Can you zap yourself buff with electrical muscle stimulation?
It might not seem like it, but we humans are electrical beings. We rely on electrical impulses to stay alive. So can we rely on electrical impulses … to get swole? Norman and Tegan investigate the various claims surrounding electrical muscle stimulation. References Functional Electrical Stimulation and Spinal Cord Injury Effects of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction on Quadriceps Strength, Function, and Patient-Oriented Outcomes : A Systematic Review Feasibility and efficacy of progressive electrostimulation strength training for competitive tennis players Effects of Whole-Body Electromyostimulation on the Energy-Restriction-Induced Reduction of Muscle Mass During Intended Weight Loss
What's That Rash? · Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Show Notes
It might not seem like it, but we humans are electrical beings. We rely on electrical impulses to stay alive.
So can we rely on electrical impulses … to get swole?
Norman and Tegan investigate the various claims surrounding electrical muscle stimulation.
References
- Functional Electrical Stimulation and Spinal Cord Injury
- Effects of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction on Quadriceps Strength, Function, and Patient-Oriented Outcomes : A Systematic Review
- Feasibility and efficacy of progressive electrostimulation strength training for competitive tennis players
- Effects of Whole-Body Electromyostimulation on the Energy-Restriction-Induced Reduction of Muscle Mass During Intended Weight Loss