Electric muscle stimulators: Any recommendations?

Brian Hayes26 said:...okay, now try translating that into English

Hmm, what exactly are you looking for? The mechanics behind muscle contraction?

Basically, every muscle is wired up, and nerves from the central nervous system carry impulses straight to the muscles... which is how we get a contraction. If there's a "break in the connection" anywhere along that path, you've got a major issue on your hands—you just can't trigger a contraction voluntarily anymore. That's when electrical stimulation comes into play, just to try and maintain some semblance of muscle tone...
Is that what you were after?

banderas said:So, does anyone actually know any upside to being this skinny?
Your circulation gets way better, and you might even grow an extra inch or two...

I’d head straight into space just to grab those extra inches... 😁 😁 😁

Look, I totally get how being weightless affects you! 🙂

But seriously—if those electrical stimulators actually worked that well, wouldn't they be using them to keep astronauts in shape or even improve their performance in space?!
The girl is clearly tripping. 🙂

😉

I’ve tried EMS twice now...
1/ Back at home, while I had my leg in a cast, I actually shoved some muscle stimulators under the plaster just to keep my calf muscles from completely wasting away. The result? I only lost about 2cm in circumference, even though the doctors were predicting a full 4cm loss. Was that because of the stimulators, or was it something else? Who can say...
2/ Then there was the professional EMS sessions during physical therapy (they had to cut some nerves in my shoulder due to surgery, but I won't get bogged down in all those details): my EMG results actually looked better after the sessions compared to before. Just keep in mind—the EMS was paired with pool exercises and their specific "gym" workouts...

As for abs, biceps, or whatever other muscle groups you want to target—I don't see much point in using them for that. I’d rather stick to standard training where I can build actual conditioning, improve my lung capacity, and work my entire body instead of just focusing on one stimulated patch of skin...