Dose-response of neuromuscular and anaerobic performance to whole-body vibration

Avelar, Núbia Carelli Pereira de; Viana, Daniele Maria Silva; Ribeiro, Vanessa Gonçalves César; Salvador, Fabiano; Lacerda, Ana Cristina Rodrigues

doi:10.1590/S1980-6574202000030185

Abstract

Aims:

The present study was designed to investigate the dose-response relationship of muscular performance and anaerobic power to whole-body vibration (WBV).

Methods:

Nine recreationally males were subjected to five experimental conditions: A) Squat exercise (SE) without WBV; B) WBV1 [31.55 m.s-2]; C) WBV2 [159.73 m.s-2]; (D) WBV3 [319.45 m.s-2]; and E) WBV4 [567.91 m.s-2]. Before and after the experimental procedures, muscle performance was assessed by a vertical jump test and handgrip strength test and anaerobic power by Wingate anaerobic test (WT).

Results:

WBV2 and WBV3 increased jump relative power [Δ=0.92 ± 0.89 W/Kg (+1.97%) and Δ=1.29 ±1.79 W/Kg (+2.77%), respectively; P=0.02; effect size= 0.92; power= 0.87] and height [Δ=0.96 ± 0.73 cm (2.80%) and Δ=1.61 ± 2.36 cm (4,57%), respectively; P= < 0.01; effect size= 0.96; power= 0.99] compared to the SE [Δ=-1.28 ± 0.81 cm (-3.55%)]. There was no dose-response relationship of handgrip strength to WBV. WBV2 improved WT relative power (power/body weight) compared to the other experimental conditions [Δ= 0.61 ± 0.36 W/Kg (+ 5.25%); P < 0.01; ; effect size= 0.98; power= 0.99], and WT relative work was higher in WBV3 [Δ= 1.86 ± 5.46 KJ/Kg (+ 0.70%)condition compared to WBV1[Δ= -6.71 ± 4.03 KJ/Kg (- 2.49%) ( P= 0.03).

Conclusion:

These results suggest that lower limb muscular performance and anaerobic power are responsive to vibration accelerations WBV2 (159.73 m.s-2) and WBV3 (319.45 m.s-2).

Keywords:
physical functional performance; athletes; warm-up exercise

[1] Corresponding author:
Nubia Carelli Pereira de Avelar Federal University of Santa Catarina, Department of Health Sciences (DCS). Rodovia Governador Jorge Lacerda, 3201 - Km 35,4, Jardim das Avenidas, 88906-072. Araranguá/SC. Brazil. Telephone: +55 (48) 37212167 Email: nubia.carelli@ufsc.br

	SE 0 m.s-2	WBV1 31.55 m.s-2	WBV2 159.73 m.s-2	WBV3 319.45 m.s-2	WBV4 567.91 m.s-2	P
Jump Test
Jump Height (cm)	36.04 ± 3.80	36.19 ± 2.63	35.24 ± 4.69	35.24 ± 3.51	35.88 ± 4.56	0.98
Relative Power (W/Kg)	47.19 ± 3.56	47.76 ± 2.70	47.46 ± 4.77	46.63 ± 3.37	47.06 ± 4.09	0.91
Handgrip Strength Test
Strength (Kgf)	36.5 ± 6.02	35.25 ± 7.87	35.5 ± 7.07	36.25 ± 5.85	35.25 ± 5.47	0.25
Wingate Anaerobic Test
Mean Power (W)	600.00 ± 62.26	584.86 ± 77.46	593.00 ± 69.99	565.71 ± 27.52	570.29 ± 27.01	0.59
Peak Power (W)	811.57 ± 101.82	787.14 ± 108.88	746.71 ± 87.12	757.00 ± 81.28	812.86 ± 108.07	0.71
Relative power (W)	12.00 ± 0.47	11.82 ± 0.53	11.61 ± 1.03	12.07 ± 0.88	12.21 ± 0.97	0.99
Total work (KJ)	17.60 ± 1.82	17.92 ± 2.12	17.11 ± 0.77	16.97 ± 0.77	17.87 ± 2.10	0.62
Relative work (KJ)	272.71 ± 15.66	269.00 ± 20.00	266.43 ± 13.16	266.86 ± 14.16	267.86 ± 14.36	0.96
Time to peak power (s)	2.14 ± 0.37	2.19 ± 0.25	2.45 ± 0.85	2.27 ± 0.55	2.34 ± 1.03	0.89

	SE 0 m.s^-2	WBV1 31.55 m.s^-2	WBV2 159.73 m.s^-2	WBV3 319.45 m.s^-2	WBV4 567.91 m.s^-2	P
Mean Power (W)	-10.14 ± 9.62	-13.74 ± 9.95	-2.43 ± 13.78	3.43 ± 11.93	-7.14 ± 9.79	0.30
Peak Power (W)	-41.86 ±22.88	-38.00 ± 26.80	24.33 ± 25.76	3.78 ± 28.83	-8.57 ± 15.35	0.11
Relative power (W)	-0.63 ± 0.37	-0.56 ± 0.39	0.61 ± 0.36 *	-0.14 ± 0.42	-0.14 ± 0.25	<0.01
Total work (KJ)	-0.23 ± 0.28	-0.26 ± 0.31	-0.04 ± 0.38	0.08 ± 0.30 ^¥	-0.09 ± 0.20	0.04
Relative work (KJ)	-4.71 ± 4.75	-6.71 ± 4.03	-1.43 ± 5.97	1.86 ± 5.46 ^¥	-1.86 ± 3.02	0.03
Time to peak power (s)	0.04 ± 0.23	0.13 ± 0.32	-0.05 ± 0.52	-0.09 ± 0.23	-0.09 ± 0.23	0.71