Effects of 8 weeks of vibration training at different frequencies (1 or 15 Hz) in senior sportsmen on torque and force development and of 1 year of training on muscle fibers

Abstract

Integration of vibration to conventional strength training in elderly sportsmen induces similar improvement of isometric peak torque and force development independently from the vibration frequency after 8 weeks of training, and long-term results in the surprising evidence of hypertrophic muscle fibers larger than those of young active sportsmen. The observation that the vibration training with low frequency is safe opens the possibility to test these rehabilitation procedures in sedentary elderly.