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Davide Filingeri
Davide
Filingeri
Monem Jemni
Monem
Jemni
Antonino Bianco
Antonino
Bianco
Edzard Zeinstra
Edzard
Zeinstra
Alfonso Jimenez
Alfonso
Jimenez
The effects of vibration during maximal graded cycling exercise: a pilot study
Loughborough University
2013
Vibration
Endurance
Aerobic
Energetic demand
Cycloergometer
Design Practice and Management not elsewhere classified
Mechanical Engineering
2013-01-22 15:00:10
Journal contribution
https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/journal_contribution/The_effects_of_vibration_during_maximal_graded_cycling_exercise_a_pilot_study/9347153
Whole Body Vibration training is studied and used in different
areas, related to sport performance and rehabilitation. However,
few studies have investigated the effects of Vibration (Vib)
exposure on aerobic performance through the application of
this concept to cycling exercise. A specifically designed vibrating
cycloergometer, the powerBIKETM, was used to compare
the effects of Vib cycling exercise and normal cycling on different
physiological parameters during maximal graded exercise
test. Twelve recreationally active male adults (25 ± 4.8 yrs;
181.33 ± 5.47 cm; 80.66 ± 11.91 kg) performed two maximal
incremental cycling tests with and without Vib in a blockrandomized
order. The protocol consisted of a 4 min warm up
at 70 rev·min-1 followed by incremental steps of 3 min each.
Cycling cadence was increased at each step by 10 rev·min-1
until participants reached their volitional exhaustion. Respiratory
gases (VO2, VCO2), Heart Rate, Blood Lactate and RPE
were collected during the test. Paired t-tests and Correlation
Coefficients were used for statistical analysis. A significantly
greater (P<0.05) response in the VO2, HR, BLa and RPE was
observed during the Vib trial compare to normal cycling. No
significant differences were found in the maximal aerobic
power (Vib 34.32 ± 9.70 ml·kg-1·min-1; no Vib 40.11 ± 9.49
ml·kg-1·min-1). Adding Vib to cycling exercise seems eliciting
a quicker energetic demand during maximal exercise. However,
mechanical limitations of the vibrating prototype could have
affected the final outcomes. Future studies with more comparative
setting are recommended to deeply appraise this concept.