Conventional Exercise Programs to Increase Strength Are Based on the Overload

question 15

Multiple Choice

Conventional exercise programs to increase strength are based on the overload principle of eliciting a small number of high-intensity contractions in an intervention session performed several times a week for a couple of weeks. How does NMES for the augmentation of strength differ from this?

• A)NMES cannot be used to augment strength.
• B)NMES uses electrical stimulation to help elicit the muscle contractions to augment muscle strength.
• C)NMES is not capable of eliciting enough of a muscle contraction to augment muscle strength.
• D)NMES needs to be performed for only 10 contractions to augment muscle strength.

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