Hey Lloyd, just wondering how to best pair vibration training with traditional weight training in order to help gain and maintain lean muscle mass. I weight train 3 days a week, and would like to incorporate vibra train into my regime, but do not want overtrain... any thoughts would be much appreciated.

Interesting.

What do you think about the reemergence of Power Plate in NZ? They seem to be building over your way again.

Hi Willie,

It has been a long haul but after 4 prototypes, we are in the final testing and review phase, and then we can go to production. I dont want to put a time on the public release date, as Ive learned throughout this project that nothing goes according to schedule.

Regarding price, if you are asking as an interested home user, Im afraid it will be disappointing news. The machine is going to retail upwards of 10,000 USD, and will weigh more than 150Kg, designed for a commercial setting. Our next project will be to take the technology to a home use machine.

Hi Murray, when is your Galaxy machine coming out and how much will it cost.

Hey Lloyd,

Im curious if you know what the result was on this one

http://www.arabianbusiness.com/former-franchise-owners-fight-back-147449.html

This  shows how "peer-reviewed" journals can publish fake research which is similar to the invalid studies on vibration that have been published in "peer-reviewed" journals.  Google "Dr. Das UConn Scandal."  This doctor and researcher on resveratrol faked and published data in journals and he was even an editor or associate editor of journals himself.  He is an MD who was at the University of Connecticut.  We cannot trust "peer-review" by itself.  Some of these scientists are crooks too.

John T. Weatherly

Well done Martin and Dean, the new machine looks awesome.  Great to see things going so well. 

New machine from Bodyshaker

As announced by Lloyd some time ago, one physio in collaboration with one major European company have been working on developing a machine that include vibration hand bars. And that is exactly what we were involved in for past, almost two years from initial idea until working commercial machine is produced. First pictures of it you can find on:

http://www.dobrevibracije.hr/#

Not to go in details, it is sufficient to say that all of us included in this project have had some serious headache and sleepless nights to report, that are  probably integral part of any project such as this one. But, looking on end result, and seeing my customers exercising on it, all the effort is well worth it.

Also, a passion in people from Bodyshaker, their determination to improve existing design, and work with physio from some small country with crazy idea, is something that can not be bought. Thanks guys. Hope this investment of yours will prove to be excellent one.

The new design is allowing us more specific workout for our athletes, as well as easier exercising for sedentary patients. It also provide an opportunity to treat some of disorders of shoulder grid. I know that is something usual for you guys in NZ, since you have Vibra-train, but it is something completely new for all the rest of us.

In addition, We opened new, now third, vibration studio in our city. This one is integral part of my physiotherapy clinic, which means more patients will benefit from this technology.

As always, I have to thank you all here, for answering my questions,and being there for support. Especially thanks to you Lloyd. Without your help, none of this would be possible.

Ref Globus vibration machines

Please take a look at my blog - http://physioplate.blogspot.fr -  before you decide which machine you want to buy.

As you can read I have and still have big problems with my expensive machine  Euro  4 900 from Globus because

they do not noy have a after sale service in at least France.

If I had known that Globus does not offer any sales service,ex reperation I had never bought a machine from Globus.

My New Article – Advice to Vibration Training Instructors Part 1 - Get Tough!

http://www.vibeplus.com/2012/06/11/advice-to-vibration-training-instructors-get-tough-part-1/

Respected Sir,

I wish that you compare the OTO flabelos with yours as the manufacturer is claiming that its the ulitimate whole body virbration machine. Many people are buying this brand and they are giving powerful feedback

Regards,

nishal

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvixUS0F9eg

This is your own full plank video on youtube. The young lady in the video has at least 25 degrees or so of bend at the hips. Look at her back - it's parallel to the floor. The difference between doing it that way and the way I tried it (no bend at hips, and 110 degrees at the shoulder) is about 10X in intensity. That's what I meant - I can't do it that way and not contract the abs. I can barely do it that way at all. Doing it the way shown in the video is fairly easy but I wonder if it is working the abs enough. I also wonder if its similar enough since I reckon your machine is at least 6" - 1 foot higher off the floor than mine.

I was doing it earlier with straight body and 90 degrees at the shoulder; I see now that this was incorrect per the video. It does work the abs but not much difference from what's in the video.

I did not mean to imply that everyone should try the pose that I described. Anyway I would probably not classify it as vibration training, it's more therapy than training I would say. I'd say if someone were much larger than I am (I weigh 225) they might need help doing it or maybe just avoid it altogether. It has definitely done a world of good for my back pain though.

It is interesting how some poses seem to help some people with problems but don't help others and other poses help those others with the same or similar problems. For instance I had been doing the plank for a while and while it seems to strengthen my core a bit it did little for my back problems. In point of fact I was re-watching the plank and mini-plank videos on here and I was doing it a bit differently than you guys (my body was in a straight line not bent at the hips like you guys) and when I tried it the way you show I don't feel it as much is the abs area especially when I do as Lloyd said and relax my abs (which I can't do if my body is straight like I was doing before). I also tried doing it with the 110 degree arm angle and my body straight and that was really hard! Like I can only do 15 seconds and it made me sore! I almost feel like I might be on to something there. So I was wondering - is the plank supposed to be really difficult, and if so, how can you do it with relaxed abs?

I also have a Wave machine which is a bit different than the machine in the video - I think the platform's a bit lower to the ground - which may change things up a bit. How to deal with that?

I hope that all hotel gyms will soon have vibration machines. I have a sore back from traveling and then walking a lot. I could cure it in 3 minutes if the technology was available.  3 x 60 second squats or a 3 minute therapy back massage = relaxed lower back.  As long as the machine is quality ( won't break down in 3 months) the brand name or type - pivotal or lineal really doesn't matter for this type of use - therapy / mild training.

Hi  I am answering to your thread on Trade Me for 10 Fibro Sufferers to come to the CBD

This is phenomenal news from Lloyd.  I agree that trust must lead the way.  I also think it is great to name and shame publicly the con artists along with the "brought and paid for" researchers. 

John T. Weatherly