because a lot could have changed in your  game since then.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:  small;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>2. Narrow Your Sights: </strong> Once you&#8217;ve diagnosed your most glaring weaknesses and the things you  did well, sit down with your coach or hitting partner and develop a plan  of attack as to what parts of your game and what types shots as well as drills you should work on in your next session. </span><br />
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<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">Now Granted, you can&#8217;t possibly give the necessary attention to EVERY facet of  your game in a couple hours. That&#8217;s an unrealistic task.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><em>You need to isolate them: For example, </em>your backhand slice shot, speeding up your after-stroke  recovery, or your forehand down the line would be good choices. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:  small;"><span style="color: #000000;"><em>Note: </em></span></span><span style="font-size:  small;"><span style="color: #000000;">As for the  drills </span></span><span style="font-size:  small;"><span style="color: #000000;">(&#8230;if they&#8217;re  new, make sure all who will be involved fully know the goal of each one and how  they work).</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">These will  narrow things down quite a bit and give you a feasible goal for that  day.  And you can really hit the ground running so to speak (&#8230; after you  stretch of course). </span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>3.  Keep Time:</strong> Once you&#8217;ve got a plan of attack, designate a specific amount of time that you&#8217;d like to  spend on each element. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="color:  #000000;"><span style="font-size:  small;">See, when we get into a drill  (&#8230;and really in a groove),  we tend to forget that there are other  things afterward that need to be initialized. And those things tend to be &#8220;short changed.&#8221;</span></span><br />
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 <span style="font-size: small;">But  by keeping time with a stopwatch (&#8230;for example), you&#8217;ll be able to get to everything you had planned. And you&#8217;ll be a lot more focused throughout, and you&#8217;ll really give it your best shot from start to finish.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">Why? Because you don&#8217;t have all day. You&#8217;ll know that  there is a time limit - and you&#8217;ll do your best to stick to it.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>4. Review And Repeat:</strong> Talk about and review the progress you made immediately afterward. And, then repeat the process before your next practice. </span><br />
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<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">*WARNING*:</span></strong> Don&#8217;t think you can store all this information in your head:</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">Things come up. With everything that goes on in everyday life, you can (&#8230;and most likely) will get distracted. And your whole pre-practice itinerary can be lost, rearranged or even forgotten about in less than 5 seconds. You don&#8217;t want to get to the court and say, &#8220;What we&#8217;re we going to work on again?&#8221; </span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">That just takes you back to &#8220;square 1.&#8221; And&#8230; you just wasted the time used to set this up before hand.</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;"> When you talk about it, it&#8217;s a thought. But when you schedule it and write it down, it&#8217;s real! </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;">No, don&#8217;t put it on your napkin you saved from lunch or a scratch piece of paper you have laying around the house.</span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"> If you&#8217;re serious about getting better, drop by the your local drug store (&#8230;mine is the 99 cent store), and pick up a durable binder you can store them in, along with some lined paper. Your game is worth 2 bucks, right?   That way, you&#8217;ll keep everything organized. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;">This way, you can make sure that your sessions are balanced, and you&#8217;re not overloading too much in one area and unknowingly ignoring another. </span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">So, no you don&#8217;t have to spend 24hrs a day on the court to get results. It&#8217;s about being smart and preparing yourself. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;">Having this type of simple schedule ahead of time will maximize your efforts, allow you to enjoy other things you like to do (&#8230; going to beach, playing video games, spending time with the family, or catching a late night movie) and still kick your opponent&#8217;s butt next time out.</span><br />
 </span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">Hope you enjoyed this tip. Let me know what you think by add your thoughts down below.</span></span><br />
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 Have a great week and an even BETTER game!</span></span><br />
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 <span style="color: #000000;">- Brian</span></span></p>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:25:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><span style="color: #000000;">One of the things that plague players and keep them from seeing success on the court is trying to  be too perfect. Now, usually when I tell that to players, they look at me weird at first. And you probably are too 8-).</span><br />
