X-BIONIC Effektor Power pants

Step beyond the current limits of physics? All clear ahead! Effektor™ Running Power Pants - X-BIONIC® Partial Kompression on the legs combines two decisive performance advantages:improved muscular work thanks to compression, as well as optimal cooling thanks to the dispersal of pressure across the ridges.

The Effektor™ Running Power Pants utilise yet another technology - one that jet pilots use to prevent the feared blackout:They place varying grades of pressure differently on different regions of the leg.

Effektor™ Running Power Pants place more pressure on the lower leg as they do on the upper thigh to lighten the load on the blood as it makes its way back to the heart.

For even more effective cooling the proven 3D-BionicSphere® System is used on the tailbone.

On the knees the Neural-Response-Bandages put the peripheral neural receptors in a constant state of “fight or flight,” which helps strengthen and add more precision to muscular responses.

Technology:Neural Response Effect:- Partial Kompression puts peripheral nerve cells in a constant state of readiness, optimises the exchange of neural impulses between muscles and brain, increases muscle reactions, contractions and coordination, and decreases the risk of injury and exhaustion.

The problem:- Sporting success demands great relationships.

Especially between brain and muscle.

The solution:Effektor™ Technologie recognises neural physiology as an extra boost to performance ability.

With Partial Kompression it exerts constant targeted pressure on the peripheral neurons and sets up a constant state of fight-or-flight.

This constantly activated relationship to the nervous system enables an optimised muscular use and creates decisive performance advantages:- Quicker reaction time - Stronger muscle contractions - Better coordination - Minimised risk of injury - Decreased fatigue Two-Step 3D-BionicSphere® System:- The high-tech knitting technology ensures optimal grip and climate comfort.

The different ribs and surface constructions support and transport moisture as well as warmth.

AirConditioningSpot™:- The knee hollow perspires quickly and heavily.

A fine, circular knitted fabric has been incorporated there.

Perspiration dissipates and is pushed outward with the aid of body warmth without the risk of chilling.

The problem:- The back of the knee and the armpits perspire quickly and heavily.

The solution:X-BIONIC® has incorporated a fine, circular knitted fabric at these parts of the body:the AirConditioning Spot™.

X-BIONIC® Partial Kompression - A new benchmark in compression technology.

Partial Kompression by X-BIONIC® utilises the advantages of compression without neglecting cooling.

The problem:- Compression improves muscle uptake of oxygen and nutrients, reduces muscle vibrations and improves recovery.

Mechanical pressure can however negatively influence the blood circulation.

If no sweat remains on the skin, the blood cannot be cooled and the bodys cooling system does no longer work properly.

The solution:- Partial Kompression by X-BIONIC® utilises the advantages of compression without neglecting cooling.

During sport activities body warmth is created.

In extreme situations up to 1,200 watts worth.

Up to 90 % of this is released by the athlete from the skin to maintain a body temperate of 37 °C.

X-BIONIC® Partial Kompression applies targeted pressure on 1mm wide ridges.

Left and right of the ridge is a compression-free area where compression could have a negative effect on blood circulation to the skin.

In this way the blood flow through veins and capillaries remain unimpeded.

Partial Kompression uses the skin as a surface for cooling and, thus, can take advantage of the body´s personal micro-climate for optimising performance.

Aktiv-Bund®:- The highly elastic cuff ensures perfect fit without constricting.

Intercooler™:- This 3D construction collects perspiration on the upper thigh and maintains it directly upon the skin so it can evaporate optimally while directly on this important muscle group.

Between periods of exertion, the Intercooler™´s rib technology lies in a wavelike structure on the muscle to provide insulation.

The problem:- The thighs are one of the most superficial muscle.

They are highly injury-prone and need to be optimally cooled during exertion as well as protected from the cold during recovery.

The solution:- The Intercoolers 3D construction collects perspiration on the upper thigh and maintains it directly upon the skin so it can evaporate optimally yet directly on this important muscle group.

Between periods of exertion, the Intercooler´s rib technology lies in a wavelike structure on the muscle to provide insulation.

The locked-in air protects these vulnerable muscles from over-cooling.

ISO-Pad®:- Enables targeted insulation of individual body parts from a cold environment to protect the body from freezing in winter.

This is how the optimised ISO-Pads® retain more body heat, which is necessary to guarantee internal organ function and protect body parts which are vulnerable to cooling.

The problem:- Certain body parts, like interior organs, are very sensitive to the cold and need to be protected.

The solution:- X-BIONIC® ISO-Pads™ enable targeted insulation of individual body parts from a cold environment to protect the body from freezing.

This is how the optimised ISO-Pads™ located over the hip bones, as well as the finer ISO-Pads™ on the buttocks, retain more body heat, which is necessary to guarantee internal organ function.

HeatTransfer Zone - Optimal heat dissipation.

ExpansionKnee™:- The accordion principle behind the ExpansionKnee™ improves its insulating character rather than losing it when the knee is bent.

A highly flexible system of chambers and channels provide insulation by storing warm air inside.

The problem:- Knees and elbows can bend up to 160 °.

However, most textiles can´t withstand this stress without being pulled thin and, hence, resulting in a loss of functional insulation.

The solution:- X-BIONIC®, incorporated the ExpansionRibs™ at the elbows and the ExpansionKnee™ at the knees.

The knitted fabric folds apart based on the accordion principle, insuring that winter cold doesn‘t cool down these sensitive body parts.

Even when sharply bent, the insulating effect is maintained through warm air stored in the interior.

The flexibility of the ExpansionRibs™ and the elasticity of the yarn allow a frictionless freedom of movement.

Even sports with continuous arm and leg movement, such as Nordic Walking, produce no symptoms of musculature exhaustion from the movement of the ExpansionRibs™.

The Soma Stormcap comes with the ExpansionNeck®, keeping the neck warm.

Neural Response Bandage:- The Neural Response Bandage exerts targeted pressure on the muscle attachment, prepares the receptors for action and improves the work of the muscles.

3D-BionicSphere® System at the tailbone:- The sweat of the lower back area is conducted through the 3D-BionicSphere® System to the tailbone for evaporation.

The SweatTraps® on the lower back are targeted specifically at catching sweat flowing toward the buttocks.

This first phase, which often leads to friction sores, is interrupted before it can even begin.

The problem:- During activity, the body perspires.

The natural function of sweat is cooling the body to keep it at the optimal temperature of 37 °C.

Traditional functional undergarments siphon off all sweat, leading the body to continue to increase its sweat production.

The result is loss of water, minerals and salt, no optimal cooling effect and therefore decreased performance.

ISO-CalfPad™:- Calf muscles can cool down quickly, particularly after short breaks and even if the body is still warm.

This can lead to a risk of injury.

The ISO-CalfPad™ retains the body‘s warmth.

The problem:- Calf muscles can cool down quickly, particularly after short pauses and even if the body is still heated.

This can lead to the risk of injury.

The solution:- The ISO-CalfPad™ retains the body‘s warmth.

Here too the knitted fabric settles itself in a wavy shape over the skin, forming channels for storing air in a manner similar to the ISO-Shoulder™.

The body-temperature air retained in these channels decisively delays the cool-down of the calf musculature and adjusts to the body‘s overall perception of warmth.