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Effects Of Unilateral Voluntary And Electromyostimulation Training On Muscular Strength On The Contralateral Limb, Shi Zhou, Andrew Oakman, Allan J. Davie

Professor Shi Zhou

This study investigated the effects of unilateral electromyostimulation (EMS) versus voluntary isometric strength (VIM) training on knee extension strength of the contralateral limb, a phenomenon termed cross education, in previously untrained healthy young adults. Subjects in EMS (n=10) and VIM (n=10) groups trained with 40 voluntary or evoked isometric knee extensions, at an intensity of 65% of maximum voluntary contraction force (MVC), three sessions per week for four weeks. Before and after training, both legs were tested for MVC on an isokinetic dynamometer, at 0 deg.s-1 (isometric), 60 and 180 deg.s-1 velocities. The results showed that the EMS and VIM …