title: A comparison of training intensity between whole-body vibration and conventional squat exercise.
abstract: The aim of this study was to investigate surface electromyographic activity (sEMG) and rate of perceived exertion (RPE) during semi-squat exercise on vibration platform compared with semi-squat exercise performed on a Smith machine. Twenty-three recreationally active students (15 males and 8 females) were exposed to six different loads in one of both exercise modes: vibration or Smith machine. The subject performed a squat in six experimental conditions; the load differed per experimental condition. For each subject the exercise mode (n=2) and the different loads per mode (n=6) were assigned in a random order to check the influence of vibration magnitude (acceleration: ms(-2)) as well as weight (kg) on sEMG and RPE. Two-way ANOVA for RPE, lumbar and lower-body sEMG revealed a significant weight main effect (P<0.01) and a significant acceleration main effect (P<0.01). The results from this study demonstrate that the training stimulus resulting from an isometric semi-squat exercise on a vibration platform (acceleration: from 12 to 89 ms(-2)) is similar to the training stimulus of an isometric semi-squat exercise on Smith machine (weight: from 20 to 70 kg) according to lower-body sEMG and RPE. However, the impact of semi-squat on vibration platform exercise for lumbar muscle is relatively small compared with semi-squat on Smith machine.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Physiology, European University Miguel de Cervantes, Valladolid, Spain. pjmarin@uemc.es
authors.forename: Pedro J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Marín
authors.forename: Alejandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Santos-Lozano
authors.forename: Fernanda
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Santin-Medeiros
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Delecluse
authors.forename: Nuria
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Garatachea
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018592:Cross-Over Studies; D004576:Electromyography; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000502:physiology*; D005082:Physical Exertion; D055070:Resistance Training; D014732:Vibration; D055815:Young Adult