Use of Exercise Training to Enhance the Power-Duration Curve: A Systematic Review
Kweisi A Hurd1, Michael P Surges, John W Farrell
1Clinical Biomechanics and Exercise Physiology Laboratory, Department of Health and Human Performance, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas.
Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research
|July 19, 2022
Summary
Different exercise training methods can improve critical power (CP), a key metric for endurance performance. However, training may need to be periodized to target either CP or W
Area of Science:
- Exercise Physiology
- Sports Science
- Performance Analytics
Background:
- The power/velocity-duration curve, including critical power (CP) and W', is crucial for endurance performance.
- CP represents the highest work rate sustainable at metabolic steady state.
- Enhancing CP is a primary goal of exercise training interventions.
Conclusions:
- Multiple exercise training modalities can enhance the power/velocity-duration curve.
- Periodization may be necessary to target either CP or W' enhancements distinctly, rather than simultaneously.
- Future research should explore optimal training periodization for CP and W'.
