The relationship between power and the time to achieve &OV0312;O2max

Abstract

These data suggest that, for this population of male and female university students, the upper boundary of the severe exercise intensity domain is approximately 136% P(max). This upper boundary is the highest work rate for which exercise duration is prolonged sufficiently (in this study, 136 +/- 17 s) to allow .VO(2) to rise to its maximal value. The lower boundary for severe exercise is just above P(critical), which is the highest work rate that is sustainable for a prolonged duration and that will not elicit .VO(2max).