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Table 2 Intervention protocol

From: Running with whole-body electromyostimulation improves physiological determinants of endurance performance – a randomized control trial

 

Week 1&2

Week 3&4

Week 5&6

Week 7&8

Session 1

Session 2

Session 1

Session 2

Session 1

Session 2

Session 1

Session 2

Total duration [min]

20’

20’

20’

20’

20’

20’

20’

20’

Protocol

20’ vLT1

2 × 4’ max

2’ rest

15’ vLT1

5’ vLT2

2 × 4’ max

2’ rest

10’ vLT1

10’ vLT2

3 × 4’ max

2’ rest

3 × 4’ max

2’ rest

3 × 4’ max

2’ rest

Frequency [Hz]

85

85

85

85

85

85

85

85

Duty cycle [%]

50% (3:3)

50% (3:3)

50% (3:3)

50% (3:3)

50% (3:3)

50% (3:3)

50% (3:3)

50% (3:3)

Median CR10 stimulus intensity

6.3

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

Median CR10 training intensity all (EG / CG)

3 (4 / 2)

8 (8 / 8)

6 (6 / 4)

8 (8 / 8.5)

6.5 (7 / 6)

8 (8/ 8.3)

8 (8 / 8)

8 (8 / 8)

  1. EG group with wbEMS suit, CG group without wbEMS suit, vLT1 speed at aerobic lactate threshold, vLT2 speed at anaerobic lactate threshold, max maximum intensity