American Physiological Society, Journal of Applied Physiology, 6(134), p. 1349-1358, 2023
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00706.2022
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Muscle O2 saturation (%SmO2) rate can be used to not only identify sustainable from unsustainable exercise intensities but also delineate the transition from heavy to severe exercise domains. This report is the first to identify, and then validate, that the highest steady-state metabolic rate is related to a zero-slope muscle O2 saturation and is therefore dependent on muscle oxygen supply-demand balance.