Author: Donahue RB1, Vingren JL, Duplanty AA, Levitt DE, Luk HY, Kraemer WJ
Affiliation: <sup>1</sup>1Human Performance Laboratory Department of Kinesiology University of Connecticut Storrs, CT 06269 2Applied Physiology Laboratory Department of Kinesiology, Health Promotion and Recreation Department of Biological Sciences University of North Texas Denton, TX 76203.
Conference/Journal: J Strength Cond Res.
Date published: 2016 Jun 16
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The warm-up routine preceding a training or athletic event can affect the performance during that event. Whole-body vibration (WBV) can increase muscle performance, thus the inclusion of WBV to the warm-up routine might provide additional performance improvements. The purpose of this investigation was to examine the acute effect of a WBV warm-up using a vertical oscillating platform and a more traditional warm-up protocol on feet quickness in physically active men. Twenty healthy and physically active men (18-25 y, 22 ± 3 y, 176.8 ± 6.4 cm, 84.4 ± 11.5 kg, 10.8 ± 1.4 % body fat) volunteered for this study. A 2×2 factorial design was used to examine the effect of four warm-up scenarios (no warm-up, traditional warm-up only, WBV warm-up only, combined traditional and WBV warm-up) on subsequent 3-second Quickfeet Count Test (QFT) performance. The traditional warm-up consisted of static and dynamic exercises and stretches. The WBV warm-up consisted of 60 seconds of vertical sinusoidal vibration at a frequency of 35 Hz and amplitude of 4 mm on a vibration platform. The WBV protocol significantly (p ≤ 0.0005, η = 0.581) augmented QFT performance (WBV: 37.1 ± 3.4 touches; no-WBV: 35.7 ± 3.4 touches). The results demonstrate that WBV can enhance the performance score on the QFT. The findings of this study suggest that WBV warm-up should be included in warm-up routines preceding training and athletic events which include very fast foot movements.
PMID: 27328378 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]