Tendons

[twtd]

I've recently started lifting with a couple of friends, and while I'm really enjoying it and my muscles aren't too terribly sore now that they've gotten used to doing things again, my tendons are not as happy. I've had problems with tendonitis and tendonosis in the past, and I'm wondering if there are any good exercises to increase tendon strength/resiliency, mainly in my knees and elbows. I've found some achilles tendon exercises but that's probably the one tendon I know how to train/stretch/strengthen. I'm at a loss for the others. I know that my tendons are going to give out long before my muscles do and I'd like to prevent that from happening. I'd love any suggestions.

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[yeloson]

I'm sorry, I wasn't clear.

Jumping rope and trampoline have a similar bouncing/impact effect. Jumping rope is a lower grade way to help strengthen tendons, trampoline is the extreme version of that.

If you have bad stability to your knees, start with the low stance stuff first and build up the stabilizers. If that's ok and the concern is tendons weakening, then do rope (preferably on a non-hard surface to start). If that's all good, move up to light trampoline, obviously, with supervision/advice by any PT working with you.