Why the study?
Does prior heavy or severe exercise improve time to exhaustion at critical power?
Design
Other
Authors
Loading...
Prior heavy (not severe) priming may enhance critical power endurance; challenges assumption that VO2 slow component reduction guarantees performance gains.
Does prior heavy or severe exercise improve time to exhaustion at critical power?
Prior heavy exercise improves time to exhaustion at critical power, but a reduction in VO2 slow component does not necessarily guarantee improved performance.
Carter et al. (2005) studied this question.
Synapse has enriched 3 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context: