Vibration Training has potential uses to athletes, but won’t be replacing hard work in the gym any time soon. May have real value to some populations (elderly, etc.) and as a rehab tool. I cover Vibration Training while stopping by Northeastern Chiropractic.
To be honest, I thought this was going to be a shake weight review, but was definitely surprised. I watched the video but didn’t quite get the concept behind the vibration bed.
I’m not putting this up as an endorsement for this particular brand per se, but it is the brand being used in the vid linked above:
There, you can find info on the mechanisms by which it appears to have benefit to some populations.
I believe research in terms of exactly how it works, and who it works for, is still ongoing.
Not to take this thread in another direction, but one of the training methods used by old dog men for their fighting dogs was some sort of impact training. Basically it involved a lot of jumping and landing. The idea is constant shock load to the body strengthened the connective tissue.
I have found in Judo/Jujitsu that doing lots of take-downs, falls and throws will condition the body to withstand that sort of abuse. I think Airborne soldiers get a similar benefit from doing lots of PLFs.
Do you think Plyometrics provide the same sort of benefit?
And they are also known for having bad knees. Just sayin’ ![]()
I don’t personally do a lot with Plyometric stuff myself. It’s a tool in the tool box and applicable/useful to some athletes, depending on their goals. If over used, done incorrectly, not done using correct progression, etc, it is well known for causing injury and over use syndromes.