Paradigm Shift for Future Tennis (eBook)

Title 1
Preface 4
Contents 7
Part I The Laws of Core Future Tennis Science 12
The Federer Phenomenon and His Secret Weapon 13
The Best Serve Ever: It’s Biomechanics and Neuro-physiology 13
The Secret behind Federer’s Serve 15
Biomechanics of Federer’s Shots 16
The Mental Secret behind Federer’s Winners 18
The Law of Muscular Structure and Function 21
Busting the Myth of “Muscle Memory” 21
Structure and Function of Skeletal Muscles 21
Slow and Fast Muscles 25
The Law of Functional Anatomy 26
Anatomical Description of an Ordinary Tennis Serve 26
Anatomical Description of an Ordinary Tennis Forehand 27
Anatomical Description of an Ordinary Backhand 27
The Law of Energy Flows 29
The Sources of Energy for Muscular Work 29
Maximal Oxygen Consumption 29
The Problem of Lactic Acid 30
Physiological Efficiency 32
A Proper Warm-Up for Tennis 33
Nutrition and Hydration 34
The Law of Basic Biomechanics 35
Mechanics of Topspin and Backspin Shots 35
The Need for Biomechanics 35
The Basic Biomechanical Unit 36
Degrees–of–Freedom in Human Joints 38
Minimum Dynamics Necessary for Tennis Biomechanics 38
The Difference between Moment and Momentum 40
Dynamical Balance of Tennis Players 40
The Law of Neuro-motor Control 42
Control of Tennis Movements by the Brain 42
The ‘Missing Link’ between Brain and Muscles 44
The Reflex Arc 46
The Role of Spinal Reflexes in Movement 46
The Law of Cognition 47
The Role of Sports Psychology 47
Learning 47
Memory 48
Genetically Coded Behavior 51
Fight-or-Flight Reaction 51
The Importance of Creative Visualization in Motor Learning 53
The Law of High Performance 55
The Current Tennis Performance Criteria 55
The Main Purpose of Sports Science 55
The Law of Athleticism 57
Fast Legs of a Tennis Player 57
Jumping Ability of Tennis Players 57
More Dynamic Performance of Traditional Strength Exercises 58
A General Example of True Athleticism 59
The Efficiency Technique 60
The Law of Muscular Slingshots 63
Busting the Myth of Loops and Swings in Tennis Strokes 63
The Muscular Slingshot 65
The Stretch–Reflex 66
The Plyometrics 67
The Role of Flexibility 69
How to Prevent Injuries 70
The Law of Whip–Like Movements 72
Biomechanical Kinetic Chain 72
Biomechanics of the Power High-Forehand 73
The Newton-Euler Biomechanics Law 76
The Law of Superb Weapons 78
Roddick’s Serve Phenomenon 78
The Best Strength Exercise for the Serve 79
The Best Speed Exercise for the Serve 79
Common Technical Misconceptions about Tennis Forehand 79
A Complex Reaction 80
The Main Characteristics of a Good Return 80
The Law of Blitz–Chess 82
The Law of Artificial Intelligence 85
The Law of Mental Training 90
The Best Preparation for Mental Speed 90
The Most Effective Visualization Exercise for Tennis 90
The Common Problems with a Player’s Mental Game 90
Focus on the Ball and Still Be Aware of the Opponent 91
The Mental Profile of a Future Tennis Champion 91
Mastering the Effective Visualization 93
Be Happy and Think Clearly All the Time 94
Realistic Goals versus a Wish to Be a Champion 94
The Quantum Intention Law 95
Quantum Brain and Mind 95
Classical Neurodynamics 95
Computation at the Edge of Chaos 97
Connectionism, Control Theory and Brain Theory 100
Neocortical Biophysics 101
Quantum Neurodynamics 105
Bi-stable Perception and Consciousness 107
The Mental Quantum Leap: 110
The Model for a Future Tennis Champion 112
Superb Tennis Weapons 112
Mind of a Champion 114
Nine Essential Characteristic of a Champion’s Brain 114
Tennis Evolution: An Intensive 12 Week Programme 116
Beginners Group 116
Intermediate Group 116
Advanced Group 117
Part II Modern Background for Tennis Science 120
Modern Tennis Physiology 121
Muscular System 121
Muscular Histology 121
Classical Theories of Muscular Contraction 122
The Equivalent Muscular Actuator 130
Biochemistry of Muscular Contraction 130
Muscular Energy Systems and Their Flows 132
Musculo–Skeletal Dynamics 135
Biodynamical Simulations 137
Stretch Reflex and Motor Servo 141
Human Brain 145
Basics of Brain Physiology 151
Neural Field Theory 170
Behavioral and Motivational Dynamics 171
Neural Synchronization - REF 172
Oscillatory Phase Neurodynamics 173
Kuramoto Synchronization Model 173
Cerebellar Movement Control 173
Brain Topology versus Small–World Topology 179
Modern Tennis Physics: Nonlinear and Quantum Dynamics 183
Basics of Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos Theory 183
Poincar´e’s Qualitative Dynamics, Topology and Chaos 184
Smale’s Horseshoe: Chaos of Stretching and Folding 192
Lorenz’ Weather Prediction and Chaos 199
Feigenbaum’s Constant and Universality 202
May’s Population Modelling and Chaos 204
H´enon’s 2D Map and Its Strange Attractor 207
Nonlinear Neurodynamics 210
Basics of Quantum Mechanics 217
History of Quantum Mechanics 217
Double–Slit Experiment and the Riemann Sphere 220
Modern Tennis Biomechanics 226
Jet Methods in Time–Dependent Lagrangian Biomechanics 226
Configuration Manifold for Autonomous Biomechanics 227
Biomechanical Bundle, Sections and Connections 230
Biomechanical Jets 232
Lagrangian Time–Dependent Biomechanics 234
Local Muscle–Joint Mechanics 235
Time–Dependent Geometry of Biomechanics 236
Jet Spaces in Modern Hamiltonian Biomechanics 237
The Covariant Force Law 239
Autonomous Hamiltonian Biomechanics 242
Time–Dependent Hamiltonian Biomechanics 244
Summary 250
Cerebellum Motion Controller 250
Cerebellum as an Adaptive Path–Integral Comparator 253
Modern Tennis Psychology: Nonlinear and Quantum 258
Cognition 258
Intelligence and Factor Analysis 258
Problem Solving 306
Situation Awareness and Decision Making 314
Simple, Intuitive SA–Model 315
High–Dimensional and Time–Varying SA–Model 315
Nonlinear Analysis of the SA–Model 316
Quantum Brain and Cognition 317
Biochemistry of Microtubules 317
Kink Soliton Model of MT–Dynamics 318
Macro– and Microscopic Neurodynamical Self–similarity 320
Dissipative Quantum Brain Model 327
Nonlinear Quantum Psychodynamics 332
Classical versus Quantum Probability 335
The Life Space Foam 339
Geometric Chaos and Topological Phase Transitions 346
Joint Action of Several Agents 351
References 355
Index 364