Power Plate vibration training - just an advertising ploy?

Power Plate vibration training - just an advertising ploy?

Who hasn't seen the Power Plate vibration plate on television? Young and well-trained women and men with six-packs advertise the product. While many then move on and dismiss it as a trick of the advertising industry, we concentrate on our task here. We get to the bottom of the Power Plate vibration plate and explain in this blog whether there is really anything behind it or whether it is just hype that we can quickly forget.

Vibrating slimming?

We bust the biggest myth. "You can't vibrate for 10 minutes and lose weight at the same time". True, anyone who sits on a vibrating plate for 10 minutes and waits for their six-pack to bulge out is actually doing something wrong. But let's be honest with ourselves. Anyone who holds this opinion has not studied vibration training. Power Plate means sweating and not sitting, but performing strenuous exercises on a vibrating plate. And it is now clear that vibration training can lead to muscle building, six-pack abs and fat loss, just like any other strenuous sport. "So why not train with your own body weight? Then I can save myself the trip to the gym or the purchase of a Power Plate". An exciting question that definitely needs to be answered.

Why the hype is justified

It takes concentration to remain stable in a push-up or squat on a vibrating plate. When we perform exercises on a Power Plate, our body reacts by activating countless muscles to compensate for the vibration and maintain stability. Vibration training not only activates the main muscles of a specific exercise, it also activates smaller muscles, the so-called deep muscles. This is what makes vibration training so strenuous and efficient: many more muscles are activated and kept under constant tension during the exercise. Put simply, you can pack a longer workout into a much shorter but just as effective workout.

Another reason in favor of the Power Plate is the device itself. One of the most important factors for starting physical training in the first place is motivation. And anyone who buys a Power Plate vibration plate and has it at home usually feels magically attracted to it before the day has even really begun. Not everyone can motivate themselves to exercise regularly using their own body weight without equipment and aids, let alone overcome this. 

The golden tip for successful training

The golden tip is simple, but should be mentioned here anyway: Before climbing onto the vibrating plate, tension must be applied to the body. So first tense your body and only then get on. This is because the Power Plate has a strong vibration and not a gentle shake. If you follow this tip, you need not be afraid of injury. Injuries can be ruled out even if you don't tense up - it's just possible that your teeth will chatter briefly. Our body reacts intuitively with tension anyway.

Once our body is tense, the training can begin. It's easy to get started: play the training video and do the exercises at the same time. However, if you don't like this and prefer to design your own workout, there are no limits. All kinds of exercises can be performed on the Power Plate. You should start with 30 seconds of exercise followed by 30 seconds of rest. Too boring? Then do the whole workout without a break in between and go full throttle for 10 minutes.

Our conclusion

1. power plate vibration training is efficient and strenuous.

2. an intensive full-body workout can be done in just 10 minutes.

3. vibration training can be used both as the main form of training and as a supplement to other sports.