Table 1. NMES+ training description over the six weeks of the intervention.
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6
Task ST
Task Quad		 SQ
-		 SQ
STSTS		 STEP
STSTS		 STEP
STSTS		 STEP
STSTS		 STEP
STSTS
Sets x Reps 3 x 6
-		 3 x 8
2 x 8		 3 x 8
2 x 8		 3 x 10
2 x 10		 3 x 12
2 x 12		 3 x 12
3 x 12
Con / Ecc 4 / 4
-		 4 / 4
4 / 4		 4 / 4
2 / 6		 2 / 6
2 / 6		 2 / 6
2 / 6		 2 / 6
2 / 6
Task ST = task used to train the semitendinosus muscle: SQ = squat; STEP = step-up-step-down. Task Quad = task used to train the quadriceps muscle: STSTS = sit-to-stand-to-sit. Sets x Reps = number of sets and repetitions for each task. Con /Ecc = duration (s) of the concentric and eccentric phases of each task.