Principles of electrostimulation

Train a maximum of 3 muscle groups
Use electrostimulation only as a complement to training.
Pulse frequency between 50 and maximum 100 Hertz
Stimulation duration between 3 and 10 seconds, depending on the training goal
For short, intensive loads, the length of the breaks should be sufficient. (for 3 sec. load approx.
3 minutes break, for 10 sec. load 1 minute is sufficient)
Due to the external stimuli, increased tension in the muscles is to be expected, which improves muscle development.
The electrical stimulation can achieve longer muscle tensions over time, which also leads to increased adjustments.
Muscle groups and individual muscles can be contracted in a more isolated way.
The fatigue-related reduction in the performance of the central nervous system is excluded and an increased training scope and intensity can be realized.
The time required is significantly less than for conventional strength training.
The adjustment of electrostimulation refers only to the muscular system. Long-term training leads to deficits in the joint area and long-term damage cannot be avoided.
Therefore this training should be considered as a variation of dumbbell training.
The muscles and the adjacent tendon apparatus have numerous protective mechanisms to protect against overstretching (muscle spindles) or excessive contraction. These are overridden by external innervation.
Strength training is the interaction between the nervous system and the muscles. This definition of strength training is overridden
The improved coordination between muscles and nervous system caused by strength training does not take place.
In conventional, random strength training, the small and slow motor units are contracted first, followed by the large, fast units (Hennemann’s Innervation Principle).
With electrostimulation, this sequence is reversed and there is no intramuscular coordination. This method is therefore not effective for professional weight training.
The electrostimulation mainly contracts the external muscle fibers. The stimulus is often insufficient to reach the inner fibers of larger muscles.