Russian Vibration Training: The Mikheev Method Vibration Programming and Prescriptions

Vibrational training offers improvements in range of motion, as well as neuromuscular improvements, without the impacts associated with Olympic weightlifting, plyometrics, and running. Russian Vibration Training: The Mikheev Method presents the insights of over four decades of Soviet research and application of whole body vibration (WBV) information which has previously not been available to the Western world. Timothy Dornemann discusses Alexander Mikheev s work as both a scientific researcher and a coach in the Soviet sport system. The book summarizes and explains how to effectively utilize and put Mikheev s vibration training methods into practice and includes sample programming and explanations of vibration exercises, complete with useful illustrations.

Timothy M. Dornemann is the director of educational programs for Sports Performance Sciences International, an organization that includes International Performance Sciences and PowerRev, which provide strength and conditioning training and education domestically and internationally. A member of the United States Sports Academy s national faculty, Dornemann holds certifications as a certified strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS) from the National Strength and Conditioning Association and as a performance-enhancement specialist (PES) from the National Academy of Sports Medicine.

Alexander Mikheev, Ph.D. is the director of the Scientific Research Institute of Physical Culture and Sport of the Republic of Belarus. He is also a member of the Scientific-Technical Council of the Ministry of Sport and a professor at the Belarusian State University of Physical Culture. He began studying the effects of vibration training in 1984 under pioneering vibration researcher Vladimir Nazarov at the Belarusian Institute of Physical Culture.