ReviewSports (Basel, Switzerland)2020
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 Training Prescription.
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- The 3-min all-out test in cycling: a systematic review and meta-analysis on its reliability and validity.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Pooled it
- Field-based tests for determining critical speed among runners and its practical application: a systematic review.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Pooled it
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- The Measurement and Application of Critical Speed and D' in Running: A Scoping Review.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026Article
- [Research on a muscle fatigue quantification based on an improved critical power model].Sheng wu yi xue gong cheng xue za zhi = Journal of biomedical engineering = Shengwu yixue gongchengxue zazhi · 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
- Muscle oxygen saturation plateau: Definition and verification in different oxygen availability conditions in locomotor and non-locomotor muscles.Experimental physiology · 2026Article
- Critical power and critical oxygenation: examining transferability between normoxia and hypoxia.European journal of applied physiology · 2025Article
- Durability of the Major Determinants of Endurance Performance Is Not Different After 15 kJ·kgEuropean journal of sport science · 2025Article
- Plantar Biomechanic Characteristics After High-Intensity Exercise in Young Runners With High-Arched Feet.Applied bionics and biomechanics · 2025Article
- Associations of Laboratory- and Field- derived Measurements of Critical Power with W'-kinetics during 40-km Cycling Time Trial Performances.International journal of exercise science · 2025Article
- Critical power, W' and W' reconstitution in women and men.European journal of applied physiology · 2023Article
- Bi-exponential modelling ofEuropean journal of applied physiology · 2022Article
- Can Popular High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) Models Lead to Impossible Training Sessions?Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Exercise Intensity and Pacing Pattern During a Cross-Country Olympic Mountain Bike Race.Frontiers in physiology · 2021Article
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Abstract
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 steady state, and W' the fixed amount of tolerable work above CP available without any recovery. The aim of this narrative review is to describe the CP concept and the methodologies used to assess it, and to summarize the research applying it to intermittent cycle training techniques. CP and W' are traditionally assessed using a number of constant work rate cycling tests spread over several days. Alternatively, both the 3-min all-out and ramp all-out protocols provide valid measurements of CP and W' from a single test, thereby enhancing their suitability to athletes and likely reducing errors associated with the assumptions of the CP model. As CP represents the physiological landmark that is the boundary between heavy and severe intensity domains, it presents several advantages over the de facto arbitrarily defined functional threshold power as the basis for cycle training prescription at intensities up to CP. For intensities above CP, precise prescription is not possible based solely on aerobic measures; however, the addition of the W' parameter does facilitate the prescription of individualized training intensities and durations within the severe intensity domain. Modelling of W' reconstitution extends this application, although more research is needed to identify the individual parameters that govern W' reconstitution rates and their kinetics.
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