A system for muscle stimulation, the system comprising: a first computing device associated with a controlling user ; a first set of electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) devices configured to be coupled to a first end user of the system, wherein one or more EMS devices in the first set of EMS devices is in communication with a first processor and a first memory , and wherein one or more of the first processor and the first memory is configured to receive and store instructions from the first computing device; a second set of EMS devices configured to be coupled to a second end user of the system, wherein one or more EMS devices in the second set of EMS devices is in communication with a second processor and a second memory , and wherein one or more of the second processor and the second memory is configured to receive and store instructions from the first computing device; and one or more communications channels between the first computing device and (i) one or more of the first processor and the first memory and (ii) one or more of the second processor and the second memory, the one or more communications channels configured to transmit data containing one or more stimulation programs from the first computing device to facilitate operation of the first set of EMS devices and the second set of EMS devices simultaneously, and the one or more communications channels switchable to stop communication from the first computing device after a predetermined transmission of a stimulation program for independent implementation of the stimulation program by an EMS device; wherein the first end user and the second end user are in different geographic locations. a first computing device associated with a controlling user ; a first set of electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) devices configured to be coupled to a first end user of the system, wherein one or more EMS devices in the first set of EMS devices is in communication with a first processor and a first memory , and wherein one or more of the first processor and the first memory is configured to receive and store instructions from the first computing device; a second set of EMS devices configured to be coupled to a second end user of the system, wherein one or more EMS devices in the second set of EMS devices is in communication with a second processor and a second memory , and wherein one or more of the second processor and the second memory is configured to receive and store instructions from the first computing device; and one or more communications channels between the first computing device and (i) one or more of the first processor and the first memory and (ii) one or more of the second processor and the second memory, the one or more communications channels configured to transmit data containing one or more stimulation programs from the first computing device to facilitate operation of the first set of EMS devices and the second set of EMS devices simultaneously, and the one or more communications channels switchable to stop communication from the first computing device after a predetermined transmission of a stimulation program for independent implementation of the stimulation program by an EMS device; wherein the first end user and the second end user are in different geographic locations. <EOS>