Key result
Neuromuscular electrical stimulation does not affect skeletal muscle oxidative metabolism in healthy young men.
Why the study?
Does an 8-week neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) training program improve skeletal muscle oxidative metabolism in healthy young men?
Population
7 healthy young men
Comparison
8-week training program by isometric bilateral… vs Baseline (before the 8-week training program)
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
8 weeks
Authors
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NMES should not be used to target oxidative metabolism in healthy young men; leaves open its role in clinical populations or alternative protocols.
Does an 8-week neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) training program improve skeletal muscle oxidative metabolism in healthy young men?
An 8-week NMES training program increases maximal isometric force but does not translate into enhanced in vivo skeletal muscle oxidative metabolism in healthy young men.
Porcelli et al. (2012) studied Healthy (n=7). Isometric bilateral neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) vs. Pre-training baseline was evaluated on Functional evaluation variables of skeletal muscle oxidative metabolism (including peak Vo2 and gas exchange threshold). An 8-week neuromuscular electrical stimulation training program did not affect variables of functional evaluation of skeletal muscle oxidative metabolism in healthy young men.
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