ReviewEuropean journal of applied physiology2006
The critical power and related whole-body bioenergetic models.
Review in European journal of applied physiology, 2006. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 66 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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66 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 199 citations in OpenAlex.
- Anaerobic and Aerobic Energy System Contribution During Maximal Exercise: A Systematic Review.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026Pooled it
- Biomechanical Response of the Lower Extremity to Running-Induced Acute Fatigue: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in physiology · 2021Pooled it
- RhEPO improves time to exhaustion by non-hematopoietic factors in humans.European journal of applied physiology · 2016Trial
- Mental fatigue does not affect maximal anaerobic exercise performance.European journal of applied physiology · 2015Trial
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- Influence of initial metabolic rate on the power-duration relationship for all-out exercise.European journal of applied physiology · 2012Trial
- RACLET: the Ramp Above Critical Level Endurance Test to evaluate critical power in cycling.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Article
- Transitioning to 1500 m at LA2028: Impact of duration on energetic contribution and performance in maximal ergometer rowing.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Article
- The effect of reducing work rate on total work done and time to task failure during severe intensity exercise.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Article
- W' reconstitution modelling during intermittent exercise performed to task failure.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Article
- The three-dimensional impulse-response model: Modeling the training process in accordance with energy system-specific adaptation.PloS one · 2026Article
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- Quantifying metabolic energy contributions in sprint running: a novel bioenergetic model.European journal of applied physiology · 2025Article
- Defining the Heart Rate Zone Corresponding to the Lactate Threshold in Colombian Paso Horses.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Skeletal muscle mitochondrial correlates of critical power and W' in healthy active individuals.Experimental physiology · 2025Article
- Bridging Inductive and Deductive Reasoning: A Proposal to Enhance the Evaluation and Development of Models in Sports and Exercise Science.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025Article
- Quantifying metabolic energy contributions in sprint running.European journal of applied physiology · 2025Article
- Influence of local and remote ischemic preconditioning on 3-min all-out exercise performance: A randomized controlled crossover study.Journal of exercise science and fitness · 2025Article
- Estimate Anaerobic Work Capacity and Critical Power with Constant-Power All-Out Test.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2024Article
- Critical Power and Maximal Lactate Steady State in Cycling: "Watts" the Difference?Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2024Review
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Abstract
This paper takes a performance-based approach to review the broad expanse of literature relating to whole-body models of human bioenergetics. It begins with an examination of the critical power model and its assumptions. Although remarkably robust, this model has a number of shortcomings. Attention to these has led to the development of more realistic and more detailed derivatives of the critical power model. The mathematical solutions to and associated behaviour of these models when subjected to imposed "exercise" can be applied as a means of gaining a deeper understanding of the bioenergetics of human exercise performance.
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