Can Weekly EMS Help Runners Improve VO2max While Running Less?

Scientists at the University of Granada tested whether WB-EMS could help recreational runners run better on less mileage. Twelve men joined a six-week trial. Six cut running to once a week and added one supervised whole-body electromyostimulation session. Six kept two or three weekly runs. Testers measured VO2max, ventilatory thresholds, running economy, and jump height. In the WB-EMS group, VO2max rose from 53.9 to 56.7 ml/kg/min. VT2 speed climbed from 14.0 to 15.2 km/h. Oxygen cost fell from 210.1 to 202.4 ml/kg/km. Jump height also increased. Controls barely changed. The work was published in Frontiers in Physiology. Those figures suggest EMS can support better running when training volume drops. Read the full post for every result and method. https://oriems.fit/blogs/research-digest/can-whole-body-ems-help-runners-improve-vo2max