do calf raises increase vertical jump?
Yes they do but they aren’t the ideal way to go about learning how to jump higher, this has a lot to with form. Form is not the only thing that will determine your jump height. You need enough strength and speed in your legs to really benefit from proper jumping form. A vertical jump training program will have all the workouts that you need to do in order to increase your vertical. Click Here to see such a program. An exercise that really emphasis bending more at the knee requires a chair and a box. You could have 2 plyo boxes and that would work just fine. The idea is that you will start the jump from a seated position. This way you are starting with you knees bent at a 90 degree angle. The jump should be all 1 movement, this means that you will not begin to stand and then jump. The more force you can put against the ground, the higher you will jump. The longer you can be putting that force against the ground will in turn result in more force against the ground. When you bend your kne
