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Reading the Mean-Max Power Curve

Mathematical and visual reference for the Mean-Max Power Curve, the log-x scatter of an athlete's peak sustainable power across all durations from 1 second to multi-hour, typically overlaid on the modeled Power-Duration Curve fit. Documents the rolling-maximum extraction algorithm, the standard durations-of-interest (5 s, 1 min, 5 min, 20 min, 60 min), the time-window aggregation (best-efforts in last 28/90/365 days), the diagnostic value of comparing the dot-cloud to the model fit, and the boundary conditions where the chart misleads.

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Mathematical and visual reference for the Mean-Max Power Curve, the log-x scatter of an athlete's peak sustainable power across all durations from 1 second to multi-hour, typically overlaid on the modeled Power-Duration Curve fit. Documents the rolling-maximum extraction algorithm, the standard durations-of-interest (5 s, 1 min, 5 min, 20 min, 60 min), the time-window aggregation (best-efforts in last 28/90/365 days), the diagnostic value of comparing the dot-cloud to the model fit, and the boundary conditions where the chart misleads.

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