We used extreme pedal rates to investigate the influence of muscle fibre recruitment on pulmonary VO2 kinetics during unloaded-to-moderate-intensity (U → M), unloaded-to-high-intensity (U → H), and moderate-intensity to ...

It has been suggested that the slower O2 uptake (VO2) kinetics observed when exercise is initiated from an elevated baseline metabolic rate are linked to an impairment of muscle O2 delivery. We hypothesized that 'priming' ...