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<span style="color: #000000;">But hey, don’t get me wrong.  Trying to “attain” is perfection is a great thing. Ya know, you do want to show extreme hunger and try to get better every chance you get. </span></p>]]></description>
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<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">One of the things that plague players and keep them from seeing success on the court is trying to  be too perfect. Now, usually when I tell that to players, they look at me weird at first.  And you probably are too  8-).</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">But hey, don&#8217;t get me wrong.  Trying to &#8220;attain&#8221; is perfection is a great thing. Ya know, you do want to show extreme hunger and try to get better every chance you get. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">That shows that you&#8217;re serious. That shows that you want it. And it shows that you&#8217;re willing to push past any perceived limitations or barriers to get the job done. </span></span><br />
 <span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
 And </span><span style="font-size: small;">those are all great things!</span><span style="font-size: small;"> If you&#8217;re that type of player, your coach probably is in love with you because you&#8217;re so incredibly driven and have got self-motivation coming out of your ears.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">But, there&#8217;s a problem. Now, I hate to be the bearer of bad news. But, if this trait of yours isn&#8217;t controlled and you don&#8217;t know how to manage it properly, it actually be the cause of your own destruction. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">You see, wanting to do no wrong is perfectly fine. You can&#8217;t go wrong there. The problem arises when you begin to &#8220;expect&#8221; perfection.  Too many </span><span style="font-size: small;">players have their perfectionist attitude kicked so far into overdrive, that if they make one error or miss one ball, they&#8217;re all over themselves.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;">They&#8217;ll be slamming their racket to the ground, and can become very abusive to themselves as well (verbally&#8230; and at times physically). And let me tell you, when that happens, you&#8217;ve already lost the match. You just won&#8217;t know it until you actually walk up to shake hands.</span><br />
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<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">I mean, it&#8217;s just like anything else. When you apply way too much pressure to something, what happens? It&#8217;s explodes! And that&#8217;s what happens to players like this.  Players turn to masochistic or negative thoughts and outbursts, and make themselves feel worse.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">And what&#8217;s even worse is, that feeling tends to linger on for future points and future games. You see, and then you&#8217;ll be even harder on yourself because you&#8217;re playing even worse.  Sound familiar? Been in this viscous cycle before?</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">Now, I hate to be &#8220;clicheic&#8221; here. But you know the saying, &#8220;Nobody is perfect.&#8221; Well, it&#8217;s NOT just a saying - it&#8217;s the 100% truth - especially on the tennis court. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;">No matter how much you practice, how much time and work you put in on your strokes and on your strategy, you&#8217;re (&#8230;unfortunately) going to make a couple errors. It&#8217;s going to happen.</span><br />
 </span><br />
 <span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">This goes for Andre Agassi, Roger Federer, Andy Murray, Andy Roddick, AND you!  So, if you have that &#8220;perfectionist&#8221; mind set, try to keep it at a very low level when playing. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;">Go in there with the mindset that you&#8217;re going to give your best and work your absolute hardest to get the W. But if it doesn&#8217;t go your way in the end, be satisfied with your 100% effort. That&#8217;s something you can always &#8220;hang your hat&#8221; on.</span><br />
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<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">So give it your best shot on every point. And hey, if you if you miss one, who cares. It&#8217;s only one point.  Unless it&#8217;s match point, one point won&#8217;t kill you. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;">Give yourself some POSITIVE reinforcement. Take a second to regroup, and think about what possibly was the cause of the error. Then move on and try to apply it on the next one. </span><br />
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<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">Do that, and you&#8217;ll perform much better. You&#8217;ll be a lot less stressed. You&#8217;ll feel like you&#8217;re in more control.  And your coach will be even more in love with you, because you&#8217;ll even have more wins in the W column  <img src='http://tennismindcamp.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_cool.gif' alt='8-)' class='wp-smiley' /> .</span></span></p>
