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Old 03-14-2013, 11:14 AM   #3948
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Originally Posted by wcu25rs View Post
The thing though is that the evidence is anecdotal at best. There's really no evidence that properly performed rebound jumps in lower rep sets will blow out the Achilles. I mean my Achilles is no stronger than the next guys and the only thing that will bother me every now and then are my shins. If it was that prevalent then I'm pretty confident I would have suffered an injury by now.
Even though you're going that fast, and only using your calves (presumably, and your Achilles then, too), couldn't you still theoretically be using your calves to cushion the landing slightly?
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