Old 05-15-15 | 01:50 PM
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Originally Posted by asgelle
All you've done is hypothesize an answer to the question and then use your hypothesis to prove the answer.

The issue is whether greater force at low rpm is more fatiguing than lower force at higher rpm. You neglect the fact that at the higher force, the muscles go through fewer contraction cycles. Nothing you write resolves this question.

To quote Stephen Cheung and Andy Coggan, "Fatigue is always multifactorial."
Which part is hypothetical? I thought it was true that work causes fatigue, and that more of it causes more fatigue than less of it.

it certainly seems logical that applying higher force would take more work and therefore be more fatiguing. Just pushing your foot into the floor is more tiring than just standing there.
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