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 <span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">Have a great weekend!</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">- Brian</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">P.S. For your chance to <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a href="http://tennismindcamp.com/blog/australian-open-spread-the-word-challenge-2010/" target="_blank">win</a></span> the Australian Open &#8220;Spread The Word Challenge&#8221;, <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a href="http://tennismindcamp.com/blog/australian-open-spread-the-word-challenge-2010/" target="_blank">click here</a></span> to enter.<br />
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:14:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <strong>1. </strong>Simply share your favorite posts (...tips and live tours) that we have on the blog so far with your friends.</span></span><img class="alignright" style="border: 0pt none;" src="http://www.tennismindcamp.com/images/spread-the-wordnewer.jpg" alt="http://www.tennismindcamp.com/images/spread-the-wordnewer.jpg" width="133" height="148" /></p>

<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Just post the link(s) on either your online profile page in places like (<strong>Facebook</strong>, <strong>Twitter</strong>, <strong>Myspace</strong>, <strong>Bebo</strong>, <strong>Friendster</strong>, <strong>Tagged</strong> etc.) or topic related forums like (tennisforum.com and </span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">womenstennisforum.com). </span></span></p>


<h1 class="parseasinTitle" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small; color: #ff0000; background-color: #ffff00;"><span id="btAsinTitle">*Easily Click The Share Button Beside The Title The Post You'd Like To Share*<br />
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<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>2.</strong> Send me the links where you've help spread the word <span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong><a href="mailto:webmaster@tennismindcamp.com" target="_blank">webmaster@tennismindcamp.com</a></strong></span>.</span></span></p>

<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>3.</strong> I'll total them  all up. And the player who has shared the most will be the winner of the brand new copy of the new Andre Agassi autobiography! Easy enough :-D?</span></span></p>]]></description>
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<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;">Welcome to the Australian Open &#8220;Spread The Word&#8221; Challenge contest page.  I&#8217;m glad to see you made it. Just by showing up, that shows me that you&#8217;re serious about your tennis and excited to win a great prize, courtesy of TennisMindCamp.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;">That being said, let&#8217;s  cut to the chase and get into the main reason why you&#8217;re here, the prize!</span></span></p>
<h1 class="parseasinTitle" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small; color: #ff0000; background-color: #ffff00;"><span id="btAsinTitle">You’ll WIN a BRAND NEW  copy of <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Open: An Autobiography by Andre Agassi</span>:</span></span></h1>
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<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">Since this is the first major tennis tournament on the pro level this year (&#8230;and frankly the hottest topic on many of the online sport networks), I wanted to giveaway a prize that was just as hot, just as controversial, and just as entertaining. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">This book is very *VERY* interesting. I mean, when I picked up my copy. I couldn&#8217;t put it down.  I kept saying,  &#8220;Wow, I didn&#8217;t know that!&#8221; or &#8220;So that&#8217;s why he really did it?&#8221; Or &#8220;I thought they we&#8217;re best friends, I didn&#8217;t know they hated each other off the court.&#8221;</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">And those thoughts kept happening at least once per page - I&#8217;m not kidding you. So, I thought it&#8217;d be perfect.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is what a couple people had to say about it.</span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong><span style="font-size: medium;">HOW DO YOU WIN?</span></strong></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">Well, since the title of this contest is the Australian Open “Spread The Word Challenge,” that&#8217;s all you have to  do. Just spread the word. My main goal with this camp is always to help as many as many players as I can make their goals of winning more matches a reality. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">Because to be honest, trying hard without seeing results can really put a dent in your drive and your competitive spirit. And I want to stop that before it starts. And you can be a BIG help! </span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">And with social media networks being so huge and so impacting, you could make a difference AND WIN a great PRIZE in less than 5 seconds :).</span></span></p>
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 <span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <strong>1. </strong>Simply share your favorite posts (&#8230;tips and live tours) that we have on the blog so far with your friends. </span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Just post the link(s) on either your online profile page in places like (<strong>Facebook</strong>, <strong>Twitter</strong>, <strong>Myspace</strong>, <strong>Bebo</strong>, <strong>Friendster</strong>, <strong>Tagged</strong> etc.) or topic related forums like (tennisforum.com and </span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">womenstennisforum.com). </span></span></p>
