The 6th Congress of Exercise and Sport Sciences

The Effect of Long-Term Whole-Body Vibration on Muscular Performance

Yossi Haleva 1,2 Ayelet Dunsky 1 Yoav Meckel 1 Heinz Kleinoeder 2 Michael Bar-Eli 1 Yoachim Mester 2
1Competitive Sport, The Academic College at Wingate, Netanya, Israel
2Sport Informatics and Training, German Sport University, Cologne, NWF, Germany

Background: The whole-body vibration (WBV) approach is considered to be a unique training method for physical rehabilitation, injury prevention, and improving physical performance in athletes. The scientific literature about WBV is documented with inconclusive methods, different vibration protocols, different measurements and, as a consequence, different results.

Aims: To explore the effect of long-term WBV training on several muscular strength variables among physical education students in comparison to a control passive group of students.

Methods: Fifty healthy male physical education students were randomly allocated into a Vibration Group (VG, n=25) that underwent WBV training with an external load, and a Control Group (CG, n=25), that received no treatment. The study was composed of pre-test assessments, a 4-week intervention phase and post-test assessments. During the intervention phase, the VG performed three training session per week that included six sets of 30 sec squats with external loads on a WBV platform. Assessments included maximal muscle strength, power, reactive strength and endurance.

Results: Significant improvements were shown in all components among the VG from pre- to post-tests (p.01), while no significant differences were found among the CG.

Conclusions: A 4-week WBV training program with medium external load improves different components of strength among healthy physical education students.

Yossi Haleva
Yossi Haleva
Ph.D
The Academic College at Wingate








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