TY - JOUR
T1 - Acute effects of dynamic whole body vibration in well trained track & field sprinters
AU - Gerakaki, Margarita E.
AU - Evangelidis, Pavlos E.
AU - Tziortzis, Stavros
AU - Paradisis, Giorgos P.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Whole-body vibration is a neuromuscular training method and has been suggested as an acute ergogenic aid mode before practice, training and competition activities of athletes. The aim of this study was to investigate the acute effects of a whole-body vibration session on sprint running kinematics and neuromuscular performance in well trained track & field sprinters. 30 sprint athletes participated in this study (age 21.6 ± 4.1 years, height 1.76 ± 5.0 m, body mass 71.2 ± 6.4 kg). Both experimental (with vibration) and control (without vibration) groups performed a single session of whole-body vibration consisted of two dynamic exercises (half squat / lunge) using a body vibration platform (90 s, 50 Ηz, 2 mm). Performance tests (60m sprint, counter movement jump, muscle power and sit & reach test) were performed before and after 6 min the whole-body vibration session. Counter movement jump was reduced after whole-body vibration by 3.9%, whereas all the other analyzed parameters remained unchanged. The results of this study do not support the use of whole-body vibration as an acute ergogenic aid during standardized warm-up in well trained track and field sprinters.
AB - Whole-body vibration is a neuromuscular training method and has been suggested as an acute ergogenic aid mode before practice, training and competition activities of athletes. The aim of this study was to investigate the acute effects of a whole-body vibration session on sprint running kinematics and neuromuscular performance in well trained track & field sprinters. 30 sprint athletes participated in this study (age 21.6 ± 4.1 years, height 1.76 ± 5.0 m, body mass 71.2 ± 6.4 kg). Both experimental (with vibration) and control (without vibration) groups performed a single session of whole-body vibration consisted of two dynamic exercises (half squat / lunge) using a body vibration platform (90 s, 50 Ηz, 2 mm). Performance tests (60m sprint, counter movement jump, muscle power and sit & reach test) were performed before and after 6 min the whole-body vibration session. Counter movement jump was reduced after whole-body vibration by 3.9%, whereas all the other analyzed parameters remained unchanged. The results of this study do not support the use of whole-body vibration as an acute ergogenic aid during standardized warm-up in well trained track and field sprinters.
KW - Flexibility
KW - Muscle power
KW - Post-activation potentiation
KW - Single session
KW - Step length
KW - Step rate
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U2 - 10.7752/jpes.2013.03045
DO - 10.7752/jpes.2013.03045
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84884938223
VL - 13
SP - 270
EP - 277
JO - Journal of Physical Education and Sport
JF - Journal of Physical Education and Sport
SN - 2247-8051
IS - 3
ER -