What is Power Plate?

Power Plate® equipment is the premium vibration device powering a new dimension in wellness solutions for all ages, lifestyles and physical abilities. It uses the principles of Acceleration Training™ to stimulate the body’s natural response to vibration.

These vibrations transmit waves of energy throughout the body, activating muscle contractions between 25 and 50 times per second, enhancing overall performance in sessions as short as 15 minutes a day, 3 times a week.

Acceleration Training™ on Power Plate® equipment offers a host of benefits, ranging from an immediate improvement in blood circulation, to a variety of other measurable outcomes: such as increased muscle strength and flexibility, improved range of motion, decreased cellulite, increased bone mineral density, reduced pain and soreness and faster recovery.

Our three-dimensional vibration technology continues to lead the industry, and its benefits are grounded in extensive academic and independent scientific medical research.

How Does It Work?

Acceleration Training™ with Power Plate® machines creates instability in the human body, as with each vibration the body is forced to perform reflexive muscle actions, 25 to 50 times per second. Furthermore, these contractions must work in multiple dimensions as the Power Plate® machines actually oscillate in all three planes, exactly as the human body is designed to do. The net result is an incredible improvement in force production, or strength and power.

The principle by which Power Plate® machines work lies in the law of motion, stated by Sir Isaac Newton: that the force of an object is equal to its mass multiplied by acceleration, or f = m x a. What this means is that one can improve functional force (stability, strength or power) by either applying more mass or more acceleration to the body. Many forms of training and conditioning use mass – as seen in methods with weight machines, free weights, etc. Power Plate® machines, instead, use the second half of this equation, by applying acceleration to the body, while keeping mass, i.e. your body weight, the same.

This is a real breakthrough in training and conditioning as we can now optimally “load” the human frame while minimizing high impact, high load, and high stress factors.  Gravity is the force that adds load to the human body every second of every day for every movement we perform. Through Acceleration Training™ exercise, Power Plate® machines make the body feel as though it “weighs” more every time acceleration forces increase.

The result is that you work against a far greater influence or “load” of gravity in every movement you perform. This is the essence of all strength and conditioning programs and Power Plate® machines simply use a different part of the same equation to achieve this! In fact, the amazing outcomes seen with Acceleration Training™ exercise respect the same biological and physiological laws of the body as witnessed in other forms of training. The difference is merely the nature of the stimulus applied (i.e. acceleration), and not the human response.

World cup 2010: Bounded for “brujita” and the Power Plate

Diego Maradona has got into shape again thanks to the Power Plate® vibration platforms that are used at Barcelona Football Club.

Maradona, in search of specific training methods, received 4 Power Plate® machines, latest generation vibration platforms as used by  elite athletes and everyone in pursuit of a “perfect 10” body. They chose the same machines that are used in Barcelona FC, machines that adapt to the needs of each soccer player.

Kun Agüero,  a key player of the Argentinean National Team  asked for one for his Madrid house, to keep working his muscles. The Power Plate® machine is another common factor amongst the “Ninjas Turtles”, as the 3 players that command the attack in the National Team Tevez, Aguero and Messi, are called.

Benefits : Building Better Bodies, Better Health and Better Lives

Power Plate® is the premium vibration-exercise machine powering a new dimension in wellness solutions for all ages, lifestyles and physical abilities. The potential benefits from incorporating a Power Plate® workout into your regular routine, whether you are an elite-level athlete, fitness enthusiast, or average user, are tremendous.

We see these benefits not only in the results of independent research, but in the testimonials of our multitude of users. Please take a moment to read of the wonderful opportunities for your body and your health facilitated by Power Plate® equipment for yourself.

“Power Plate has become an important training and injury/rehab device for the Chicago Bulls. Power Plate has proven to be a very effective and popular training modality with our players and has demonstrated impressive results even after a short period of use – increasing their strength, flexibility, metabolism and circulation.

All of our players are reaping benefits from using the Power Plate – improving their speed/quickness, jumping ability, balance and coordination. Additionally, Power Plate has proved to be a good remedy to soreness and pain reduction, while accelerating the injury / rehab cycle.”

Eric Helland,
Conditioning & Rehabilitation Coach,
NBA Chicago Bulls

My body, My time

Power Plate® equipment uses the principles of Acceleration Training™ to stimulate the body’s natural response to vibration.