[Vern Gambetta]

Vern Gambetta on April 17, 2009 at 12:57 am #15623

Picture this, you have an NBA player standing on a vibration platform, he is doing some sort of bouncing medicine ball exercise off the ground and the S&C coach has a big rubber band around his waist pulling him laterally. This was in a popular fitness outdoor magazine. When I saw it I almost fell out of my chair laughing. On second thought I realized that people were going to read this and take i

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[trackjabber]

trackjabber on April 17, 2009 at 3:24 am #81673

Didn’t Mark Verstegen do the same kind of BS with Nomar before he was injured.

[John Talley]

John Talley on April 17, 2009 at 2:02 pm #81710

Cocktail Napkin Rule of Training #7: The Catalog Rule: If you have designed a training unit that requires more than two items that can be found in any popular equipment catalog you need to reconsider what adaptations you wish to occur.
Cocktail Napkin Rule of Training #7a: The Pay The Bills Addendum: If the equipment manufacturer is supplementing your income, you may use as many items in unit design as is financially beneficial. This is particularly important when submitting articles for publication or presenting for the NSCA.

[Daniel Andrews]

Daniel Andrews on April 17, 2009 at 2:39 pm #81716

Cocktail Napkin Rule of Training #7: The Catalog Rule: If you have designed a training unit that requires more than two items that can be found in any popular equipment catalog you need to reconsider what adaptations you wish to occur.
Cocktail Napkin Rule of Training #7a: The Pay The Bills Addendum: If the equipment manufacturer is supplementing your income, you may use as many items in unit design as is financially beneficial. This is particularly important when submitting articles for publication or presenting for the NSCA.

LOL

Vibration platforms have been around for a while. In fact, back in the day you could them at Hair Salons or even on Happy Days with a vibrating belt machine.