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<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>2.</strong> Send me the links where you&#8217;ve help spread the word <span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong><a href="mailto:webmaster@tennismindcamp.com" target="_blank">webmaster@tennismindcamp.com</a></strong></span>.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>3.</strong> I&#8217;ll total them  all up. And the player who has shared the most will be the winner of the brand new copy of the new Andre Agassi autobiography! Easy enough :-D?</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>*NOTE*</strong> I recommend that you get started immediately, because I know that members like Tara, Jesus, Christi, Marcelo, Buck, Loobo, Richard, Danielle, Shaquelle, Kathy and Jerry (&#8230;out of breathe haha) have already started.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">The winner will be notified within 24 hours of the trophy presentation, and the prize will be shipped off the next morning. It’s only fitting that two champions be honored on the same day 8-).</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">Email me personally at webmaster@tennismindcamp.com if you have any questions.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">Good luck guys!</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">Brian Hall, <br />
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<p><span style="color: #000000;">P.S. Remember to text HAITI to 90999 on your cell phone  to donate just $10 to the people of Haiti in this time  of tremendous need. Every little bit helps a great deal. </span><br class="spacer_" /></p>
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		<title>Chocolate Can Refuel Your Tennis Game!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:02:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">Let me ask you something. Have you ever been in a tournament or exhibition situation where you played a very long, hard-fought match and gave it everything you had... </span></span><img class="alignright" style="border: 0pt none;" src="http://www.tennismindcamp.com/images/chocotennisdec_0.jpg" alt="http://www.tennismindcamp.com/images/chocotennisdec_0.jpg" width="178" height="68" /></p>

<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">...Then, you won. But afterward, you felt like you had absolutely nothing left in the tank for the next round or for the next opponent? </span></span></p>

<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">I mean your muscles we're sore you could barely lift the Gatorade bottle, your mind was completely exhausted, and your legs we're telling </span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">you, "NO GO BUDDY."</span></span></p>

<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">Been There?</span></span></p>

<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">Yea, you do all that hard work then, BOOM... You're like "This is how I'm rewarded for my hard work? What a bummer, right? </span></span><br />
 <span style="color: #000000;"><br />
 </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;">Well, yea it sucks.  But the answer to reversing this feeling may lie in what you drink in between your matches. </span></span></p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">Hey guys,</span></span><img class="alignright" style="border: 0pt none;" src="http://www.tennismindcamp.com/images/chocotennisdec_0.jpg" alt="http://www.tennismindcamp.com/images/chocotennisdec_0.jpg" width="246" height="94" /></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">Let me ask you something. Have you ever been in a tournament or exhibition situation where you played a very long, hard-fought match and gave it everything you had&#8230; </span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">&#8230;Then, you won. But afterward, you felt like you had absolutely nothing left in the tank for the next round or for the next opponent? </span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">I mean your muscles we&#8217;re sore you could barely lift the Gatorade bottle, your mind was completely exhausted, and your legs we&#8217;re telling you, &#8220;NO GO BUDDY.&#8221;</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">Been There?</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">Yea, you do all that hard work then, BOOM&#8230; You&#8217;re like &#8220;This is how I&#8217;m rewarded for my hard work?&#8221; What a bummer, right? </span></span><br />
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 </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;">Well, yea it sucks.  But the answer to reversing this feeling may lie in what you drink in between your matches. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;">Now, when I say that, you  probably </span> <span style="color: #000000;">would think Gatorade or Powerade, or something like that since those are good to help replenish your electrolyte levels, right?</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">Well, while good for you, it seems  those may not be your BEST answer, new studies show that your best answer to having the endless energy as you did when you we&#8217;re 10 is to (&#8230;where you could go all day and all night&#8230; and all day again without a rest) is to drink like one.</span></span><br />
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 Researchers at the American College Of Sports medicine are now reporting that low fat chocolate milk can help get your &#8220;groove&#8221; back even faster than the highly marketed sports drink you see endorsed by million dollar athletes.</span></span><br />
