The Sport Vibe and Vertical Vibe Pro machines will take your advanced strength training and conditioning program to another level. In fact, as long as you have training and performance goals, these whole body vibration machines support your success.

The Sport Vibe and Vertical Vibe Pro platforms deliver vertical vibrations that are safe. A patented techology eliminates sideways movement. The design and patented technology of our pure vertical vibration machines expand training options and ensure performance gains.

Traditional weight training increases muscle strength because your muscles respond to an increased load. During whole body vibration training your body reacts to acceleration. Acceleration equals rapid muscle movement. It is proven that rapid muscle contraction and expansion strengthens muscle 1½ times faster than traditional weight training.⁽¹⁾

¹"Effect of vibratory stimulation training on maximal force and flexibility." by Issurin, V. B. and Liebermann, D. G. Journal of Sports Science 1994.

“The vibratory stimulation strength training yielded an average increase in isotonic maximal strength of 49.8 percent, compared with an average gain of 16 percent with conventional training,”⁽¹⁾ the study concluded.

High Intensity Workouts

Advanced strength training and conditioning programs are used by bodybuilders and athletes looking for high intensity workouts. The Sport Vibe and Vertical Vibe Pro wbv machines give you speed/frequency choices. Higher speeds contribute to your agility, balance, strength and endurance. Lower speeds produce strength, muscle tone and power.

The Sport Vibe and Vertical Vibe Pro wbv models give you amplitude choices. Higher amplitudes exert a higher force upon your body. This benefits strength, endurance and power. Lower amplitudes benefit muscle tone, balance and flexibility.

These videos show advanced workouts on our machines:

Get ready for some amazing gains!

Sport-Specific Workouts

Professional atheletes and sport training centers incorporate sport specific exercises in their advanced strength training and conditioning regimes.

Boxing

Running

Tennis

Wrestling

²"The Use of Whole-Body Vibration as a Golf Warm-Up," by Bunker DJ, Rhea MR, Simons T, Marin PJ. A.T. Still University, Mesa, Arizona; Nicklaus Golf Academies, Eagle, Idaho; and European University Miguel de Cervantes, Valladolid, Spain. Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research 2010 Mar 10.

“The variables that the warm-up tested for were increased flexibility, power, and golf performance ... Eight different exercises were used for this warm-up. Significant changes (p<0.05) were measured after the WBV warm-up in the following variables: sit and reach, ball speed, carry distance, and total distance ... data suggest that a profound increase in the flexibility and power output of individual golfers occurs when a WBV warm-up bout is performed.”⁽²⁾

³Whole-body vibration training effects on the physical performance of basketball players. by Colson SS, Pensini M, Espinosa J, Garrandes F, Legros P. Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research 2010 Mar 17.

“Testing was performed before and after the 4-week period and comprised strength assessment, vertical jump performance, and a 10m sprint test. The maximal voluntary isometric strength of the knee extensors significantly increased after vibration training, as did squat jump height.”⁽³⁾

Plyometric Training

Athletes use plyometric training guidelines to reach peak physical condition because it is a very effective form of power training.

“Plyometrics is a type of exercise training designed to produce fast, powerful movements, and improve the functions of the nervous system, generally for the purpose of improving performance in sports.”

“Plyometric movements, in which a muscle is loaded and then contracted in rapid sequence, use the strength, elasticity and innervation of muscle and surrounding tissues to jump higher, run faster, throw farther, or hit harder, depending on the desired training goal. Plyometrics is used to increase the speed or force of muscular contractions, providing explosiveness for a variety of sport-specific activities.”

-Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plyometrics

Plyometrics + WBV = Plisometrics

“By exercise standards and definition, the principle of applying a rapid contractive force to a muscle is considered to be a plyometric training technique ... combining vertical vibration to a muscle group under an isometric contraction is essentially a hybrid of isometrics and plyometrics. I have coined this type of training 'Plisometrics.'”

Kevin Wince, an executive on the Health Mark team

Kevin Wince talks about the Sport Vibe and Vertical Vibe Pro vibrating machines and plisometrics strength training in the following video (split into two parts):

Kevin Wince demonstrates strength training exercises using the Vertical Vibe Pro 3000 vibrating platform:

Research

Eckhardt H, Wollny R, Müller H, Bärtsch P, Friedmann-Bette B. Enhanced Myofiber Recruitment During Exhaustive Squatting Performed as Whole-Body Vibration Exercise. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 2010 Jul 17. [Epub ahead of print]

Wang CZ, Wang GJ, Ho ML, Wang YH, Yeh ML, Chen CH. Low-magnitude vertical vibration enhances myotube formation in C2C12 myoblasts. Journal of Applied Physiology. 2010 Jul 15. [Epub ahead of print]

Hazell TJ, Kenno KA, Jakobi JM. Evaluation of muscle activity for loaded and unloaded dynamic squats during vertical whole-body vibration. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 2010 Jul;24(7):1860-5.

