The citius end: world records progression announces the completion of a brief ultra-physiological quest.

World records (WR) in sports illustrate the ultimate expression of human integrated muscle biology, through speed or strength performances. Analysis and prediction of man's physiological boundaries in sports and impact of external (historical or environmental) conditions on WR occurrence are su...

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Autores principales: Geoffroy Berthelot, Valérie Thibault, Muriel Tafflet, Sylvie Escolano, Nour El Helou, Xavier Jouven, Olivier Hermine, Jean-François Toussaint
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:0be5fc6206924a5790351a3152935bb32021-11-25T06:13:28ZThe citius end: world records progression announces the completion of a brief ultra-physiological quest.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0001552https://doaj.org/article/0be5fc6206924a5790351a3152935bb32008-02-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/18253499/?tool=EBIhttps://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203World records (WR) in sports illustrate the ultimate expression of human integrated muscle biology, through speed or strength performances. Analysis and prediction of man's physiological boundaries in sports and impact of external (historical or environmental) conditions on WR occurrence are subject to scientific controversy. Based on the analysis of 3263 WR established for all quantifiable official contests since the first Olympic Games, we show here that WR progression rate follows a piecewise exponential decaying pattern with very high accuracy (mean adjusted r(2) values = 0.91+/-0.08 (s.d.)). Starting at 75% of their estimated asymptotic values in 1896, WR have now reached 99%, and, present conditions prevailing, half of all WR will not be improved by more than 0,05% in 2027. Our model, which may be used to compare future athletic performances or assess the impact of international antidoping policies, forecasts that human species' physiological frontiers will be reached in one generation. This will have an impact on the future conditions of athlete training and on the organization of competitions. It may also alter the Olympic motto and spirit.Geoffroy BerthelotValérie ThibaultMuriel TaffletSylvie EscolanoNour El HelouXavier JouvenOlivier HermineJean-François ToussaintPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 3, Iss 2, p e1552 (2008)
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Geoffroy Berthelot
Valérie Thibault
Muriel Tafflet
Sylvie Escolano
Nour El Helou
Xavier Jouven
Olivier Hermine
Jean-François Toussaint
The citius end: world records progression announces the completion of a brief ultra-physiological quest.
description World records (WR) in sports illustrate the ultimate expression of human integrated muscle biology, through speed or strength performances. Analysis and prediction of man's physiological boundaries in sports and impact of external (historical or environmental) conditions on WR occurrence are subject to scientific controversy. Based on the analysis of 3263 WR established for all quantifiable official contests since the first Olympic Games, we show here that WR progression rate follows a piecewise exponential decaying pattern with very high accuracy (mean adjusted r(2) values = 0.91+/-0.08 (s.d.)). Starting at 75% of their estimated asymptotic values in 1896, WR have now reached 99%, and, present conditions prevailing, half of all WR will not be improved by more than 0,05% in 2027. Our model, which may be used to compare future athletic performances or assess the impact of international antidoping policies, forecasts that human species' physiological frontiers will be reached in one generation. This will have an impact on the future conditions of athlete training and on the organization of competitions. It may also alter the Olympic motto and spirit.
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author Geoffroy Berthelot
Valérie Thibault
Muriel Tafflet
Sylvie Escolano
Nour El Helou
Xavier Jouven
Olivier Hermine
Jean-François Toussaint
author_facet Geoffroy Berthelot
Valérie Thibault
Muriel Tafflet
Sylvie Escolano
Nour El Helou
Xavier Jouven
Olivier Hermine
Jean-François Toussaint
author_sort Geoffroy Berthelot
title The citius end: world records progression announces the completion of a brief ultra-physiological quest.
title_short The citius end: world records progression announces the completion of a brief ultra-physiological quest.
title_full The citius end: world records progression announces the completion of a brief ultra-physiological quest.
title_fullStr The citius end: world records progression announces the completion of a brief ultra-physiological quest.
title_full_unstemmed The citius end: world records progression announces the completion of a brief ultra-physiological quest.
title_sort citius end: world records progression announces the completion of a brief ultra-physiological quest.
publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
publishDate 2008
url https://doaj.org/article/0be5fc6206924a5790351a3152935bb3
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