Endurance has been one of the most hotly debated topics in sports science for over three decades. From early research in the 1930s to the ground-breaking 1996 address by Prof. Tim Noakes to the American College of Sports Medicine, understanding the principles of what keeps the body going during prolonged exercise is more complex than you think. In this episode, Mike and Ross take a look back at the often controversial history, Ross's own research journey and experience with Noakes and find out if it really is possible to push beyond our own endurance limits.

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SHOW NOTES

Tim Noakes' original JB Wolffe Lecture, that kicked it all off in 1996

The response by Bassett & Howley

Tim’s response to that rebuttal

By 2000, Noakes’ thinking had evolved, and he presented models for fatigue, published here

A paper by St Clair Gibson and Noakes on fatigue as a way to avoid “catastrophe"

Ross’ first study, in the heat, which was originally rejected because it contradicted prevailing wisdom

The final chapter on Anticipatory Regulation in Ross’ PhD Thesis, published as a paper in BJSM

The really cool Amman study of fentanyl and performance

Another Amman study, this time looking at how very high and low oxygen levels changed pacing strategy and muscle fatigue

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