POWER PLATE

[h4rvy]

The Wife wants a "Power Plate" not a copy but an original "Power Plate" has anyone got one and what do you think ? - thanks in advance.

[Buzz word]

h4rvy said:

The Wife wants a "Power Plate" not a copy but an original "Power Plate" has anyone got one and what do you think ? - thanks in advance.

I had a quick look on google for the price:

http://www.johnlewis.com/230473200/Product.aspx?so...

I had to laugh that would pay my gym subscription for the next 12 years. There has to be a cheaper option out there I guess but why not just join a gym that has them. My gym has some class based, I'm sure others must too she may even like that?

[Pothole]

buy her a Sybian, they're cheaper and will keep her happier.

[h4rvy]

Buzz word said:

h4rvy said:

The Wife wants a "Power Plate" not a copy but an original "Power Plate" has anyone got one and what do you think ? - thanks in advance.

I had a quick look on google for the price:

http://www.johnlewis.com/230473200/Product.aspx?so...

I had to laugh that would pay my gym subscription for the next 12 years. There has to be a cheaper option out there I guess but why not just join a gym that has them. My gym has some class based, I'm sure others must too she may even like that?

Cheers Buzz word the one she is after is about £2700.00 , she uses one at the gym now which costs about £30 quid per month so she may as well buy one on zero finance - still want to here some comments from users rather than comments from "the wife".

[TristanGardner]

I have an original power plate in my PT studio. The machine I have is the Vibrogym Professional*. I think they are superb, as a single new addition to the fitness industry I am yet to find anything to match its capabilities and effectiveness. My clients love it, but have come to realise it actually means I can get them to work harder with it.

Any benefit that can be claimed about them can be gained from other training modalities. The significant part is how long it takes, to what degree and also who it is using it.

I would recommend a model that has a stainless steel platform rather than a plastic one. The machine works by transfering a force and the plastic reduces the force that can be transfered. Also the accuracy of the frequency is reduced significantly.

I am more than happy to advice which model to get if you want to contact me. I am at the BASES conference with Vibrogym a week on Monday in Glasgow

• The Vibrogym Professional is the original Power Plate model. The one a lot of the research is based upon. Built in Europe rather than imported from China. Although Power Plate may not tell you this.

[Lemmonie]

So correct me if i'm wrong but your wife wants a £2,700 clothes horse?

[Phooey]

Pothole said:

buy her a Sybian, they're cheaper and will keep her happier.

x 1000000000000000000

[h4rvy]

TristanGardner said:

I have an original power plate in my PT studio. The machine I have is the Vibrogym Professional*. I think they are superb, as a single new addition to the fitness industry I am yet to find anything to match its capabilities and effectiveness. My clients love it, but have come to realise it actually means I can get them to work harder with it.

Any benefit that can be claimed about them can be gained from other training modalities. The significant part is how long it takes, to what degree and also who it is using it.

I would recommend a model that has a stainless steel platform rather than a plastic one. The machine works by transfering a force and the plastic reduces the force that can be transfered. Also the accuracy of the frequency is reduced significantly.

I am more than happy to advice which model to get if you want to contact me. I am at the BASES conference with Vibrogym a week on Monday in Glasgow

• The Vibrogym Professional is the original Power Plate model. The one a lot of the research is based upon. Built in Europe rather than imported from China. Although Power Plate may not tell you this.

Thanks for your comments , do you think the Power Plate my3 is any good or do you think you need a bigger base plate ?.

[x type]

£2700

http://www.sportandleisureuk.com/catalog/vibration...

does the same job , puts a smile on the wife's face when she sits on it

[Shaw Tarse]

x type said:

£2700

http://www.sportandleisureuk.com/catalog/vibration...

does the same job , puts a smile on the wife's face when she sits on it

I thought the link would be for this

[Ordinary_Chap]

It's just another fad that won't last would be my guess.

I often watch people in my gym use them with great amusement, contorting into odd positions and shaking away.

I'd suggest the OP doesn't waste his money.

[Rach*]

When I get on one of these I can only think of Homer at Dr Hibberts surgery having the jiggle test!

"now I'm going to set you a jiggling and see how long it takes you to stop"

[Driller]

These are as effective as a Slendertone.

[996 sps]

TristanGardner said:

I have an original power plate in my PT studio. The machine I have is the Vibrogym Professional*. I think they are superb, as a single new addition to the fitness industry I am yet to find anything to match its capabilities and effectiveness. My clients love it, but have come to realise it actually means I can get them to work harder with it.

Any benefit that can be claimed about them can be gained from other training modalities. The significant part is how long it takes, to what degree and also who it is using it.

I would recommend a model that has a stainless steel platform rather than a plastic one. The machine works by transfering a force and the plastic reduces the force that can be transfered. Also the accuracy of the frequency is reduced significantly.

I am more than happy to advice which model to get if you want to contact me. I am at the BASES conference with Vibrogym a week on Monday in Glasgow

• The Vibrogym Professional is the original Power Plate model. The one a lot of the research is based upon. Built in Europe rather than imported from China. Although Power Plate may not tell you this.

So what is it supposed to do then? As far as I know you hold isometric contractions and its supposed to work more muscle fibres by breaking them down due to the shaking action of the machine. Got to say sounds like a load of old pony to me.

