Electrical Muscle Stimulation (EMS) works by sending stimulating pulses through the surface of the skin and along the nerve strands that fire or activate the muscles. It does not directly activate the muscles, but activates them through neuro-musucular connections just as the brain would.

How Electric Muscle Stimulation Works | How Conductivity Gel Works

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Purchase EMS Units and Pads

EMS technology revolutionizes the way athletes warm up, workout and recover, giving them a noticeable advantage over the competition.

An electric muscle stimulation device offers a variety of programs that allow you to do several types of strength and endurance building workouts. Although not intended to replace your normal training, once in a while it sure is nice to be able to sit on the couch to do a workout instead of biking or running in the rain, sleet or snow. Using an active recovery program daily to augment your current training plan will make your purchase worthwhile.

How Electric Muscle Stimulation Works

Electrostimulation uses electrical impulses acting on motoneurons and nerve terminals to promote muscle contraction in a manner similar to voluntary contraction.

Electric Stimulation units are about the size of a hand-held Game Boy and has four leads, each split into positive (+) and negative (–) connectors. Reusable adhesive pads are placed at strategic points on the muscles you want to engage in a particular workout. Connect the leads to the wire coming from the pad and you are ready for your EMS work out.

Each pre-programmed workout is defined for the upper or lower body. To begin your EMS workout, select upper or lower body and off you go. Kick back on the couch and run the program of your choice. You can also use EMS while sitting at your desk.

How Conductivity Gel Works

Conductivity gel works by filling in pores with a saline solution that is the same pH as the skin. This gives a good contact area for the pads to transmit the electrical signal through the skin to the muscles below. It also provides a protective barrier to the pads so that the adhesive is not affected as much by oils and dirt on the skin.

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More EMS Basics

• Compex Basics
• Globus Basics
• Clinical Studies
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Training with EMS

• Warming Up Using EMS
• Planning Active Recovery Sessions
  • Electrostimulation: Active Recovery with the Compex-Sport (pdf 300KB)
• Integrating Your EMS with Conventional Training
  • Compex Electrostimulation: A Complementary Training Technique (pdf 300KB)
• Scheduling Your EMS Programming - Which Program to Use When (EMS Periodization)   
  • Electrostimulation and Bicycle Training (pdf 200KB)
  • Cycling Training Protocol (pdf 20K)
  • Running Training Protocol (pdf 20K)
  • Triathlon Training Protocol (pdf 20K)

Customized EMS Training

JDS Sportcoaching, LLC offers a one month training program designed to help you get the most out of your EMS purchase.

Whether you have a training calendar or not, we will customize your EMS workouts (scheduling and programs) to help you reach your performance goals by maximizing the gains you receive from the use of your electric stimulation unit.

Customized EMS training includes:

• Two 10-minute athlete-initiated consulting sessions via telephone
• Two follow-up evaluation and assessment emails per week for a month
• Addition of electric stimulation workouts to your existing training calendar

Customized EMS Training: $80.00/hour

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