Key Points: 1. A single meso-cycle that includes endurance training above the maximal metabolic steady state (MMSS) will improve VO2peak in endurance-trained athletes to a greater extent than training only below MMSS. 2. Sources of clinical heterogeneity such as differences in participant characteristics, exercise mode, and training programming variables do not influence the adaptive responses that occur with adding exercise above MMSS to an endurance training program in endurance-trained athletes. 3. All the studies included in the review were underpowered to detect a significant effect across outcomes because of small sample sizes, which remains a common and critical limitation of laboratory-based training intervention studies.
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