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 <span style="color: #000000;">How did they figure this out?</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;">They recently conducted a test with a group of advanced level soccer players to see how they performed while downing this cocoa wonder. </span> </span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">What they found was that the ones who drank chocolate milk while involved in very demanding and intense work outs has far less muscle damage than the ones who drank your average sports drink. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">Why should milk help?</span></span><br />
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 <span style="font-size: small;">According to Natalie Digate Muth, MD, MPH, RD, registered dietitian and a recent graduate of the UNC School of Medicine, it will help in 3 very important areas.<br />
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<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;">1. <strong>Muscle Increase:</strong> Milk is loaded with amino acids which help aid in muscle growth. This may help you even help you add more punch to your shots&#8230;wink.</span><br />
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<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">2. <strong>Turbo Healing:</strong> The whey protein found in milk is known to speed up the healing of injuries and worn out muscles.</span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"> This way, you won&#8217;t feel as physically &#8220;beat up&#8221; after a great win. And you&#8217;ll be able to head to your next opponent with some real &#8220;gusto.</span></span>&#8220;<br />
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 <span style="font-size: small;">3. <strong>Mood &amp; Confidence Boost:</strong> Whey protein in milk can also help you increase your mood while playing and after a match. When your mind is clear and your confidence is booming, it will definitely show in your strokes. Yea, you can really become a tough player to beat.</span></span><span style="color: #000000;"> <br />
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<p><span style="color: #000000;"><br />
 <span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">All that being said, try switching it up in your next match.  Break out the Ovaltine and blend it with the Cow&#8217;s wonder tonic for your next after-match beverage and see how you feel. You just might be &#8220;gitty&#8221; with excitement about your next win! </span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">- Have a good one.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;">Brian</span><br />
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2009 18:07:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">Hey you guys! There's really a lot going on right now. So, I gotta make this quick.</span></span><img class="alignright" src="http://www.tennismindcamp.com/images/setup_2.jpg" alt="http://www.tennismindcamp.com/images/setup_2.jpg" width="194" height="148" /></p>

<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">A lot of TMC members have been asking about the course and are anxious for an update, since things have been pretty quiet since the postponement.</span></span></p>

<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">Well, the reason why there hasn't been much mention since isn't because things have stopped or halted.  It's actually the opposite...</span></span></p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">Hey you guys! There&#8217;s really a lot going on right now. So, I gotta make this quick.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">A lot of TMC members have been asking about the course and are anxious for an update, since things have been pretty quiet since the postponement.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">Well, the reason why there hasn&#8217;t been much mention since isn&#8217;t because things have stopped or halted.  It&#8217;s actually the opposite.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">Everything is running on overdrive.  I&#8217;ve really been working hard here in the studio with my producer/sound engineer buddy Bryan (&#8230;pretty much nonstop) with the sole focus of getting TMC SS101 done for you guys. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">It&#8217;s just SO MUCH info to review, restructure and even add <img src='http://tennismindcamp.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_mrgreen.gif' alt=':mrgreen:' class='wp-smiley' /> ! But it&#8217;s almost there&#8230;<br />
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<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">Studio? Yea, I don&#8217;t think my personal work station could handle a project of this size. So I took the extra step so I could take this one to a new level and make sure that it was done right.<br />
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<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">Now even though we&#8217;re really pushing to meet a deadline, I wanted to take a quick break so I could do a short video update and let you know where everything stands and what type of time frame we&#8217;re looking at - since I haven&#8217;t been able to answer many emails lately. (PRESS PLAY BELOW)<br />
