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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2022 Mar 23;12(1):5043.
doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-09142-8.

Effects of plyometric and whole-body vibration on physical performance in collegiate basketball players: a crossover randomized trial

Pratyakshi Munshi  1 , Moazzam Hussain Khan  1 , Nitin Kumar Arora  1   2 , Shibili Nuhmani  3 , Shahnawaz Anwer  4   5 , Heng Li  6 , Ahmad H Alghadir  7
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Randomized Controlled Trial

Effects of plyometric and whole-body vibration on physical performance in collegiate basketball players: a crossover randomized trial

Pratyakshi Munshi et al. Sci Rep. .

Abstract

While many studies suggested the isolated effects of plyometric and whole-body vibration exercises on physical performance variables, only few studies have compared the acute effects of plyometric and whole-body vibration on the occurrence of post-activation potentiation and the resultant improvements in performance. Therefore, we aimed to compare the acute effects of plyometric exercises and whole-body vibration training on physical performance in collegiate basketball players. Twenty-four collegiate male basketball players (age 20.8 ± 2.02 years, height 1.79 ± 0.7 m, and weight 71.2 ± 7.6 kg) participated in this randomized crossover study. Subjects were received both plyometric and whole-body vibration exercises after a 48-h washed-out period. Countermovement Jump height, sprint, and agility time were measured at baseline, 4- and 12-min post-plyometric, and whole-body vibration exercises. The result suggests a positive effect of both the plyometric and whole-body vibration exercises on countermovement jump and agility time (p = 0.001). While the countermovement jump height and agility were higher in the plyometric group (mean difference 1.60 cm and 0.16 s, respectively), the sprint performance was higher in the whole-body vibration group. However, these differences were statistically non-significant between the two groups (p > 0.05). This study suggests that both plyometric and whole-body vibration exercises may improve post-activation potentiation, which leads to better physical performance.Trial registration CTRI/2019/05/019059. Registered with the Clinical trials registry, India on 10/05/2019. http://ctri.nic.in/Clinicaltrials/advsearch.php .

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The authors declare no competing interests.

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Figure 1
Flow diagram of participants through each stage of the randomized trial.
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Diagrammatic representation of agility T test.
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(a) Maximal height in the Counter movement Jump performance for plyometrics and whole-body vibration group at specified intervals; (b) Maximal 20-m sprint time for the plyometric and whole-body vibration group at specified time intervals; (c) Maximal agility time for the plyometric and whole-body vibration group at specified time intervals.
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