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Mind Limits Before Body
- Endurance and strength athletes hit mental walls that signal to stop despite having physical capacity left.
- Recent research shows the brain limits performance long before the body reaches its true physical limits.
Physical Reserve After Exhaustion
- College rugby players pedaled a bike to exhaustion but still had a large power reserve after failing.
- This proves the body often stops before absolute physical failure, limited by perceived effort and mental barriers.
Perceived Effort vs Fatigue
- Perception of effort differs from fatigue; stopping reduces perceived effort but fatigue remains.
- The brain compels slowing due to discomfort perception more than physiological limits.