weight loss with vibroplate!!

carareen

i wana know if anyone here has used the vibroplate?

i have a free trial tomorrow and i really want to know should i buy a course of sessions if it works?
i want to loose weight and was wondering how much i would loose a week from this?

has anyone lost weight?



plzzzz help

boxercreations

wont help that much, they are not some wonder machine .... I tried a 10 session course and obviously the salon want you to keep coming back and she told me 10 mins 3 times a week would be fine - when I looked into it I realised I needed to be doing 2-3 sessions per day to see any proper results. There are obesity studies that support weight loss claims but don't believe the "you'll burn 350 calories" claims made my some studios and classes.
That said, I have bought one - me and 2 friends use it - 5 times a week for 2 times 10 minute sessions, so costwise we figure 6 months and it's the same price as going to the salon 3 times a week. Weight loss has not been anything huge but my cellulite is hugely improved and my stomach muscles are a lot stronger. (I am also walking/jogging 30mins as well and doing the odd set of stomach crunches)
I find it warms up my muscles and use it before a jog ...
hope this helps

Antisocialiser

Whatever way you work it out if you buy one of these to lose weight you have been conned. Check the stickies for the basics on diet and exercise.

discus

Powerplates and vibroplates are a ton of ****e. Think about it... you stand on 1 little platform while the platform moves.... How in the name of **** would that use up any energy?

There are obesity studies that support weight loss claims but don't believe the "you'll burn 350 calories" claims made my some studios and classes.

If obese people were measured, they probably did use up a fair amount of calories... simply because it was the only time in the day that the fat ****ers bothered to stand upright all day.

Pace2008

discus wrote: »

Powerplates and vibroplates are a ton of ****e. Think about it... you stand on 1 little platform while the platform moves.... How in the name of **** would that use up any energy?



If obese people were measured, they probably did use up a fair amount of calories... simply because it was the only time in the day that the fat ****ers bothered to stand upright all day.

That's a lot of swearing. Must be the protein-shake psychosis my Ma warned me about.

discus

No, it's physiotherapy-induced pain, coupled with a red mist that descends upon me from the sheer mention of vibroplates!

I'm sure they have their uses (covering my arse here) but weight loss isn't one of them.

Hanley

discus wrote: »

I'm sure they have their uses (covering my arse here)

Freudian.

SanoVitae

discus wrote: »

I'm sure they have their uses (covering my arse here).

Just so you know, it's a vibroplate we're talking about.....;)

boomtown84

Hanley wrote: »

Freudian.

<thin ice boomtown, very thin ice, that's completely innapropriate>

pinkypinky

There's one in my gym. I've stood on it a couple of times - can't see how it would help with weight loss but it certainly relaxes tight muscles after a hard work out.

boxercreations

discus wrote: »

No, it's physiotherapy-induced pain, coupled with a red mist that descends upon me from the sheer mention of vibroplates!

I'm sure they have their uses (covering my arse here) but weight loss isn't one of them.

I am seriously overweight and from my point of view I use it for core strengthening, there is no doubt that my muscles are stronger, for circulation improvement and to help reduce joint pain - I am alternating jogging and walking, I carry a lot weight on my legs and so my knees struggle.
I don't believe it's a weight loss solution but can be incorporated into a varied routine - it's just something I can fit into my lifestyle right now and the theory is something is better than the nothing I was doing....I also do some basic squats and lunges on it...

metamorphosis

discus wrote: »

If obese people were measured, they probably did use up a fair amount of calories... simply because it was the only time in the day that the fat ****ers bothered to stand upright all day.

Less of this attitude please.

boomtown84

boomtown84 wrote: »

<thin ice boomtown, very thin ice, that's completely innapropriate>

Wow...mine was an inoffensive joke.
'discus' verbally attacks obese people and my post gets pulled!

g'em

boomtown84 wrote: »

Wow...mine was an inoffensive joke.
'discus' verbally attacks obese people and my post gets pulled!

Actually I found it highly offensive and discus was infracted. Next time keep these little proclamations of amazement when you break the rules to PMs please.

SanoVitae

I used to work for a Powerplate exercise studio so perhaps I can provide a balanced view.

First of all, the workouts are actually very tough. You do a variety of dynamic bodyweight exercises (e.g. press ups, dips), which are usually quite difficult in the first place for the average person. Add the vibration and it makes it very intense.

As well as the dynamic exercises, there are also static exercises which look easy but are actually anything but. For example, if stand to the edge of the powerplate and hold still in a one legged squat in the bottom (with the non-working leg hanging freely), it's extremely tough. Make the person do the same exercise with a dumbbell or kettlebell in their hand and it's excruciating. I've seen people get fantastic results by doing Powerplate training and no other form of exercise throughout the time they lost the weight (obviously we recommended nutritional changes too). Like anything if you work hard, you'll get good results.

My one real concern with Powerplates, and vibration training as a whole, is the potential damage it causes the eyes via tiny microtears. I've read all the research and can't find anything on this, but the research tends to be heavily biased anyway. But it's just my hunch that something which is not at all natural cannot be good for the eyes. Just my opinion though - no evidence to back it up.

For the record, we have 2 Powerplate machines here at SanoVitae. Much like in most big gyms that have them, they get little to no use. I'd never recommend them ahead of conventional resistance training methods, but am always happy to explain how they work to people who are curious about them.

Hope that helps,

Paul

discus

Hanley wrote: »

Freudian.

I dunno Hanley, surely if it was truly freudian it would involve my mother somehow...

I'll stop digging