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

Gil Bourgois1,2, Patrick Mucci2, Jan Boone3,4

  • 1Department of Movement and Sports Sciences, Ghent University, Watersportlaan 2, 9000, Ghent, Belgium.

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