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Changes in Muscle Thickness after 8 Weeks of Strength Training, Electromyostimulation, and Both Combined in Healthy Young Adults
The aim of this study was to verify and compare the effects of electromyostimulation training (EMS), strength training (ST), and both combined (STEMS), through the analysis of the elbow flexors muscle thickness. Forty subjects (24.45 ± 3.53 years), were randomly divided equally in 4 groups: 3 experi...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8955636/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35328871 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19063184 |
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author | Matos, Filipe Amaral, João Martinez, Eduardo Canário-Lemos, Rui Moreira, Tiago Cavalcante, Jurandir Peixoto, Rafael Pinheiro, Bruno Nobre Junior, Lino Scipião Uchoa, Paulo Garrido, Nuno Reis, Victor Machado Monteiro, Gabriéla Matos Vilaça-Alves, José |
author_facet | Matos, Filipe Amaral, João Martinez, Eduardo Canário-Lemos, Rui Moreira, Tiago Cavalcante, Jurandir Peixoto, Rafael Pinheiro, Bruno Nobre Junior, Lino Scipião Uchoa, Paulo Garrido, Nuno Reis, Victor Machado Monteiro, Gabriéla Matos Vilaça-Alves, José |
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description | The aim of this study was to verify and compare the effects of electromyostimulation training (EMS), strength training (ST), and both combined (STEMS), through the analysis of the elbow flexors muscle thickness. Forty subjects (24.45 ± 3.53 years), were randomly divided equally in 4 groups: 3 experimental groups and 1 control group. Each experimental group was submitted to one of three interventions, either an ST protocol, an EMS protocol, or a STEMS protocol. The control group (CG) did not perform any type of physical activity. Ultrasonography (US) was used to measure muscle thickness (MT) at 50 and 60% of the distance between the acromion and the olecranon. The results showed a significant difference in the elbow flexors muscle thickness after 8 weeks, both in the STG, EMSG, and STEMSG, but not in the CG. However, no significant differences were observed between the intervention protocols. It seems that an increase in MT can be obtained using either with ST, EMS, or both combined, however, the results doesn’t support the overlap of one method in relation to the others. EMS can be another interesting tool to induce muscle hypertrophy, but not necessarily better. |
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spelling | pubmed-89556362022-03-26 Changes in Muscle Thickness after 8 Weeks of Strength Training, Electromyostimulation, and Both Combined in Healthy Young Adults Matos, Filipe Amaral, João Martinez, Eduardo Canário-Lemos, Rui Moreira, Tiago Cavalcante, Jurandir Peixoto, Rafael Pinheiro, Bruno Nobre Junior, Lino Scipião Uchoa, Paulo Garrido, Nuno Reis, Victor Machado Monteiro, Gabriéla Matos Vilaça-Alves, José Int J Environ Res Public Health Article The aim of this study was to verify and compare the effects of electromyostimulation training (EMS), strength training (ST), and both combined (STEMS), through the analysis of the elbow flexors muscle thickness. Forty subjects (24.45 ± 3.53 years), were randomly divided equally in 4 groups: 3 experimental groups and 1 control group. Each experimental group was submitted to one of three interventions, either an ST protocol, an EMS protocol, or a STEMS protocol. The control group (CG) did not perform any type of physical activity. Ultrasonography (US) was used to measure muscle thickness (MT) at 50 and 60% of the distance between the acromion and the olecranon. The results showed a significant difference in the elbow flexors muscle thickness after 8 weeks, both in the STG, EMSG, and STEMSG, but not in the CG. However, no significant differences were observed between the intervention protocols. It seems that an increase in MT can be obtained using either with ST, EMS, or both combined, however, the results doesn’t support the overlap of one method in relation to the others. EMS can be another interesting tool to induce muscle hypertrophy, but not necessarily better. MDPI 2022-03-08 /pmc/articles/PMC8955636/ /pubmed/35328871 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19063184 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Matos, Filipe Amaral, João Martinez, Eduardo Canário-Lemos, Rui Moreira, Tiago Cavalcante, Jurandir Peixoto, Rafael Pinheiro, Bruno Nobre Junior, Lino Scipião Uchoa, Paulo Garrido, Nuno Reis, Victor Machado Monteiro, Gabriéla Matos Vilaça-Alves, José Changes in Muscle Thickness after 8 Weeks of Strength Training, Electromyostimulation, and Both Combined in Healthy Young Adults |
title | Changes in Muscle Thickness after 8 Weeks of Strength Training, Electromyostimulation, and Both Combined in Healthy Young Adults |
title_full | Changes in Muscle Thickness after 8 Weeks of Strength Training, Electromyostimulation, and Both Combined in Healthy Young Adults |
title_fullStr | Changes in Muscle Thickness after 8 Weeks of Strength Training, Electromyostimulation, and Both Combined in Healthy Young Adults |
title_full_unstemmed | Changes in Muscle Thickness after 8 Weeks of Strength Training, Electromyostimulation, and Both Combined in Healthy Young Adults |
title_short | Changes in Muscle Thickness after 8 Weeks of Strength Training, Electromyostimulation, and Both Combined in Healthy Young Adults |
title_sort | changes in muscle thickness after 8 weeks of strength training, electromyostimulation, and both combined in healthy young adults |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8955636/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35328871 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19063184 |
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