The Effects of Whole-Body Vibration on Fatigue in Vertical Jump Performance and Isometric Mid-Thigh Pull Measures

Nicole C Dabbs,Margaret T Jones,Sean Bonilla,Sergio Espericueta

doi:10.3390/vibration4040042

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The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of coupling WBV and acute muscular fatigue to determine its effects on countermovement vertical jump (CMVJ) performance and isometric mid-thigh pull (IMTP). Twenty-eight healthy active adults volunteered for five-day study. Testing sessions 2–5 included one of four conditions: No WBV and no fatigue (CON), WBV and fatigue (WBV + FAT), WBV and no fatigue (WBV), and no WBV and fatigue (FAT). WBV was performed using a frequency of 50 Hz and a low amplitude while performing quarter squats for a total of 4 min with a 30 s rest or work ratio. Lower-body fatigue induced using Bosco fatigue protocol. CMVJ and IMTP were performed on force plates. SPSS was used to perform a 2 × 2 Repeated Measures ANOVA. Significant main effects were found for fatigue in CMVJ-height and CMVJ-peak ground reaction force, no significant main effect for WBV, and no significant interactions. Lower-body fatigue decreases vertical jump performance, and WBV did not attenuate the detrimental effects of lower-body fatigue.

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Vibration 2021, 4, 759–767. https://Activities that involve a high physical demand such as weightlifting or high-intensity interval training require muscular strength and power [1,2,3]
Significant main effects were found for fatigue only in countermovement vertical jump (CMVJ)-H and CMVJ-PF
Was conducted it may be beneficialof to visualize the comparison between wholebody vibration (WBV)

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Activities that involve a high physical demand such as weightlifting or high-intensity interval training require muscular strength and power [1,2,3]. Participation in such activities may cause acute muscular fatigue, which is a decrease in the force producing capability of muscle [2,4]. It is recommended to couple high physical demanding activities with appropriate rest intervals [4], thereby enabling the fatigued muscle to recover Internal modalities such as stretching, warm-ups, and low-intensity exercise may be useful before or after fatiguing activities to assist in recovery [9,10]. Several external modalities have been shown to assist with recovery following exercise induced muscle damage [11,12,13], yet their effect on acute muscular fatigue has not been investigated

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