Dr. Mark Kovacs is our guest for the eighth episode of Baseline Intelligence. Mark was the former director of the Sports Science and Strength and Conditioning departments of the USTA, is the CEO of the Kovacs Institute, and has spent the past two years as the senior director of Sports Science and Health for the Cleveland Cavaliers. He was also an All American and NCAA Division I champion in doubles for Auburn University.

We talk:

1:45 how to get started with a fitness program

3:42 strength, mobility, endurance and flexibility

6:58 30 minutes a day, 7 days a week

9:15 what is overtraining?

12:03 when you should hydrate before a tournament

14:38 what you should eat the night before a match

17:07 what you can eat during a match

19:04 generating power on the serve

29:23 what's the root cause of most injuries

31:00 what part of the body you should focus on the most

33:00 on court vs off court training ratio

35:17 the MK drill

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