Critical power and work-prime account for variability in endurance training adaptations not captured by V<scp>o</scp><sub>2max</sub>
Jessica Collins, Olivia K. Leach, Abigail Dorff, Jessica Linde, Jason Kofoed, Megan Sherman, Meagan Proffit, Jayson R. Gifford
Abstract
As the highest percentage of V̇O 2max at which steady state conditions can be achieved, a person’s critical power (P CRIT ) strongly influences the metabolic strain of a given exercise. In this study we demonstrate that training-induced changes in endurance are more strongly related to the intensity of an exercise training program, relative to P CRIT than relative to V̇o 2max . Thus, exercise may be more homogenously and effectively prescribed in relation to P CRIT than traditional factors like V̇o 2max .
Topics & Concepts
Work (physics)Prime (order theory)Training (meteorology)Endurance trainingPhysical medicine and rehabilitationPhysical therapyMedicineMathematicsPhysicsCombinatoricsMeteorologyThermodynamicsSports Performance and TrainingGenetics and Physical PerformanceMuscle metabolism and nutrition