electric pulse for abs

[sasharawkz]

Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation...TENS. They are used for pain management (using what's called opiate release or gate control theory...it tricks your pain sensors into either releasing endorphins or to feel tingling instead of pain, depending on the settings). They can be set high enough to ellicit a muscle contraction but nothing that's gonna give you a six pack. NMES (neuromuscular electrical stimulation) is a simillar unit that works to re-educate muscle to fire at appropriate times (Like VMO during quad contraction) during a rehab or as someone mentioned, in coma patients, but again, there will not be growth with the machine passively attached to your muscles. Rehab patients must exercise while the machine is attached....coma patients avoid atrophy with it (but a physio or nurse is passively moving whatever limb is being stimulated at the same time)

Save your money dude and hit the GYM!!!!

 

[Steve The Bluesman]

I remember reading a study of that thing, and they determined in order to stimilate muscle growth, the amount of electricity needed would be enough to kill you.

A wonder people actually thought these things would work in the 1st place...

Later,


Bluesman

 

[Griz1]

The only way you'd get your money's worth is if you hooked it up to your genitals.

 

[anthrax]

Of course it works great and will give you a 6-pack in just a week
Look at the guy on TV. He's huge


Yeah, of course it's a scam
Unless, as previously said, it's part of a rehab/coma/anticatabolic program

 

[Elite_Fry]

i bought one off ebay for about $10 and all it did was give me electric shocks