Programmes And Specific Applications - Compex Sport Elite Mode D'emploi

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8. PROGRAMMES AND SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS

The applications that follow are given by way of example. They provide a better understanding of how electrostimulation sessions
can be combined with voluntary activity. These protocols will help you to determine the best procedure to follow depending on
your needs (choice of the programme, muscular group, duration, placement of the electrodes, body position).
You can of course choose a muscular group different from the one indicated, depending on the activities you practice or the body
area you wish to stimulate. The specific applications provide you information on the placement of electrodes and the stimulation
position to adopt. This information is represented by numbers (placement of electrodes) and letters (stimulation position). They
refer to the "Table with placements of electrodes and stimulation positions" in chapter 9 and to the poster with the pictures for
the placements of electrodes and the pictograms for the body positions. The table also indicates the stimulation intensity to use,
according to the programme.
SPORT CATEGORY
Neglected for many years, muscle preparation has today become indispensable for the competitive athlete. In this respect,
muscular electrostimulation is a complementary training technique widely used by an increasing number of athletes aiming to
improve their level of performance. Increasing the maximum strength of a muscle, developing muscular volume, increasing the
explosive 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 discipline being practised. Ensuring optimal muscle preparation immediately before
competition, combining electrostimulation with voluntary muscle training, optimising the effects of training techniques such as
stretching, 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 category are designed to improve the muscle qualities of competitive athletes training seriously on a voluntary
basis for at least five hours a week. Use of programmes of the Sport category is not suitable 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). The protocols that follow are given by way of example only. They provide a better
understanding of how electrostimulation sessions can be combined with voluntary training.
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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