[TristanGardner]

996 sps said:

So what is it supposed to do then? As far as I know you hold isometric contractions and its supposed to work more muscle fibres by breaking them down due to the shaking action of the machine. Got to say sounds like a load of old pony to me.

There are 2 types of "whole body vibration" machine. One is the type which swing like a see saw. I haven't read enough research about this type to form a judgement. The other type is the type I have.

It only moves up and down. As the machine moves up it causes the muscle to contract and then as it moves down again the muscle will relax. This should be in time for, as the machine comes back up again, the muscle to be able to contract.

This is the same idea as plyometrics, as the muscle lengthens under tension the body prevents the muscle being damaged by forcing the muscle to contract, but it contracts extremely forcefully.

Yes you can do isometric exercises just as you can do isometric exercises with a dumbbell and see limited results.

I use the machine for potentiation, strengthening weak links in a chain, recovery and also improving the range of movement of my clients. My OH will be using it as rehab when the wounds are healed on her knee from surgery last week. As you can see, you can do a whole range of things with it. To me it was worth the investment I made in it, but I use it for my business rather than for personal use. It is up to the individual whether or not they can apply their knowledge to get sufficient from it.

No doubt I come across sounding like a bit of a fan boy but this is purely from my experience of using these machines for 3 or 4 years.

[TristanGardner]

h4rvy said:

Thanks for your comments , do you think the Power Plate my3 is any good or do you think you need a bigger base plate ?.

To be honest I know very little about the home models. Vibrogym do a domestic model. Having had a quick look at the specs of each of them I feel the Vibrogym domestic would beat the Power Plate My3 because the Vibrogym as a stainless steel platform, the same as mine. There is a huge difference between the Power Plate Pro 5 & 3 and the Vibrogym Professional models due the different platforms so I would assume the difference is similar with the home models.

I have no idea whether I would buy a home model or not. A lot of what I have read and know about WBV is that it requires the force of the machine to apply a force to the body. The Vibrogym domestic only produces 1.9kN at its peak and the Vibrogym Professional produces 2.1kN at its lowest setting.

To me this means that I would probably go with a professional model. Whether this means sticking with the gym as they should have a professional model or not is up to you guys.

I see from your profile that you are in Newcastle. There are 4 sites in Newcastle with Vibrogym machines. Which gym is you wife at?

[5unny]

h4rvy said:

The Wife wants a "Power Plate" not a copy but an original "Power Plate" has anyone got one and what do you think ? - thanks in advance.

From my experience (of having one in the gym I use) it's more of an aid than anything else. i.e - use it for 10-15 minutes at the end of a proper cardio or weights workout and it has a role to play.

However, if your wife wants it to use as her main piece of exercise then I'd think twice.

[996 sps]

How will your wife be using it for rehab?

Got to say can't be at all like plyometrics as this ensures muscle and joints go through full range and is the very much like ballistic flexibility.

I have no doubt that doing exercises on powerplate machine will make it more challenging and possibly challenge the core more, but not worth the money of what I ahve seen so far.

[Kudos]

My company imports them (from China) - Not powerplates of course, that's just a brand name. Been doing it for a couple of years now.

Ours are the commercial sort seen in gyms etc, not the cheapo versions from Argos etc.

PH price of £275+VAT...send me a PM if interested. Not sure how I'd get it to you though, they are heavy buggers.

I must admit I was sceptical before bringing them in, but to be honest they do work at toning. They won't stop you having a heart attack though...

[TristanGardner]

996 sps said:

How will your wife be using it for rehab?

She has an issue which relates to her kneecap repeatedly dislocating, she had surgery last week to sort out her ligaments. She has always had an imbalance between the inner and outer leg but now has even less muscle on the inside than she had before. What she cannot currently do, due to not being able to full stabilise her knee properly, is any dynamic movement which could potentially cause the knee to dislocate. I will use the Vibrogym to readjust the the imbalance, strengthen her hamstrings and also help her regain general strength and tone through the leg.

996 sps said:

Got to say can't be at all like plyometrics as this ensures muscle and joints go through full range and is the very much like ballistic flexibility.

Sorry my grammar was wrong there, I shouldn't have put this point as a new paragraph. What I meant when I said it was like plyometrics was that as you land from a jump, the muscles are stretched. As the muscle is stretched the golgi tendons send a signal to the brain, which sends a signal straight back to the muscle telling it to contract in order to protect the muscle from over stretching and causing muscle trauma. Which is what I had partially (and probably badly) tried to mention in the paragraph above the plyometrics comment from me.

I will hopefully know plyometrics inside out after this weekend as I am on a workshop with the UKSCA covering it.

996 sps said:

I have no doubt that doing exercises on powerplate machine will make it more challenging and possibly challenge the core more, but not worth the money of what I ahve seen so far.

Yes I think you are right here. It causes the muscles to be challenged more than in non vibration exercises. You have to select the right exercises and execute them correctly in order to get the most work from the core muscles (like any other type of exercise).

As for value for money, this is just a personal preference and an opportunity cost. I have bought the machine which has meant no new car and no holiday. Hopefully by buying it I can get better results for my clients which will build my business and then I can buy a nicer car than I would have otherwise got with the money I spent on the machine. Would I have bought the professional machine solely for personal use, based on my current income? Probably not.