PhysiologybioRxivPreprint
Submaximal running energetics are maintained despite local muscle fatigue
Key Nahan, Harrison T. Finn, John Kerr…·Kirsty A. McDonald
This study examines how local muscle fatigue affects running metabolic cost and finds that it does not increase metabolic power despite fatigue in plantar flexors or knee extensors.
DOI 10.64898/2026.01.16.699896