Hunter Ben, Maunder Ed, Jones Andrew M, Gallo Gabriele, Muniz-Pumares Daniel
School of Human Sciences, London Metropolitan University, London, UK.
Sports Performance Research Institute New Zealand, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand.
Exp Physiol. 2025 Mar 27. doi: 10.1113/EP092120.
Endurance athletes routinely complete physiological assessments to predict performance, inform training programmes and monitor subsequent training adaptations. This profiling is typically performed with the athlete in a 'fresh' (i.e., rested) condition, but physiological profiling variables deteriorate during prolonged exercise. Durability has been defined as the resilience to the deterioration of physiological variables and performance during or following prolonged exercise. Herein, we review the current approaches to measure durability. The construction of the fatiguing protocol affects durability profiles, with greater relative intensity and duration resulting in more marked deterioration of baseline measures. The design of durability assessments should control for factors that could impact durability measurements, such as nutrition and environmental characteristics, to ensure that outcomes are repeatable and can be compared between athletes or over time in the same athlete. The selection of these parameters should be based on the proposed research question or applied context and take account of the training status of the athlete. Accordingly, this review highlights important considerations to ensure that protocols for profiling durability in research and applied practice are appropriate.
耐力运动员经常进行生理评估，以预测成绩、为训练计划提供依据并监测后续的训练适应性变化。这种评估通常是在运动员处于“新鲜”（即休息好）的状态下进行的，但在长时间运动过程中，生理评估变量会恶化。耐力被定义为在长时间运动期间或之后，生理变量和运动表现对恶化的恢复能力。在此，我们综述了当前测量耐力的方法。疲劳方案的构建会影响耐力评估结果，相对强度和持续时间越大，基线测量值的恶化就越明显。耐力评估的设计应控制可能影响耐力测量的因素，如营养和环境特征，以确保结果具有可重复性，并且可以在运动员之间或同一运动员的不同时间进行比较。这些参数的选择应基于所提出的研究问题或应用背景，并考虑运动员的训练状态。因此，本综述强调了一些重要的注意事项，以确保在研究和应用实践中进行耐力评估的方案是合适的。
