What the study found
The review explains how A.V. Hill's analyses connected event duration with the physiology limiting performance and why those ideas remain influential.
Participants and protocol
This historical review revisits three manuscripts about athletic records, including human sports and horse performance, using modern physiological understanding.
What this cannot establish
It is historical and conceptual analysis, not a new training trial. Its relevance should not be presented as a demonstrated benefit from a specific modern workout.
Publication details
- Record
- PubMed 39988844
- Publication types
- Historical Article · review-article
- Indexed subjects
- Muscle, Skeletal · Exercise · Physiology · Sports · History, 20th Century
- Source record checked
- 2026-10-18
Publication type and subject indexing describe the record; they are not a quality grade or proof of a benefit. An abstract does not replace a review of the full methods and results.
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