Whole-body vibration (WBV) has been shown to enhance vertical jump performance. The purpose of this study was to determine which WBV intensity has the greatest effect on counter movement jump (CMJ) height and the duration of that affect. Forty-four participants, of varying training statuses, were tested. They participated in > 4 familiarization sessions, to eliminate learning effects. Participants performed a pre-test, followed randomly by one of 5 WBV intensities. Participants performed 3 maximal CMJs immediately, 5, and 10 min following treatment. The best performance was used and calculated as a percentage of the pre-treatment values. A multivariate model (treatment X time X gender) was used to analyze the data. The three-way interaction approached significance (p=0.053) and significance was found for all two way interactions. Females performed the best immediately following the 2.71g treatment (116.9 + 38.4%). Male participants did not increase their performance; however, they may require longer durations of vibration exposure to elicit effects. The differences between males and females may also indicate that the effects of WBV are dependent on strength, stiffness, and/or training levels. Future research should continue to systematically investigate the effects of vibration and participant characteristics on WBV and performance.Keywords: power, frequency, amplitude, training, potentiation, stiffness. / School of Physical Education, Sport, and Exercise Science
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BSU/oai:cardinalscholar.bsu.edu:handle/188218 |
| Date | 03 June 2011 |
| Creators | Bazett-Jones, David M. |
| Contributors | Dugan, Eric L. |
| Source Sets | Ball State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Format | 1 v. (various pagings) : ill. ; 28 cm. |
| Source | Virtual Press |
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