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<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">I&#8217;ve really been blessed throughout this process to be working with great people that are giving their 110%. </span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">As you saw in the video,  we are actually working out of a real heavy-duty  recording studio with </span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;">some very </span>powerful (&#8230;expensive) equipment</span></span>. <em><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">Check out a couple of the pics below.</span></span></em></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;">Oh yea,  I&#8217;m super excited about it&#8230;  Because (&#8230;for one) the end product will definitely be something well worth the wait and have sound that&#8217;s crystal clear (&#8230;and two) it </span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #000000;">really is speeding up the production process. So, it&#8217;ll be ready and available much sooner than expected. </span> </span><br />
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<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;">Oh well, my break is over.  Gotta get back to work. Oh, and the battery was low in the camera so I still have really cool things I want to show you. See you guys in a few days with some updated info and hopefully some more behind the scenes stuff. Be on the Lookout. <img src='http://tennismindcamp.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':-D' class='wp-smiley' /> <br />
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<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;">Take care,</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;">Brian</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">P.S. If you have any questions about the TennisMindCamp Strategy Secrets 101, send me an email at webmaster@tennismindcamp.com or just post it down below. I&#8217;ll be sure to answer them as time permits.</span><br />
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		<title>Touch Twitch: High Powered Tennis Drill To Lose That Turkey&#8230; Fast!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 05:04:43 +0000</pubDate>
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<p><a name="tmcsecrets"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">When you’re involved in competitive tennis of a high caliber, you’re going to have to face players with great shot selection and tremendous foot speed.</span></span></a></p>

<p><a name="tmcsecrets"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"> This means you’re going to have to be able to quickly change direction along with speeds and count on your feet to get you through some tough matches. </span></span></a></p>

<p><a name="tmcsecrets"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">This drill will help tremendously in that area.</span></span><br />
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a name="tmcsecrets">We have two basic primary types of muscle fibers, slow twitch and <strong>fast twitch</strong>. For this weeks tip, we&#8217;re going to work on your fast twitch muscle fibers.  <strong>Fast-twitch fibers</strong> assist us tennis players with fast-explosive movements such as an quick overhead smash,  attempting to execute a ground stroke while running at full speed, or being able to pivot&#8230; shift your body weight and change direction with only a split-second heads-up. Now in order to strengthen and further enhance your fast-twitch muscle fibers, you must work at a very high intensity.</a></span></span><a name="tmcsecrets"><br />
 <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;"><br />
 <span style="color: #000000;">Now, you might be wondering why we&#8217;re digging into something so closely embedded in the physical realm at Tennis Mind Camp. Well, the truth of the matter is, if you&#8217;re not physically fit and unable to actually get to those balls your opponent hits to you, it&#8217;s actually going to bother you mentally. </span></span></span></p>
<p> <span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">You&#8217;re not going to feel as free and fluid out there on the court to go for your shots. You&#8217;re going to be tentative. As well you should. If you&#8217;ve recently added a couple extra pounds, you might feel sluggish when you get back out there on the court for your next session. </span></span></a></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a name="tmcsecrets">And when you feel sluggish, you are going to unconsciously begin second guess yourself and quiestion whether or not you&#8217;re in good enough shape to get to that ball or not. You won&#8217;t really feel that you can fully extend and put your all into each shot, because you had an extra plate.</a></span></span><a name="tmcsecrets"></p>
<p> <span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">You being part of the TMC family, we can&#8217;t have you feeling like that. The quicker you can shed that extra turkey, mac n cheese, dinner rolls, ham, stuffing etc. the faster you&#8217;ll be taking a lot of weight off of your mind as well. You&#8217;ll feel a lot more fierce, a lot more aggressive, and your confidence will take a HUGE boost as well. Need I say more haha?</span></span></p>
<p> <span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">And since we just came off the holiday where we usually consume the most food of the entire year, I figured it&#8217;d be the perfect time to implement this at-first-difficult but highly rewarding drill to help you see some sizable results as well as have your metabolism reving like the engine of a 2009 Ferrari. (see below)</span></span></p>
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 <strong><span style="font-size: medium;">TOUCH AND TWITCH:</span></strong></p>
<p> <span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">When you&#8217;re involved in competitive tennis of a high caliber, you&#8217;re going to have to face players with great shot selection and tremendous foot speed. This means you&#8217;re going to have to be able to quickly change direction along with speeds and count on your feet and you&#8217;re endurance to get you through some tough matches. This drill will help tremendously in that area.</span></span><br />
