Strength & Performance
In a competitive sports environment, the smallest gains in strength and performance can give an athlete the edge. These gains separate the elite from the rest of the pack. Therefore, it is crucial that an effective training tool be able help achieve these goals. For this reason, vibration exercise has its origins in the sports sciences. It is no wonder that more and more professional sports teams and athletes rely on vibration exercise in achieving new levels of performance.
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Summary of vibration exercise effects:
- Similar strength gains from 3 months of vibration exercise (maximum time 20 minutes) compared to 1 hour of conventional strength training
- Doubling of blood circulation after vibration training, resulting in the body carrying off waste products much faster, thereby enhancing recovery.
- Duration vibration exercise stimulates force and power output
- Significant hormonal effects from training (increased testosterone and growth hormone, and decreased cortisol, ‘stress hormone’)
- Increased flexibility
- Increased explosive power
- Explosive strength increases from 10 minutes a day of vibration training for 10 days is equivalent to those found from 200 drop-jumps from 24 inches, twice a week, for a year
- Accelerated gains in neurological adaptation, shifting the force/velocity curve to the right (faster strength gains)
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