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IT has been known for a long time that power output in man increases rapidly with decreasing duration of exercise, but there have been few systematic studies of this problem. Indeed, measurements of the power output of the body during a single movement lasting one-tenth of a second or less have not been made.
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DAVIES, C., RENNIE, R. Human Power Output. Nature 217, 770–771 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/217770a0
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