What's the deal on this? I saw that compex sport model machines have a mode for capillary growth? Do they work? Any research?
EMS For Capillary Development?
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Adding muscle mass (hypertrophy) enhances capillary development, but I doubt it enchances capillary density. The 2 are not the same. While a hypertrophy workout gives muscular endurance I have not seen any research indicating that it enchances aerobic metabolism which requires an extremely high volume (time 45-90 minutes 3-5d/wk) at extremely low intensities 40-60% and that leads to increased capillary density and increased aerobic metabolism enzyme level elevations, because maintaining that intensity consistenly in the weight room is not possible for a duration for any type of track and field athlete. Bodybuilders on the other hand may see increased cappilary density, because they may spend 3-4 hours in the weight room, but I have not seen the research.
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I've never heard of any research to support this usage. I'd suspect it could produce the desired effect in untrained individuals but for a trained athlete I suspect it would be highly unlikely.
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Do you have any recommendations on uses as an endurance athlete? I was thinking it would be a good recovery tool–has a TENS and EMS–but what about other protocols for performance?
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I think endurance is best kept task specific. Recovery from hard endurance work can usually be circuits, swimming, or cycling activities that are not task specific, while keeping your fitness.
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I am referring to a supplement, not a replacement, to workouts.
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I think you're missing my point.
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I could see EMS potentially serving as a substitute for general strength work. I've never used it in this capacity but I suspect you'd want to simulate general strength workouts (intensity, muscle groups, work:rest ratios, etc.) as closely as possible.
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