vibration plate

What is a vibration plate?!

Hi I just took a taster session free at a local place I got a great workout. It is about twice the intensity of a normal workout because of muscle fibre activation and can improve stability. I really enjoyed it but I think it would depend on the instructor

You do exercise on the plate you don't just stand there.

did you decide to do it and was it any good for you?

Mechanical snake oil.

They're a great gimmick, as they promise magic results with hardly any effort.


There's one at my gym and the PTs actively advise people against using it, as it's a waste of the clients' time to do it, in their opinion.

http://www.fitday.com/fitness-articles/fitness/equipment/do-vibration-plates-really-work.html#b

I had never heard of this before. When I first read it I was thinking it was one of these.

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: wow, my neighbor had one of those when I was very young and when you put that belt around me it vibrated so fast that it made me itch like a mad person! At least it increased blood flow :drinker:

I remember when these things were popular. My mom joined a "fitness center" when I was little (like 1968). This contraption and the "roller thing" were extremely popular. (I'll see if I can find a photo of the roller machine.

These things are back. I saw an infomercial a couple weeks ago for something suspiciously similar to these old things. It just made me laugh.


Oh, I just looked up the Vibration Plate, and that's what I saw in the ad.

lets work this thru together. you stand on top of a machine that vibrates. can anyone here think of any reason that would burn a ton of calories? i mean, come up with one thing you can say with a straight face and say GTFO to yourself. I certainly can't. if you can think of a logical reason this would work, spend the money, if not, i hear a moderate calorie deficit combined with moderate exercise has worked well for some people

I use a vibration plate machine. It is not a miracle worker, nor is it snake oil. It is a tool that can help you increase the intensity of your workout.
The vibrations makes your muscles do mini contractions while you do the actual move (ex squats/lunges/dumbell work) which simply makes your body work harder. I really like to use mine, but it's not for everyone, and results depend on how much you put into it ( just like everything else in life)
It's kind of like asking if a fitness ball will help you use weight... if all you ever do is sit on it, the ball is not going to do much more than help you engage some stability muscles. But if you perform exercises on the ball, it increases the effectiveness of the moves you do.
Most companies like to claim just standing on their vibration plates will melt away the fat, which isn't true, but it can be used to up the intensity of your workouts.