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 <span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Phase 1: The Wakeup</strong> </span></span> </p>
<p> <span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">Step 1: Stand at the center hash-mark back by the baseline.</span></span></p>
<p> <span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">Step 2: Have a hitting buddy or your coach give the signal to begin. He can blow the whistle, wave his hand, or just yell the word GO! When the signal has been given, you want to sprint or high-tail it as fast as you can to the center of the service line.</span></span> </p>
<p> <span style="color: #000000;"><br />
 <span style="font-size: small;">Step 3: Bend down and touch the service line with your hand. Immediately after you make contact with the line, you want to turn around and bolt full speed back to the baseline where you started, making sure to bent down and touch the line all the way. Then switch directions, and turn around again.</span></span> <br />
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 <span style="color: #000000;">Step 4: Without hesitation, dash toward the net. Touch the white tape at the top of the net (&#8230;yea you get a break here), just touch the top of the tape.</span><br />
 </span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br />
 <span style="color: #000000;">Step 5: Finish it out by switching directions yet again and return to the baseline, and race back to the center of the baseline where you started, and of course touch the line :). </span></span></a></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;"><a name="tmcsecrets">*Repeat process 1 more time after 90 second rest time.<br />
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 <strong>Keys to making this work:</strong></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">A. Don&#8217;t &#8220;dog it&#8221;. Make sure you do it at least 90% to your max speed. If you do it half way, and kind of halfway jog through it, you&#8217;re not going to see the results you want. <span style="color: #000000;">(&#8230;And</span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;"> you&#8217;re going to be pissed that you wasted your time and we&#8217;re huffing and puffing for nothing)</span></span><br />
 <span style="font-size: small;"><br />
 <span style="color: #000000;">B. Touch ALL the lines. When I see players do this exercise, many just kind of half-way end down and touch the lines. Or they fake doing it all together. Bend ALL THE WAY down and touch the white strip with your palm. </span></span><br />
 <span style="color: #000000;"><br />
 <span style="font-size: small;">*That forces your body to do more when you push off to change direction. And it&#8217;s going to provide more benefit to your fast-twitch muscle fibers, and you&#8217;re going to be much more of a menace out there against opponents when they THINK they&#8217;ve hit a shot you SHOULDN&#8217;T be able to get to and you hit a whizzing surprise back in their direction.</span></span> </span></p>
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 <span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Phase 2: The Burn Out</strong> (To be administered after  3 to 5 minute rest)</span></span><br />
 <span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
 You want to follow the same guidelines as phase one except this time you&#8217;re going to be doing it horizontally or laterally. And yes, you&#8217;re going to have more lines to touch. You&#8217;ll start off midway in distance between the baseline and the net but perpendicular to the sideline. Then, you&#8217;ll execute the drill as quickly as you can and touching all the lines below.</span></span></p>
<p> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;">A. The outside alley<br />
 B. The Inside Alley<br />
 C. The T<br />
 D. The Inside Alley on the opposite side<br />
 E. The Outside Alley on the opposite side<br />
 F. Then finish it out back where you started</span></span></a></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a name="tmcsecrets"><br />
 </a></span><a name="tmcsecrets"><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">PARTNER UP:</span></strong> <span style="font-size: small;">Try doing this with a friend. It&#8217;s a lot more FUN. When you get those competitive juices flowing (&#8230;trying to outdo each other), you&#8217;ll be able to push each other even further that you thought possible, AND you&#8217;ll see even BETTER results. Hey the loser buys Subway. What? You thought I was going to say Burger King? Yeaaa Right. Time to EAT FRESH&#8230; 5$ foot looongs  <img src='http://tennismindcamp.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_cool.gif' alt='8-)' class='wp-smiley' /> .</span><br />
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 <span style="color: #000000;">If you&#8217;re suffering from a holiday food hangover, this short but powerful workout will whip you back into shape or even get you in better condition than you we&#8217;re before the food frenzy. Remember, the body&#8230; the mind&#8230; they&#8217;re connected. Exercise them both! You&#8217;ll feel wonderful afterwords.</span></span><br />
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 <span style="font-size: small;">Have a Great day , and an even BETTER game!</span><br />
 </span> <br />
 <span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">-Brian<br />
 TennisMindCamp</span><br />
 </span> <span style="color: #000000;"><br />
 <span style="font-size: small;">P.S. I did receive a lot of emails this past Friday and Saturday regarding the release of TMC Strategy Secrets 101. Just a reminder, I sent out a video announcement that it had been postponed due to me being crazy and wanting to add more stuff to it. I&#8217;m terribly sorry if I wasn&#8217;t clear enough. I guess the 43 or so emails asking me &#8220;Where Is the Order Link?&#8221; was proof of that <img src='http://tennismindcamp.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=':wink:' class='wp-smiley' /> </span></span> </a></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a name="tmcsecrets">No new date has been set as of yet (&#8230;it will be soon), but if you&#8217;d like more info on this course and a kick-but tip on how to cure pre-game anxiety, <span style="font-size: medium;"><strong></strong></span></a><strong><a href="http://tennismindcamp.com/blog/news-update-and-how-to-cure-your-pregame-anxiety/" target="_blank">click here</a></strong></span><strong></strong></span>.</span></p>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:22:23 +0000</pubDate>
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<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;"><a name="tmcstuff">Hey guys, </a></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;"><a name="tmcstuff">Here&#8217;s a pretty-informative interview I did one-on-one with a dynamic WTA rising star by the name of Brittany Augustine.   She&#8217;s played at the top academies, traveled all over the globe, plays and practices against the world&#8217;s top players like Venus and Serena Williams etc. </a></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;"><a name="tmcstuff">Yea, she&#8217;s definitely got the goods and loves the mental side of tennis just as much as we do :)!  So I was thrilled when I got the chance to grill her and get her to give us some insight on some opponent-crushing strategies and concepts that continue to help her in the professional ranks  and how you can use them too (see below). </a></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;"><a name="tmcstuff">Oh, and remember to <em><span style="color: #ff0000;">check out the video in the middle</span></em> for all the updated information on the new strategy resource!</a></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a name="tmcstuff"><strong><span style="color: #000000;">Interview Part 1 of 2</span></strong></a></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a name="tmcsecrets"><strong>Interview part 2 of 2</strong></a></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;"><a name="tmcsecrets">Remember to leave a comment for Brittany and let her know that we&#8217;re routing for her and thank her for the time spent. </a></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;"><a name="tmcsecrets">Also, don&#8217;t forget to get on the special interest list so you can get your hands on those bonuses next week. Just put in your first name and email address in the peach box (above), and you&#8217;re set. </a></span></span></p>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:40:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;">First of all… <strong>Happy Veterans day!</strong> I hope you guys are enjoying your holiday so far :).  I’m feeling really good. I handled business at the court this </span><span style="color: #000000;">morning and I just finished editing what is definitely <strong>the most important video update yet!</strong></span></span></span></p>

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">First of all&#8230; <strong>Happy Veterans day!</strong> I hope you guys are enjoying your holiday so far :).  I&#8217;m feeling really good. I handled business at the court this morning and I just finished editing what is definitely <strong>the most important video update yet!</strong></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is the &#8220;tell-all&#8221; video where I officially go through each and every detail about what I&#8217;ve been holding back on for the past few weeks. So, what are you waiting for? <strong>Press play.</strong>      (<em>Enlarge to full screen for best viewing experience)</em>. Remember, many players will be viewing this at the same time. So, try to let the video load some before beginning.</p>
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<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">I&#8217;ve really done my best to include EVERYTHING that you need to know to help you take your tennis game to new heights! And I did everything in my power to make sure it all follows a very step-by-step type of instruction to make learning and applying all the tips tricks, and strategies a total breeze!</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">If you&#8217;re interested, and would like more information on this course, just put in your name and e-mail address in &#8220;peach-colored&#8221; box below. There&#8217;s NO obligation. All this will do is guarantee your spot for the absolute lowest price and access to all the special bonuses come release time.</span></span></p>
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 <span style="color: #000000;"><br />
 <span style="font-size: small;">However, if winning isn&#8217;t a big thing on your list, I really would strongly recommend against signing up for this course :(.   Stay tuned for more updates in the next few days. Again, have a great Veterans day, and try to get out and get some tennis in if you can  ;-)!</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #000000;">Let me know what you think, and leave a comment below </span>:-D.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;">Be safe and play well, </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;">Brian </span></span></p>
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