{"id":5421,"date":"2020-03-17T15:35:05","date_gmt":"2020-03-17T14:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/academy.wiemspro.com\/?p=5421"},"modified":"2022-01-17T16:43:27","modified_gmt":"2022-01-17T15:43:27","slug":"the-use-of-wb-ems-together-with-protein-supplements-improves-body-composition-in-older-people-with-sarcopenia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/academy.wiemspro.com\/en\/the-use-of-wb-ems-together-with-protein-supplements-improves-body-composition-in-older-people-with-sarcopenia\/","title":{"rendered":"The use of WB EMS together with protein supplements improves body composition in older people with sarcopenia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Introduction<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The hypothesis of this study was to determine whether WB-EMS with protein supplementation significantly improves local sarcopenic obesity by increasing muscle mass volume and decreasing fat volume compared to a control group.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Method<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Subjects in this study were divided into a group with WB-EMS + Protein Supplementation (n = 24) and a control group (n = 24).<\/p>\n<p>A 16-week intervention period was applied without intermittent breaks. A moderate \/ high dose of protein was included in combination with WB-EMS applying 1.5 times x 20 min per week. On the other hand, the control group received no intervention and was asked to maintain their normal lifestyle.<\/p>\n<p>A protocol was used using a bipolar electric current with a frequency of 85 Hz, a pulse width of 350 us and a work cycle of 4 seconds of duration of the electrical impulse and 4 seconds of rest.<\/p>\n<p>The sessions consist of performing 10 to 14 dynamic exercises structured in one or two series of eight repetitions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Results<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Muscle mass increased significantly in the WB-EMS group with protein supplementation and was maintained in the control group. On the other hand, body fat volume was maintained in the WB-EMS group with protein supplementation and an increase in the control group.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>WB-EMS with protein supplementation is a reasonable and effective option for increasing muscle mass and maintaining body fat in older men with sarcopenic obesity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bibliography<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Wolfgang Kemmler., Alexandra Grimm., Michael Bebenek., Matthias Kohl. and Simon von Stengel. Effects of Combined Whole-Body Electromyostimulation and Protein&nbsp;Supplementation on Local and Overall Muscle\/Fat Distribution&nbsp;in Older Men with Sarcopenic Obesity: The Randomized Controlled&nbsp;Franconia Sarcopenic Obesity (FranSO) Study.&nbsp; (2018)<i>&nbsp;Calcified Tissue International.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/i>103:266\u2013277.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/29675640\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read article<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction The hypothesis of this study was to determine whether WB-EMS with protein supplementation significantly improves local sarcopenic obesity by increasing muscle mass volume and decreasing fat volume compared to a control group. Method Subjects in this study were divided into a group with WB-EMS + Protein Supplementation (n = 24) and a control group [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":933,"featured_media":10213,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[126,157],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5421","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-anti-aging","category-ems-theory"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/academy.wiemspro.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5421","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/academy.wiemspro.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/academy.wiemspro.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/academy.wiemspro.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/933"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/academy.wiemspro.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5421"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/academy.wiemspro.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5421\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10636,"href":"https:\/\/academy.wiemspro.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5421\/revisions\/10636"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/academy.wiemspro.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10213"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/academy.wiemspro.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5421"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/academy.wiemspro.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5421"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/academy.wiemspro.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5421"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}