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What Every Tennis Player Over 50 Needs to Know to Play into Their 80s | Ryan Vesce
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- Aug 18, 2026
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👉 Go Deeper with Coaches and Pros Who Actually Know Senior Tennis https://www.skool.com/senior-tennis-unpacked-8081 Episode Description: Most "play longer" advice starts backwards. It tells you to stretch more or lift heavier. But Ryan Vesce — a former pro hockey player who now trains older athletes to stay competitive — says everything starts somewhere else: the nervous system. "When you actually have it working as it should," Ryan explains, "your strength automatically goes up, your flexibility gets better, and your range of motion gets better immediately. It's not because you're doing anything magical — you're taking the guarding mechanism off the brain." In this episode of Insider's Playbook, we unpack what players over 50 should be doing now to stay strong, quick, and competitive into their 70s and 80s. Key takeaways: Recovery should determine how much tennis your body can handle Strength training 2–3x a week keeps you competitive as you age Quickness and reaction speed must keep being trained — without the impact Small warning signs become injuries when ignored (rotator cuff → elbow, "glutes off" → back and knee pain) The at-home drill to fire your fast-twitch system again (broomstick + altitude drops) Because as the saying goes: "when you stop jumping, you start dying." Contact Ryan Vesce: Website: www.MatterhornFit.com ⏱️ Chapters: 00:00 Coming Up - Show Intro 01:14 Training Quickness and Reaction Speed After 50 03:33 How Much Tennis and Strength Training? 05:46 Recovering After Matches and Tournaments 08:09 Don't Ignore the Early Warning Signs 09:00 3 Non-Negotiables for Tennis Longevity 10:15 How to Keep Playing for Years to Come 11:38 Show Wrap Up #SeniorTennis #TennisOver50 #TennisFitness #TennisTraining #TennisLongevity #tennistips #tennistrategy #seniorte…