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Updated! Squash Court Beep Test
The bad news: your aerobic ceiling is probably limiting your match performance. The good news: the PLANtoWIN.ca Squash Court Beep Test has been updated to include better instructions, a video demo of movement, and an easier-to-read display. Getting to level 23 is the best I've witnessed. I've reached level 22. Most only can touch level 21. What can you get? You'll have the exact result you need to start playing your best after taking the test. There's no time like right now to lift your aerobic ceiling. It starts with a test, then you gotta hit the gain train 🚆. There's a program for that HERE. Comment for questions or bragging! 🤩 Coach DV.
0 likes • 28d
Awesome thanks!
1 like • 2d
I’m doing the post beep test fitness stuff and was finding the turns at that pace too hard on my knees after awhile, so decided to move to the treadmill. Not as true to squash but, if you’ve encountered the same challenge, 6.6mph on the treadmill = 17 on the beep test. Can work up to it in stages and go a bit beyond to account for the turns you’re not doing as they do eat up a bit of time. And although it’s not quite what Derek prescribed, after only 4 sessions I have noticed an improvement in my fitness.
Your New Winning Warm Up 🏆
Tired of giving away the first game and calling it your "warm up" as you collect yourself? Or maybe you've started wondering why that 26-second focus-free bike spin and wrist rolling isn't helping you see the ball earlier? If you have some free space and are ready to try something different, I got you 💪. CLICK HERE for your new winning warm up 🤗. It does what every good warm up should, plus it's built for the game you love. It will: 1. Increase your body temperature (make you warm 🌡️), 2. Increase your range of motion (make you limber 🐈), 3. Increase your efficiency and reactivity (make you sharp🔪), and 4. Increase your focus (make you clinical 🎯). This will take you 10-minutes, but pick & choose to make it shorter if you wish. Winning the match isn't always under your control, but winning the warm up is 💪. Enjoy!
1 like • 20d
You pretty much just validated my current warm up 😀 with some new things for me to build in (the line jumps forward/back and side to side). Going to do this before today’s match! Main difference is that I also include hip openers such as open/close the gate and leg swings against the wall as well as some arm swing/shoulder rotations and a few quick ghosting movements. Huge fan of a proper warmup, pretty sure I’d otherwise tear something in my first lunge for the ball 😂
Getting Stronger Travels Well 💪✈️
Here's a feel-good message for us all. Sarah just finished a great 3 month shift. She made amazing notes in the app along the way which helped her remember what she was working on while simultaneously letting me know how she was feeling. Bonus for me was it made me smile. And Sarah is loving the payoff. She's stronger than before, and proud of the effort to overcome "I don't know what I'm doing, but I know I need to do something". Now she's off to do a bit of globetrotting and confident that she can keep up anyone & everyone else (and maybe even pick up a racquet once or twice along the way). Sarah crushed it for the past 3 months. And I betcha she was smiling the whole time.💪🤗 See the classroom to get a new squash strength & fitness plan so you can feel the joy of playing better on court too. Have fun in your travels, Sarah!
Getting Stronger Travels Well 💪✈️
1 like • 29d
Well done Sarah! And you had consistent killer serve returns when we played at the Reggae cup. Keep it up!
Burpees: Derek's POV
I get why people do burpees, and I get why coaches ask athletes to do them. Hopefully this video can help you "Find Your Why Not". 🤓 Be the change you want to see in the strength & fitness world. And LMK if you need help 🤗 Love Coach Derek.
1 like • Nov '25
Loved the “technical catastrophe” comment 😂 and yes it SUCKS to do burpees and now I have permission not to! Now, can you work the same magic and get mountain climbers out of my life? Similar technical disaster and 10/10 on the “this sucks” scale.
If you could choose only ONE piece of equipment 🧰 to help improve 📈 your squash strength & fitness, what would it be?
I'll drop my vote in after a couple member comments, so post now! It could be anything - from cones 🔺(for agility or court movement) to a barbell 🏋🏽‍♂️ (for strength or power) to a piece of technology📱(for planning, organization, coaching, or otherwise) 🥳. DV
If you could choose only ONE piece of equipment 🧰 to help improve 📈 your squash strength & fitness, what would it be?
1 like • Nov '25
Love/hate on doing burpees. Small space, no equipment needed. Great for building cardio as well as explosive quad power through the jump.
0 likes • Nov '25
That’s what I like to hear, no more burpees!
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Lisa Holtshousen
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Ontario Racquet Club (ORC). Always working to improve my game

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Joined Nov 7, 2025