EMS Theory Comments

[mortac8]

@gciriani

In short, normally flexed in an intermediate position, against a resisting surface.

If you look at the pad position videos of Globus, limbs are always in an intermediate position. They are better off locked against an object, furniture, bench. See for instance the position in this short pad placement video in my site, by clicking on Video Pad Placement; in it, a world-level beach volleyball athlete, is being prepped for dynamic EMS with a leg press.

We recommend to use completely extended limbs only if needed by particular cases. EMS specialist Giampaolo Boschetti, who has extensively consulted for both Globus and Compex, explains that training should target the positions in which most power is transmitted by the muscle. Therefore, if for example, in a sport event your quads do their peak work between 45 and 90 degrees of flexion, you probably are better off immobilizing your foot against the wall at a 60-70 degree angle.

I do not understand how you comfortably do EMS on your quads with a flexed knee. If you sit in a chair and strap your ankles to the chair, the chair may break. If you sit in a chair and immobilize your foot against the wall, it will be difficult to keep your butt on down on the chair. Not to mention shearing the hell out of your knee. Given this, is it safest to just do it with the knees maximally extended? Do you have any video examples of somebody who has a high level of strength doing maximal EMS on the quads with a flexed knee?