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Durability
Mathematical and physiological reference for durability, the time-dependent retention of physiological function during prolonged endurance exercise, in practice measured as the maintenance of threshold power, efficiency, or substrate utilisation after a defined prior-work load.
Mathematical and physiological reference for durability, the time-dependent retention of physiological function during prolonged endurance exercise, in practice measured as the maintenance of threshold power, efficiency, or substrate utilisation after a defined prior-work load.
References
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- Smyth B, Lawlor A (2022). Internal-external workload decoupling: the key determinant of marathon durability. Int J Sports Physiol Perform. doi: 10.1123/ijspp.2022-0128
- Jones AM, Vanhatalo A (2017). The 'Critical Power' concept: applications to sports performance with a focus on intermittent high-intensity exercise. Sports Med 47 Suppl 1:65-78. doi: 10.1007/s40279-017-0688-0 · PMID 28332113