Performance Enhancement: What Are the Physiological Limits?

Our objective is to highlight some key physiological determinants of endurance exercise performance and to discuss how these can be further improved. V̇o2max remains remarkably stable throughout an athletic career. By contrast, exercise economy, lactate threshold, and critical power may be improved...

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Published in:Physiology (Bethesda, Md.) Md.), 2015-07, Vol.30 (4), p.282-292
Main Authors: Lundby, C, Robach, P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acclimatization
Adaptation, Physiological
Altitude
Anaerobic Threshold
DIETARY NITRATE SUPPLEMENTATION
DISTANCE
ENDURANCE PERFORMANCE
Exercise - physiology
Fysiologi
HIGH-INTENSITY EXERCISE
Humans
Hypoxia - metabolism
Hypoxia - physiopathology
Lactic Acid - metabolism
MARATHON RUNNING PERFORMANCE
MAXIMAL AEROBIC CAPACITY
Muscle Contraction
Muscle Fatigue
Muscle Strength
Muscle, Skeletal - metabolism
Muscle, Skeletal - physiology
O-2 UPTAKE KINETICS
Oxygen Consumption
Physical Conditioning, Human - methods
Physical Endurance
Physiology
PULMONARY GAS-EXCHANGE
RUNNERS
TIME-TRIAL
TRAINED CYCLISTS
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Summary:Our objective is to highlight some key physiological determinants of endurance exercise performance and to discuss how these can be further improved. V̇o2max remains remarkably stable throughout an athletic career. By contrast, exercise economy, lactate threshold, and critical power may be improved in world-class athletes by specific exercise training regimes and/or with more years of training.
ISSN:1548-9213
1548-9221
DOI:10.1152/physiol.00052.2014