Episode 61: Ben Ashworth chats to Dr Fredrik Johansson from Soffiahemmet University Musculoskeletal & Sports Injury Epidemiology Center & the Tennis Research and Performance Group. Freddy as you’ll hear has a background and special interest on the shoulder so who better to interview or chat to him than inform Performances own Mr Ben Ashworth.

In this episode Ben and Fredrik Johansson discuss:

Fredrik’s background
Balancing performance and risk mitigation
Preparing high velocity movements
Efficiency of movement
Specificity v general preparation
Strength training for tennis
Monitoring in tennis
Resilience
The melting candle analogy

Where you can find Fredrik:

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Dr Fredrik Johansson - Shoulder Series (Tennis Research and Performance Group)

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Dr Fredrik Johansson - Shoulder Series (Tennis Research and Performance Group)