While many studies suggested the isolated effects of plyometric and whole-body vibration exercises on physical performance variables, only few studies have compared the acute effects of plyometric and whole-body vibration on the occurrence of post-activation potentiation and the resultant improvements in performance. Therefore, we aimed to compare the acute effects of plyometric exercises and whole-body vibration training on physical performance in collegiate basketball players. Twenty-four collegiate male basketball players (age 20.8 ± 2.02 years, height 1.79 ± 0.7 m, and weight 71.2 ± 7.6 kg) participated in this randomized crossover study. Subjects were received both plyometric and whole-body vibration exercises after a 48-h washed-out period. Countermovement Jump height, sprint, and agility time were measured at baseline, 4- and 12-min post-plyometric, and whole-body vibration exercises. The result suggests a positive effect of both the plyometric and whole-body vibration exercises on countermovement jump and agility time (p = 0.001). While the countermovement jump height and agility were higher in the plyometric group (mean difference 1.60 cm and 0.16 s, respectively), the sprint performance was higher in the whole-body vibration group. However, these differences were statistically non-significant between the two groups (p > 0.05). This study suggests that both plyometric and whole-body vibration exercises may improve post-activation potentiation, which leads to better physical performance.Trial registration CTRI/2019/05/019059. Registered with the Clinical trials registry, India on 10/05/2019. http://ctri.nic.in/Clinicaltrials/advsearch.php.
BackgroundWhile many studies suggested the effects of plyometric and whole-body vibration exercises on post-activation potentiation, few studies have compared the acute effects of plyometric and whole-body vibration on the occurrence of post-activation potentiation. Therefore, this study aimed to compare the acute effects of plyometric and whole-body vibration exercises on postactivation potentiation in collegiate basketball players.MethodsTwenty-four collegiate basketball players (Age 20.8 ± 2.02 Y, height 1.79 ± 0.7 m, weight 71.2 ± 7.6 kg, and body mass index 22.00 ± 1.49 kg/m2) participated in this randomized crossover study. Subjects were received both plyometric and whole-body vibration exercises after 48-hour washed-out period. Countermovement Jump height, sprint, and agility time were measured at baseline, 4- and 12-minute post-plyometric and whole-body vibration exercises. ResultsThe result suggests a positive effect of both the plyometric and whole-body vibration exercises on countermovement jump and agility time (p = 0.001). While the countermovement jump height and agility were higher in the plyometric group (mean difference 1.60 cm and 0.16 sec, respectively), the sprint performance was higher in the whole-body vibration group (mean difference 0.28 sec). However, these differences were statistically nonsignificant between the two groups (p > 0.05 ).ConclusionsThis study suggests that both plyometric and whole-body vibration exercises may improve postactivation potentiation, which leads to a better physical performance.Trial registrationCTRI/2019/05/019059. Registered with the Clinical trials registry, India on 10th May, 2019. http://ctri.nic.in/Clinicaltrials/advsearch.php
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