The Achilles tendon joins your calf muscles to your heel bone. Strong collagen fibers make up the Achilles tendon. This tendon lifts your heel off the ground during activity. A stronger achilles tendon will therefore make you jump higher and be more explosive. Daily exercises to stretch and strengthen your calf muscles.
Use these exercises daily to jump higher:
1. Stretch Your Calves & Tendons
First warm up your legs. Stretch your calf muscles and Achilles tendons using a step.
2. Perform Calf Raises
Calf raises will strengthen your calf muscles, which connect to your Achilles tendons.[11] Stand up straight with your feet hip-width apart. Then, slowly rise onto your toes. Once calf raises no longer feel challenging to you, try incorporating weights.
3. Do “Ass to The Grass” Squats
Squats are a great lower body workout that can strengthen your entire leg, including your calves. Slowly lower yourself down as so your bottom almost touched the ground. This will fixate more muscles, and hit your achilles tendon. Its better to do these squats that putting weight on and only going half way down. Add weights to your squats to build the intensity, but first when you master the “Ass to the grass” squat.
4. Lunges to Work your Entire Leg
Lunges will strengthen the whole leg and also Achilles tendon. You can do your lunges as walking lunges. Important, don’t let your front knee go out farther than your toes.
Keep your back straight throughout the exercise.
5. The Final Exercise is Box Jump
Jumping a lot makes you jump higher. Stand in front of a sturdy box. Squat down. Do a strong jump up onto the box. Use your arms to get more power.