Maximal muscular power: lessons from sprint cycling

J Douglas, A Ross, JC Martin - Sports Medicine-Open, 2021 - Springer
Maximal muscular power production is of fundamental importance to human functional
capacity and feats of performance. Here, we present a synthesis of literature pertaining to …

The application of critical power, the work capacity above critical power (W′), and its reconstitution: a narrative review of current evidence and implications for cycling …

A Chorley, KL Lamb - Sports, 2020 - mdpi.com
The two-parameter critical power (CP) model is a robust mathematical interpretation of the
power–duration relationship, with CP being the rate associated with the maximal aerobic …

Comparative analysis of endurance, strength and body composition indicators in professional, under-23 and junior cyclists

LB Alejo, A Montalvo-Pérez, PL Valenzuela… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Purpose: To compare endurance, strength and body composition indicators between cyclists
of three different competition age categories. Methods: Fifty-one male road cyclists classified …

Sex differences in fatigability following exercise normalised to the power–duration relationship

P Ansdell, J Škarabot, E Atkinson… - The Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Key points Knee‐extensors demonstrate greater fatigue resistance in females compared to
males during single‐limb and whole‐body exercise. For single‐limb exercise, the intensity …

Critical power is positively related to skeletal muscle capillarity and type I muscle fibers in endurance-trained individuals

EA Mitchell, NRW Martin, SJ Bailey… - Journal of Applied …, 2018 - journals.physiology.org
The asymptote [critical power (CP)] and curvature constant (W′) of the hyperbolic power-
duration relationship can predict performance within the severe-intensity exercise domain …

Mechanical and morphological determinants of peak power output in elite cyclists

M Kordi, J Folland, S Goodall… - … Journal of Medicine …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Mechanical peak power output (PPO) is a determinant of performance in sprint cycling. The
purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between PPO and putative …

The exercise power-duration relationship is equally reproducible in eumenorrheic female and male humans

JJ James, OK Leach, AM Young… - Journal of Applied …, 2023 - journals.physiology.org
This study aims to investigate the effect of the menstrual cycle (MC) on exercise performance
across the power-duration relationship (PDR). We hypothesized females would exhibit …

Using field based data to model sprint track cycling performance

HA Ferguson, C Harnish, JG Chase - Sports medicine-open, 2021 - Springer
Cycling performance models are used to study rider and sport characteristics to better
understand performance determinants and optimise competition outcomes. Performance …

Critical power, W′ and W′ reconstitution in women and men

G Bourgois, P Mucci, J Boone, AL Colosio… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose The aim of this study was to compare critical power (CP) and work capacity W′,
and W′ reconstitution (W′ REC) following repeated maximal exercise between women …

[HTML][HTML] Calculation of critical speed from raw training data in recreational marathon runners

B Smyth, D Muniz-Pumares - Medicine and Science in Sports and …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods We investigated running activities logged into an online fitness platform by> 25,000
recreational athletes before big-city marathons. Each activity contained time, distance, and …