Programmes And Specific Applications; Sport Category - Compex Sport Elite Manuel D'utilisation

VI. PROGRAMMES AND SPECIFIC
APPLICATIONS
he applications that follow are given by way of example. They provide a bet-
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ter understanding of how electrostimulation sessions can be combined with
voluntary activity. These protocols will help you to determine the best proce-
dure to follow depending on your needs (choice of the programme, muscular
group, duration, placement of the electrodes, body position).
Y ou can of course choose a muscular
group different from the one indica-
ted, depending on the activities you
practice or the body area you wish to
stimulate.
he specific applications provide you
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information on the placement of
electrodes and the stimulation posi-
tion to adopt. This information is re-
presented by numbers (placement of
electrodes) and letters (stimulation
position). They refer to the "Table
with placements of electrodes and
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stimulation positions" in chapter VII
and to the poster with the pictures
for the placements of electrodes and
the pictograms for the body posi-
tions. The table also indicates the sti-
mulation energy to use, according to
the programme
ou must select in the device the
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muscular group indicated on the figu-
rine. When no figurine appears (–), it
is not necessary to choose the muscu-
lar group: the selection is automatic.

Sport category

N eglected for many years, muscle preparation has
today become indispensable for the competitive athlete.
In this respect, muscular electrostimulation is a comple-
mentary training technique widely used by an increa-
sing number of athletes aiming to improve their level of
performance. Increasing the maximum strength of a
muscle, developing muscular volume, increasing the ex-
plosive strength of muscles or improving the capacity of
muscle fibres to sustain effort over long periods of time
are objectives that differ according to the sporting disci-
pline being practised. Ensuring optimal muscle prepara-
tion immediately before competition, combining
electrostimulation with voluntary muscle training, opti-
mising the effects of training techniques such as stret-
ching, reproducing the muscular stress resulting from
"plyometric" training or imposing a "restoration" activity
on muscles is easily accessible today thanks to the high
specificity of the new programmes offered by your
Compex. The programmes of the Compex Sport cate-
gory are designed to improve the muscle qualities of
competitive athletes training seriously on a voluntary
basis for at least five hours a week.
or the four basic training programmes, Endurance, Re-
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sistance, Strength and Explosive strength, you are stron-
gly advised to consult the Training planner available in
the user DVD. An interactive questions and answers sys-
tem gives you access to a personalized training plan.
se of programmes of the Sport category is not suitable
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for atrophied muscles that have suffered any kind of
pathological process. For such muscles, it is essential to
use programmes of the Rehabilitation category (see
section "Rehabilitation category" of this manual).
he protocols that follow are given by way of example
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only. They provide a better understanding of how elec-
trostimulation sessions can be combined with voluntary
training.
o define the level of Sport programmes in relation with
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your personal characteristics, please see the training
planner available on the user DVD.
At the end of a cycle, you may either start a new cycle at the next level up or do
some maintenance at the rate of 1 session a week at the last level reached
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