ABSTRACT
Vibration training has been investigated throughout the last decade as an alternative or complementary mode of training to traditional resistance programs for fitness improvements. Whole body vibration (WBV) as a mode of exercise training has become increasingly more popular in health, physical therapy, rehabilitation, professional sports, and wellness applications because of its effects on the neuromusculoskeletal system (Cochrane, 2011). The main benefits of WBV training are increased maximal power output (Cochrane, 2011; Marín and Rhea, 2010a), strength gains (Marín and Rhea, 2010b; Marín et al., 2012), and increased muscle activity as evaluated with surface electromyography (EMG) (Cardinale and Lim, 2003; Hazell et al., 2010; Pollock et al., 2012).
