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Standard Deviation of Individual Response for VO2max Following Exercise Interventions: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.)·December 1, 2024·PMID 39160296
Why it mattersThe concept of VO2max 'responders' and 'non-responders' is widely discussed in exercise physiology and performance medicine. This analysis challenges that framework, suggesting that apparent individual differences are largely noise. For clinicians and coaches, this reduces the rationale for seeking genetic or phenotypic predictors of VO2max response and supports focusing on consistent training stimulus rather than personalization based on predicted trainability.
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