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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2023 May 7;13(1):7411.
doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-34707-6.

Effects of whole-body vibration warm-up on subsequent jumping and running performance

Paulina Ewertowska  1 , Katarzyna Świtała  2 , Wojciech Grzyb  2 , Robert Urbański  3 , Piotr Aschenbrenner  3 , Michał Krzysztofik  4   5
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Randomized Controlled Trial

Effects of whole-body vibration warm-up on subsequent jumping and running performance

Paulina Ewertowska et al. Sci Rep. .

Abstract

The aim of this study was to examine whether acute whole-body vibration, a single bout of drop jumps, or a combination of both may enhance countermovement jump (CMJ) and would affect volitional pace 3 km running performance. Twelve healthy and recreationally active males completed 4 conditions in randomized order: (i) 5 sets of 30 s calf raises on the platform but without vibration; (ii) 5 sets of 30 s calf raises on the vibration platform with 30 s rest intervals between sets; (iii) 5 sets of 6 drop jump with a 30 s rest interval between sets; (iv) 5 sets of 30 s calf raises on the vibration platform followed by 6 drop jumps with a 30 s rest interval between sets. Before, 3-min after, and immediately after a 3 km run each participant performed CMJ. No significant difference between conditions (p = 0.327) for the 3 km time trial was found. Whereas CMJ height and relative peak power were significantly improved in post-3 km run than at baseline (p < 0.001 and p = 0.025) and post-warm-up (p = 0.001 and p = 0.002) in all conditions. The present study indicates that warm-up consisting of either whole-body vibration, drop jumps, or a combination of both failed to acutely improve CMJ and 3 km volitional pace running performance in physically active males. However, the increase in the CMJ performance was noted after the end of the 3 km run, which may indicate that the warm-up protocols used were insufficient to enhance subsequent performance.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no competing interests.

Figures

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Figure 1
Study design flowchart. WU warm-up, CMJ countermovement jump, DJ drop jump condition, CTRL control condition, WBV whole body vibration condition, WBV + DJ whole body vibration and drop jump condition.
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Figure 2
Jump height values during countermovement jump performance at subsequent time points.
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Figure 3
Relative peak power values during countermovement jump performance at subsequent time points.
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Figure 4
Contraction time values during countermovement jump performance at subsequent time points.
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