Abdominal electrostimulation

How electrostimulators work on your abdominals

Ab belts use electrical muscle stimulation, also called EMS, causing the muscle to contract. The electrodes placed in the belt come into direct contact with your bare skin, sending electrical pulses to work the targeted muscle area without any effort required on your part.

Simply place the belt over your abs and gradually increase the electrical intensity until you achieve the maximum power you will be most comfortable with to target your muscles.

When users first hear about abdominal belts, they often confuse this technology with the TENS unit (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation device) in physical therapy. But, although ab stimulators may seem very similar to a TENS unit often used to treat back pain, they have different uses.

EMS means “Electrical Muscle Stimulator” in English. This technology is based on stimulating the muscles by contracting them while the TENS unit stimulates the nerves. TENS units are typically used to treat chronic and acute pain. EMS is primarily used to tone the abs or the rest of your body faster but also for muscle recovery and to help prevent muscle atrophy in bedridden patients.

Electrostimulation devices also improve our overall health and fitness by recruiting nerve conduction rates. That is, the ems abdominal trainer takes about 10,000 repetitions for our brain to learn to quickly send a message to our muscles via the fastest nerve pathways. This contraction pattern becomes our “memory engram.” The more frequently our muscle is recruited, the better our body gets at finding the quickest way to recruit that muscle.

Abdominal electrostimulation belts will provide you with repeated contractions to accelerate this learning process.

In short, electrical muscle stimulation or electrostimulation on your abdominals will send electrical impulses to the muscles to promote muscle contractions. Specifically, neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) causes type 1 (slow twitch) and type 2 (fast twitch) muscle fibers to contract, and at different Hz levels which may provide a number of health benefits like performance and recovery and toning with minimal effort.

Is electrostimulation of the abdominals effective?

Yes. Abdominal belts, more commonly called electrostimulation of the abs, work. Élec-Tonic is above all transparency and honesty towards its customers, we do not promise you to obtain defined abs quickly and lose 3 waistlines in 1 week just by pressing a button... sorry to disappoint you but this is not part of our values, we leave these false statements to some of our unscrupulous competitors...

The results obtained will depend on several criteria, in particular the frequency of use, the intensity of contraction chosen, as well as your dietary hygiene. Just like a sport, nothing can happen overnight, and here we are talking about the abdominal strap, one of the most difficult areas to develop. Electrostimulators will be of great help to you in achieving your goals more quickly provided that you use them regularly every week while having a healthy and balanced diet and if possible, by practicing regular physical activity.

We might now ask ourselves: “What is the point of an abdominal electrostimulation belt if I still have to practice physical activity and eat a healthy diet?!”

We answer this question that an abdominal electrostimulator will reduce the amount of exercise required and will greatly accelerate the process of strengthening muscles. This way, you will achieve the desired results while minimizing your efforts.

Plus, what could take months will happen in just 2-3 weeks, which is pretty amazing in itself. You can very well use muscle stimulation without regular physical activity but the results will be less significant.

In research conducted in 2005, twenty-four adults were asked to use an abdominal trainer 5 days a week for 20 to 40 minutes per session without doing any additional exercise. These participants were compared to another group who also did not do any ab exercise for the same given duration.

After doing the experiment, the twenty-four adults who constantly used the abdominal belt had a 58% increase in abdominal strength and a 100% increase in abdominal endurance. While the other group compared saw little to no increase. The experience group also felt that their abs were more “toned” and “firmed” after using the ab toning belts. In addition, they also reduced their waist size by 3.5 cm.

Among the two layers of muscles that we have, the rectus abdominis muscle (the external oblique / the Sixpack) and the transversus abdominis muscle (the internal oblique), the EMS Abdominal toning belts work on the layer internal of the nucleus. These ems abdominal training belts send impulses to the transversus abdominis, thereby awakening it from its dormant state and strengthening the core muscles.

Now, if we ask how effective the EMS machine is in weight and fat loss, we must keep in mind that abdominal stimulators are not aimed at weight loss. It would only burn the amount of fat needed to effectively build muscle.

In fact, the electrical muscle stimulator will not be of any use if you have obesity as a problem. If you still have a lot of body fat, you need to get rid of it to get optimal results. Let's be honest, you can't expect anything to happen if you wrap the belt around your waist and eat pizza for every meal.

You will need to start by eliminating your body fat by planning a healthy diet and, if possible, practicing physical exercises using your abdominal belt in order to maximize results.

Conclusion

To summarize the paragraph above, abdominal electrostimulation helps “build” your muscles by strengthening the muscles down to its deep core. Does it burn fat? Yes, but only what is necessary for your muscles to appear

However, to achieve the optimal result, your daily routine of using electrical stimulation on your abs must be accompanied by a good eating habit and a rigorous training plan.

Choose your electrostimulator and start building your abs !

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS.

How long can I use the Abdominal Stimulator?

The optimal duration of use should be 20 to 40 minutes for each training session. Additionally, to avoid overworking the muscles, you should limit your workout to just one per day.

It is first important to start getting used to the sensations provided by muscle stimulation. As a beginner you can start with 20 minutes and gradually increasing the intensity, for an advanced level do up to 40 minutes. It is not recommended to stimulate the same muscle group for more than 70 minutes per day.

Is electrostimulation after childbirth useful?

The practice of electrostimulation on the abdominal strap after pregnancy is very common and useful to help you tone your stomach in record time. Young mothers, who are very busy with their baby, do not have a lot of time to play sports and want to tone their stomach after giving birth.

In this context, muscle stimulation is the best alternative to start toning your abs quickly with little effort.

If you have had a cesarean section, ask your doctor for advice before performing stimulation on this area.

Electrostimulation on the abs: dangerous?

The biggest question of using electrical stimulation is whether or not it is safe. Electrostimulation products are safe, tight tissues and internal mechanisms prevent the risk of electrocution and EMS technology is not painful either. Can I train every day? Yes, provided you use it for the prescribed duration. Simply put, if you plan to use the device every day, don't use it for more than 20 to 30 minutes. Don't overload your muscles!

Does electrostimulation really work?

This is one of the most frequently asked questions, which is understandable since it's a topic with varying opinions. Some claim that electrostimulation is a scam, but the people claiming this have no proof for their claims. One thing that is certain is that muscle stimulation will have very little effect if you practice one or two 20-minute sessions per month.

Regularity must be taken into account as well as the intensity of the sessions of practitioners of this technological advance. If you are still skeptical of the results provided by EMS, remember that this technology was scientifically proven for years before being available to the general public .

Like a sport, practicing electrostimulation on your abs or any other part of your body must be regular. Don't forget that to effectively tone your abs, ordering one of our belts is a first step towards achieving your goals, but the key element lies in regular use of it by increasing the level of strength at your own pace. 'intensity.

The 3 points to remember to have visible abs quickly:

1. Choose and order your belt below
2. Set weekly usage goals
3. Be rigorous and admire your new figure!