Gallery: Coming Soon: Workout Gear That Monitors Your Muscles

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    Athos, a startup founded by a pair of electrical engineers from the University of Waterloo, is making sensor-laden athletic gear that will help people quantify their workouts. *Image: Athos*
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    It uses EMG tech--the same type of adhesive sensors you saw stuck to Ivan Drago in *Rocky IV*. *Image: Athos*
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    The garments will track 22 muscle groups. A wearable module beams data to a smartphone app in real time. *Image: Athos*
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    Users will be able to see if they're overexerting a muscle, say, or using improper form. *Image: Athos*
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    One big challenge was making the tech disappear. The founders wanted to avoid clothes that felt like they had electronics inside them--the "electric blanket" effect. *Image: Athos*
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    The first products are slated to ship next summer. *Image: Athos*
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