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The limit to exercise tolerance in humans: validity compromised by failing to account for the power–velocity relationship

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Burnley, M. The limit to exercise tolerance in humans: validity compromised by failing to account for the power–velocity relationship. Eur J Appl Physiol 109, 1225–1226 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-010-1465-z

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