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Subject: RE: Bike-run time is fastest when you go all-out on the bike
AdventureBear - 2010-07-19 5:25 PM
nc452010 - 2010-07-19 12:57 PM Apparently, we all have different interpretations of "100%".
From the article linked: "with the intensity of the bike ride varying from 80% to 100% of max intensity (compared to an isolated bike trial they’d done previously)." so apparently 100% is equal to their stand alone time trial (I would assume for hte race distance)


Not necessarily.  In these studies using lab equipment there is a 'learning effect' where performance tends to improve with repeat trials (possibly due to familiarity with the equipment, test procedures, etc.).  And we all know that trained athletes can have good days & off days.  With small studies, 1 or 2 test subjects having a great or off day can really affect the conclusions.  And the assumption that the isolated TT max effort was using same exact protocol may not be accurate.  (I only have the abstract, not the full article).

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