Power Plate: Do or don't bother?

Glowing

Hi there,

There is a power plate machine in my gym - TF Sandyford. I never see many ppl use it but I did some ab work on it today and found it tough.

Would it be worth integrating some more Power Plate work into my weekly routine, or would free weight training be just as beneficial? - I know there is a lot of controversy out there about this machine!

Sorry if this has been discussed before, search functionality is down! :P

Thanks!!

EileenG

I think it has its place, particularly for rehabbing or stretching. It just won't ever replace free weights.

I've used the one in my gym, and found that just doing bodyweight squats on it could really hurt the following day. So now I do regular squats etc, and finish off with a few minutes squatting on the vibrator.

rubadub

EileenG wrote: »

finish off with a few minutes squatting on the vibrator.

:eek: Wait till itsallaboutheL sees that!

You can use google to search boards.ie still, I always use google to search boards anyway, power plates have come up numerous times
http://www.google.ie/#hl=en&source=hp&q=%22power+plate%22+site%3Aboards.ie&btnG=Google+Search&meta=&aq=f&oq=%22power+plate%22+site%3Aboards.ie&fp=12c03d0a0fbeb0f1

EileenG

rubadub wrote: »

:eek: Wait till itsallaboutheL sees that!

You can use google to search boards.ie still, I always use google to search boards anyway, power plates have come up numerous times
http://www.google.ie/#hl=en&source=hp&q=%22power+plate%22+site%3Aboards.ie&btnG=Google+Search&meta=&aq=f&oq=%22power+plate%22+site%3Aboards.ie&fp=12c03d0a0fbeb0f1

Hey, gotta get some fun out of my time in the gym.....

sunnydelight

I am in tears laughting tear.