Stamina
- Static endurance: the average increase is 30.3% at an average stimulation frequency of 75 +/- 44 Hz. (1, 2, 3)
- Dynamic endurance: the average increase is 41% at an average stimulation frequency of 76 Hz +/- 10 Hz (2, 4, 5, 7).
- Long-term stimulation with low frequency stimulation of skeletal muscle in experiments on animals (rabbits) resulted in the development of mainly slow twitch muscle fibres with a high proportion of mitochondria (6).
Selected Literature:
- Alon, G., McCombre, S.A., Koutsantonis, S., Stumphauzer, L.J., Burgwin, K.C., Parent, M.M., & Bosworth, R.A. (1987). Comparison of the Effects of Electrical Stimulation and Exercise on Abdominal Musculature. Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, 8(12), 567-573.
- Ballantyne, E., Donne, B. (1999): Effect of neuromuscular electrical stimulation on static and dynamic abdominal strength and endurance in healthy males. Sport Science, 431.
- Kahanovitz, N., Nordin, M., Verderame, R., Parnianpour, M., Yabut, S., Viola, K., Greenidge, N., Mulvihill, M. (1987). Normal trunk muscle strength and endurance in women and the effect of exercises and electrical stimulation. Part 1: Normal endurance and trunk muscle strength in 101 women. Spine, 12 (2): 105-111.
- Kim, C. K., Takala, T. E. S., Seger, J. & Karpakka, J. (1995). Training Effects of Electrically Induced Dynamic Contractions in Human Quadriceps Muscle. Aviat Space Environ Med, 66, 251-255.
- Marqueste, T., Hug, F., Decherchi, P. Jammes, Y. (2003). Changes in neuromuscular function after training by functional electrical stimulation. Muscle Nerve 28, 181-188.
- Pette, D., Vrbova, G. (1985) Neural control of phenotypic expression in mammalian muscle fibres. Muscle Nerve 8, 676.
- Porcari, J., Miller, J., Cornwell, K., Foster, C., Gibson, M., McLean, K., Kernozek, T. (2005). The Effects of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation Training on Abdominal Strength, Endurance and Selected Anthropometric Measures. J of Sport Science and Medicine, 4, 66-75.