Muscle Training without Effort
I’m not lazy when it comes to sports. I work out in the gym regularly. With a lot of fun, but not excessive. I also do a yoga class every day. For more defined muscles, especially on the stomach, I would have to put in even more effort. Firstly, I don’t have the time and, secondly, not the desire. That’s why I decided to try a new, non-invasive device for building muscle. It promises little expenditure of time and great effect.
A 20-30 minute treatment with the Cynosure “StimSure” machine is said to be as effective as 800 sit-ups. Sounds tempting. It is a muscle stimulation technology in which – unlike EMS – no bioelectrical impulses flow. It is based on an electromagnetic field that keeps the muscles tense. This is called “maximal tetanic contraction”. Means that the muscle can no longer relax, but remains in constant tension. As a result, the frequencies of the individual muscle contractions merge and you don’t feel these individual twitches as with EMS.
Relax while your muscles works
My first appointment at the Haut- und Laserzentrum in Munich: I stay fully dressed, only the stomach area has to be free. A wide, white elastic bandage is put on a little below the waist. Feels tight, but not more uncomfortable than Spanx. The therapist tells me to lie on my back on the massage table. Then she places a paddle on the right and left under the bandage on my stomach, which are supposed to send the electromagnetic field to the muscles. The round devices are about a bit more than the size of a palm and just fit the middle of my body in pairs. You can choose to work with one or both of them. Depending on whether you want more six packs or a more defined center line. “It’s best to make a change in each session,” the practitioner explains to me when I ask her what is better.
Muscle aches included
Then the machine is switched on. It starts at an output of 15 percent and is slowly ramped up. I do not perceive the action potential that is triggered in the motor neurons of the body muscles as unpleasant and will soon be at the maximum power of 100 percent. The noise that the machine makes is unusual: 10 seconds of stapling like shock waves, 10 seconds of the buzzing sound of a sewing machine.… weiterlesen
CultureAndCream Author from Munich
To travel during my profession as a beauty journalist was never enough for my. Also my six month on a world trip didn’t do it. It always attracts me to other cities, foreign countries, on roadtrips and places I don’t know yet. But I am not only interested in “culture” and “cream”, I am also fascinated by people who have stories to tell . Such unique experiences I want to share with you.
