Misuse of "power" and other mechanical terms in sport and exercise science research

Winter, Edward M.; Abt, Grant; Brookes, F. B. Carl; Challis, John H.; Fowler, Neil E.; Knudson, Duane V.; Knuttgen, Howard G.; Kraemer, William J.; Lane, Andrew M.; Van Mechelen, Willem; Morton, R. Hugh; Newton, Robert U.; Williams, Clyde; Winter, Edward; Yeadon, M. R.

doi:10.1519/JSC.0000000000001101

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Agreement and relationship between measures of absolute and relative intensity during walking: A systematic review with meta-regression (2022)
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Warner, A., Vanicek, N., Benson, A., Myers, T., & Abt, G. (2022). Agreement and relationship between measures of absolute and relative intensity during walking: A systematic review with meta-regression. PLoS ONE, 17(11), Article e0277031. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0277031

Introduction A metabolic equivalent (MET) is one of the most common methods used to objectively quantify physical activity intensity. Although the MET provides an 'objective' measure, it does not account for inter-individual differences in cardioresp... Read More about Agreement and relationship between measures of absolute and relative intensity during walking: A systematic review with meta-regression.

Misuse of "power" and other mechanical terms in sport and exercise science research (2016)
Journal Article
Winter, E. M., Abt, G., Brookes, F. B. C., Challis, J. H., Fowler, N. E., Knudson, D. V., …Yeadon, M. R. (2016). Misuse of "power" and other mechanical terms in sport and exercise science research. Journal of strength and conditioning research, 30(1), 292-300. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000001101

© 2015 National Strength and Conditioning Association. Despite the Système International d'Unitès (SI) that was published in 1960, there continues to be widespread misuse of the terms and nomenclature of mechanics in descriptions of exercise performa... Read More about Misuse of "power" and other mechanical terms in sport and exercise science research.