Acute whole body vibration training increases vertical jump and flexibility performance in elite female field hockey players

Abstract

Objective: To quantify the acute effect of whole body vibration (WBV) training on arm countermovement vertical jump (ACMVJ), grip strength, and flexibility performance. Methods: Eighteen female elite field hockey players each completed three interventions of WBV, control, and cycling in a balanced random manner. WBV was performed on a Galileo machine (26 Hz) with six different exercises being performed. For the control, the same six exercises were performed at 0 Hz, whilst cycling was performed at 50 W. Each intervention was 5 min in duration with ACMVJ, grip strength, and flexibility measurements being conducted pre and post intervention. Results: There was a positive interaction effect (intervention6pre-post) of enhanced ACMVJ (p,0.001) and flexibility (p,0.05) parameters following WBV; however no changes were observed after the control and cycling interventions. There was no interaction effect for grip strength following the three interventions. Conclusions: Acute WBV causes neural potentiation of the stretch reflex loop as shown by the improved ACMVJ and flexibility performance. Additionally, muscle groups less proportionally exposed to vibration do not exhibit physiological changes that potentiate muscular performance.

Whole-Body Vibration Versus Eccentric Training or a Wait-and-See Approach for Chronic Achilles Tendinopathy: A Randomized Clinical Trial

“…16,17,26 Long-term adaptations include increased isometric and dynamic leg strength 8,13 and bone density. 47 Though the shortterm effects of whole-body vibration training on lower extremity flexibility and jumping power are controversial, 7,11,21,42 in the long term, these parameters show improvements. 9,11,42 Further, Hilgers et al 15 recently demonstrated that whole-body vibration training increases walking performance in patients with multiple sclerosis, suggesting that vibration training may positively influence neuromotor control.…”

On the nature of the electromyographic signals recorded during vibration exercise

“…Whole 1 3 body vibration (WBV) platforms have been popular training devices in recreational and athletic training as well as for rehabilitation purposes (Cardinale and Bosco 2003;Cochrane and Stannard 2005;Cardinale and Lim 2003;Rees et al 2008). The acute and long-term effects of WBV training have been investigated by several authors (Abercromby et al 2007;Cochrane and Stannard 2005;de Ruiter et al 2003a;Rittweger et al 2000Rittweger et al , 2003Blottner et al 2006;de Ruiter et al 2003b;Kvorning et al 2006). Vibrating dumbbells (Bosco et al 1999), vibrating pulley-like devices (Issurin et al 1994;Issurin and Tenenbaum 1999), and vibrating barbells (Poston et al 2007) have been proposed for the upper limbs.…”

“…It is extensively reported that vibration exercise (VE) can have a beneficial effect on muscle strength and power performance, possibly due to enhanced neural excitation on skeletal muscles (Delecluse et al 2003;Cardinale and Bosco 2003;Rees et al 2008;Cochrane and Stannard 2005;Rittweger et al 2003). Various forms of vibration training have been proposed in the last decade.…”

Mobility, Balance, and Muscle Strength Adaptations to Short-Term Whole Body Vibration Training Plus Oral Creatine Supplementation in Elderly Women

“…The work-to-rest ratio was 1:1 ( Table 1). The training positions were as follow: (1) standing straight with knees semi-locked; (2) isometric squat at a knee angle of approximately 120°; (3) kneeling on the floor with arms straight and hands placed on the platform; (4) squatting at a rhythm of 2 seconds up and 2 seconds down at a knee angle of approximately 120°; (5) lunge position with the left leg on the platform and the right leg on the ground; and (6) lunge position with the right leg on the platform and the left leg on the ground (27). Whole body vibration training, and warming up and cooling down lasted up to 30 minutes.…”