Chronic effects of superimposed electromyostimulation during cycling on aerobic and anaerobic capacity

Purpose To examine if chronic endurance training by means of simultaneously applied, superimposed electromyostimulation (EMS) can be used to improve performance and physiological core parameters compared to the traditional cycling. Methods Twenty-one male subjects (VO 2peak 55.2 ± 5.1 ml min − 1  kg...

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Published in:European journal of applied physiology 2017-05, Vol.117 (5), p.881-892
Main Authors: Mathes, Sebastian, Lehnen, Niklas, Link, Tobias, Bloch, Wilhelm, Mester, Joachim, Wahl, Patrick
Format: Article
Language:English
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Adult
Anaerobic Threshold
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biomedicine
Electric Stimulation
Exercise
Exercise Tolerance
Female
Foreign exchange rates
Growth hormones
Human Physiology
Humans
Kinases
Male
Metabolism
Muscle, Skeletal - metabolism
Muscle, Skeletal - physiology
Occupational Medicine/Industrial Medicine
Original Article
Physical fitness
Physiology
Sports Medicine
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Summary:Purpose To examine if chronic endurance training by means of simultaneously applied, superimposed electromyostimulation (EMS) can be used to improve performance and physiological core parameters compared to the traditional cycling. Methods Twenty-one male subjects (VO 2peak 55.2 ± 5.1 ml min − 1  kg − 1 ) were assigned to either a cycling (C) or cycling with superimposed EMS (C + E) group. Before and after the 4-week training period, including 14 sessions of moderate cycling [60 min at 60% peak power output (PPO)], participants performed a 20-min time-trial, a step test to exhaustion, a 30-s isokinetic sprint test, and maximum force- and power-tests. Markers of muscle damage and metabolic condition were assessed during the training period. Results Step test results revealed increases in PPO, VO 2peak , lactate threshold 1, and the anaerobic threshold for both groups ( p  
ISSN:1439-6319
1439-6327
DOI:10.1007/s00421-017-3572-6