Мио и электростимуляция

1. Портативный, чтобы можно было взять с собой в горы.
2. Аккумуляторное питание. На батарейках разоришься, а сетевое питание требует защищенного (тяжелого) БП.
3. Не менее 4-х независимых каналов, чтобы проработать всю группу мышц за один сеанс. Некоторые модели имеют несколько кабельных выходов, работающих от одного усилителя. Это развод вроде декоративных выхлопных труб у street racers, каждая пара электродов должна иметь независимую регулировку напряжения (мощности).
4. Маркированный кабель (плюс и минус), это очень важно при многоканальной стимуляции рядом расположенных мышц.
5. Удобная система крепления электродов. В большинстве профессиональных моделей крепление электродов производится с помощью эластичных ремней. Это самый дешевый и экономичный способ, однако требует помощника. Для собственного использования удобнее всего многоразовые клеящиеся электроды.
6. Наличие нужного режима (режимов)
7. Подробное руководство с картами наложения электродов.

Оптимум где-то в районе $500.

I personally own a Compex Sport Elite device, and although I’ve only used it in the past for recovery, I have been experimenting with it quite a bit since returning from Dave Asprey’s Bulletproof Biohacking Conference – specifically by running strength and explosive strength training electrical sessions through my quads and hamstrings while practicing deep diaphragmatic breathing. Interestingly, I’ve been able to get myself into a dripping wet full body sweat with these sessions!

A Compex is a neuromuscular electrical stimulator. As the name suggests, it is involved with stimulating nerves and skeletal muscle. The Compex stimulates only motor neurons. These neurons innervate or will stimulate skeletal muscle fibers. What you will notice is the contraction of the muscle. These contractions can be quick and rapid, quick with pauses between contractions, or contractions that are held for seconds at a time. It’s this variety of contraction types that will result in improved warming up, strength, and recovery.

Active Recovery. This program has three parts to it. The first part with it’s rapid contractions at 9Hz squeezes the blood out of the capillary beds, flushes out the waste products from the work done, and makes room for fresh blood to supply the muscle with the oxygen and nutrients it needs to recover. The program decreases the frequency every three minutes moving to frequencies that produce endorphins for an analgesic response and finally a muscle relaxation response from 1Hz to 2Hz frequencies.

Recovery Plus. This program has both the flush and endorphin productions parts found in the Active Recovery program. There is a greater emphasis on the endorphin production however. This program was written to meet the recovery needs of those involved in very hard efforts day after day.

Massage. This program is dedicated to endorphin production. Heavy muscles will feel light. Ischemic or knotted muscles will relax to allow better blood flow to the muscle, and sore muscles are relieved.

Selecting a Machine

Are the machines in the muscle magazine ads powerful enough? Most are. This is because they’re designed for fat, non-athletes. It takes power to get through all that fat, after all. For an athlete who has a lot of white fiber (which conducts better) and very little fat, most machines are fine in terms of power. The machines we used with athletes were converted Slender Tone machines that were originally designed for fat women!

When looking for a machine there are a few things to keep in mind. First, I’ve seen good ones for as little as $280 as well as over a thousand. Some of them only allow you to use two seconds on/two seconds off pulses and rest periods. You don’t want that (although that’s fine for abs since abs should be trained as endurance fibers for ten to fifteen minutes at a time). Instead, look for a machine that allows you to control the rest periods. You’ll want to be able to get ten second contractions with fifty second rest periods.

The price may also affect the comfort level of the machine, though this isn’t always the case. More expensive machines may be more comfortable to use. A machine with higher hertz is usually more comfortable and better for sprinters, but the battery life will be very short. A low hertz machine has better battery life. Lastly, look for quality in the leads and pads.