The Functional Path is a path that had been traveled many times before but had fallen out of use in favor of smoother paved roads that promised faster and easier results. Seeking to follow and better define the functional path is a continuing journey, fortunately it is a journey that many have traveled before. Functional Path training is getting back to the basics of movement. It is learning to tune into the body and it’s inherent wisdom to produce rhythmic flowing movement.
These are pictures of vibration training devices from the 1890’s!! I think it is particularly appropriate that this is the 800th post on this blog.
posted by Vern Gambetta @ 6/03/2007 02:48:00 AM
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Vern is currently is the Director of Gambetta Sports Training Systems. He has been the a conditioning coach for several teams in Major League Soccer as well as the conditioning consultant to the US Men’s World Cup Soccer team. Vern is the former Director of Conditioning for the Chicago White Sox and Director of Athletic Development for the New York Mets. Vern is recognized internationally as an expert in training and conditioning for sport having worked with world class athletes and teams in a wide variety of sports. He is a popular speaker and writer on conditioning topics having lectured and conducted clinics in Canada, Japan, Australia and Europe. Vern's coaching experience spans 36 years at all levels of competition. Vern has authored six books and over one hundred articles related to coaching and sport performance in a variety of sports. He received his BA from Fresno State University and his teaching credential with a coaching minor from University of California Santa Barbara. Vern obtained his MA in Education with an emphasis in physical education from Stanford University.
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Congratulations Vern on your 800th post!
I have recently incororated a vib platform with a 27yo pro athlete recovering from a knee injury with excellent results that have held.
Never one to read directions, I incorporated the functional movements I wanted using the vib platform as the floor surface.
After 10 reps he had increased eccentric control through more range of motion (knee) with a functional LE excursion test of 20% improvement. This amount of improvement was almost 2x the normal rate of improvement I was getting not using the vib.
Certainly this is anecdotal evidence and not intended to be the "end all" device.
I retested him @ 2 days and 7 days later with minimal use of the vib and his measurements held.
The other thing I found unique to this single usage is the player intuitively reported increased confidence and control after using the vib. This means more to me sometimes than objective measurements.
The problem is the expense of the vib limits it use to a select population (pros etc).
Thought I'd chime in on something I was somewhat skeptical about beforehand, although I loved the idea of neural hyperstimulation.
Does anyone have anecdotal or better evidence with this type of device?
Jeff
Buffalo
Jeff
It sounds as if you have you the vibration plate as part of the rehab training mode. The key here is PART of the training/rehab mode. Not as THE training mode as some vibration plate companies claim.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techinnovations/2007-05-29-fitness-vibration-machines_N.htm
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18923291/
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