Exercise tolerance in intermittent cycling: application of the critical power concept

• Published in: Medicine and science in sports and exercise Vol. 44; no. 5; p. 966
• Main Authors: Chidnok, Weerapong, Dimenna, Fred J, Bailey, Stephen J, Vanhatalo, Anni, Morton, R Hugh, Wilkerson, Daryl P, Jones, Andrew M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.05.2012
• Subjects: Adult; Analysis of Variance; Bicycling - physiology; Electromyography; Exercise Test; Exercise Tolerance - physiology; Humans; Male; Oxygen Consumption - physiology; Pulmonary Gas Exchange; Recovery of Function - physiology

This study tested the relevance of the critical power (CP) model for explaining exercise tolerance during intermittent high-intensity exercise with different recovery intensities. After estimation of CP and W' from a 3-min all-out test, seven male subjects completed, in randomized order, a cycl...