History of Russian Stim
The benefits of Electronic Muscle Stimulationand the use of Muscle Stimulators gained world-wide popularity in the 1970’s when Dr. Yaakov Kots of the Soviet Union applied EMS in the training of his Elite Olympic Athletes, resulting in strength gains up to 40% higher than normal.
This revelation “shocked” the conventional strength training world and from that point forward the termRussian Stimulationwas bornIt was at the 1976 Montreal Olympics,That Dr. Kots disclosed his techniques and results concerning the use of electric muscle stimulation training for his USSR Olympic Athletes.
The electric current he used was called the Russian Current or Kots Current. This special frequency of 2500 Hz would eventually become known as Russian Stimulation or Russian Stim. His studies showed that his current was effective in building muscle strength and size and increasing fast twitch response for speed.Today the PowerStim 15Runit gives you the ultimate control allowing frequency specification, contraction and relaxation time. It is almost impossible to outgrow the strength a professional grade Muscle Stimulator like the Powerstim 15R and the settings can be learned in about 5 minutes. The user manual makes it simple.
The PowerStim 15R with Russian Stim allows for up to 4 lead wires and 8 active pads to be used at one time. Powerful and medical grade, the PowerStim 15R machine is often purchased by doctors, chiropractors and physical therapy centers for muscle rehabilitation, strength & recovery. This is the Ultimate unit for addressing Power Strength and Pain.