Cochrane DJ, Stannard SR, Firth EC, Rittweger J. Comparing muscle temperature during static and dynamic squatting with and without whole-body vibration. Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging. 2010 Jul; 30(4): 223-9. [Epub 2010 May 11]

Feland JB, Hawks M, Hopkins JT, Hunter I, Johnson AW, Eggett DL. Whole Body Vibration as an Adjunct to Static Stretching. International Journal of Sports Medicine. 2010 Jun 9. [Epub ahead of print]

Di Giminiani R, Manno R, Scrimaglio R, Sementilli G, Tihanyi J. Effects of individualized whole-body vibration on muscle flexibility and mechanical power. Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness. 2010 Jun; 50(2): 139-51.

Ritzmann R, Kramer A, Gruber M, Gollhofer A, Taube W. EMG activity during whole body vibration: motion artifacts or stretch reflexes? European journal of applied physiology 2010 Apr 24. [Epub ahead of print]

"Effects of Adding Whole Body Vibration to Squat Training on Isometric Force/Time Characteristics," by Lamont HS, Cramer JT, Bemben DA, Shehab RL, Anderson MA, Bemben MG. J Strength Cond Res. 2009 Nov 17.

"Vibration and the Neuromuscular System" from the Perth Integrated Health Clinic.

"Acute and cumulative effects of different times of recovery from whole body vibration exposure on muscle performance," by Da Silva-Grigoletto ME, Vaamonde DM, Castillo E, Poblador MS, García-Manso JM, Lancho JL. J Strength Cond Res. 2009 Oct;23(7):2073-82.

"Whole-body vibration augments resistance training effects on body composition in postmenopausal women," by Fjeldstad C, Palmer IJ, Bemben MG, Bemben DA. Maturitas. May 20, 2009;63(1):79-83. Epub Apr 21, 2009.

"The effect of acute applications of whole-body vibration on the iTonic platform on subsequent lower-body power output during the back squat," by Rhea MR, Kenn JG. J Strength Cond Res. 2009 Jan;23(1):58-61.

"Optimal frequency, displacement, duration, and recovery patterns to maximize power output following acute whole-body vibration," by Adams JB, Edwards D, Serviette D, Bedient AM, Huntsman E, Jacobs KA, Del Rossi G, Roos BA, Signorile JF. J Strength Cond Res. Jan 2009;23(1):237-45.

"Ankle flexors produce peak torque at longer muscle lengths after whole-body vibration," by Kemertzis MA, Lythgo ND, Morgan DL, Galea MP. Med Sci Sports Exerc. Nov 2008;40(11):1977-83. [Epub ahead of print edition on Oct 8, 2008]

"Acute Enhancement of Lower-Extremity Dynamic Strength and Flexibility with Whole-Body Vibration," by Jacobs PL, Burns P. J Strength Cond Res. 2008 Sep 26.

"Effects of mechanical vibration applied in the opposite direction of muscle shortening on maximal isometric strength," by Silva HR, Couto BP, Szmuchrowski LA. J Strength Cond Res. 2008 Jul;22(4):1031-6.

"Whole body vibration exercise: training and benefits," by Dolny DG, Reyes GF. Curr Sports Med Rep. 2008 May-Jun;7(3):152-7.

"Effect of whole body vibration training on lower limb performance in selected high-level ballet students," by Annino G., E. Padua, C. Castagna, V.D. Salvo, S. Minichella, O. Tsarpela, V. Manzi, S. D'Ottavio. The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 2007 Nov. 21(4):1072-6.

"Influence of Vibration Training on Energy Expenditure in Active Men," by Marzo E. Da Silva, J.M. Fernandez, E. Castillo, V. M. Nuñez, D. M. Vaamonde, M. S. Poblador, J.L. Lancho. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 2007, 21(2), 470–475.

"Vibrational Therapy: How does it work for exercise?" by Reichardt, Christian H. The American Chiropractor July 2007.

"Whole Body Vibration: A new exercise approach," by Martha R. Hinman. Research presentation. 2004.

"Strength Increase after Whole-Body Vibration Compared with Resistance Training," by Delecluse, C., M. Roelants, and S. Verschueren. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc., Vol. 35, No. 6, pp. 1033–1041, 2003. [PDF]

"Oxygen Uptake in Whole Body Vibration Exercise: Influence of Vibration Frequency, Amplitude and External Load," by Rittweger, J., et al. International Journal of Sports Medicine, Vol. 23, 2002, pg. 428-432. [abstract]

"New Trends in Training Science: The Use of Vibrations for Enhancing Performance," by Bosco, C., et al. New Studies in Athletics, Vol. 14, No.4, 1999, pg.55-62. [PDF]

"Adaptive Responses of Human Skeletal Muscle to Vibration Exposure," by Bosco, C., R. Colli, E. Introini, M. Cardinale, M. Iacovelli', J. Tihanyi, S.P. von Duvillard, A. Viru. Clinical Physiology, Vol. 19, No. 2, Feb. 1999, pg. 183.[PDF]

"The Influence of Whole Body Vibration on Jumping Performance," by Bosco, C., et al. Biology of Sport, Vol. 15, No. 3, 1998, pg. 157-164. [PDF]

"Metabolic and Cardiovascular Responses During Whole Body Vibration Exercise: a Pilot Study," by Mark, A., et al. Poster presentation of research. [PDF]

"The Influence of Whole Body Vibration on the Mechanical Behaviour of Skeletal Muscle," by Bosco, C., et al. Research paper. [PDF]