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Within-game performance decrements in relation to peak fat oxidation, Fatmax and peak oxygen uptake in elite male footballers

Morten Bredsgaard Randers
1
,
Tue Rømer
2
,
Mikkel Thunestvedt Hansen
2
,
Christina Rohde Ruppert
1
,
Viktor Slott
1, 3
,
Thomas Nielsen
1, 3
,
Loftur Gísli Jóhannsson
1
,
Jesper Sangild
3
,
Jørn Wulff Helge
2
,
Peter Krustrup
1, 3, 4, 5
,
Malte Nejst Larsen
1

  1. Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, Sport and Health Sciences Cluster (SHSC), University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
  2. Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
  3. Odense Boldklub, Odense, Denmark
  4. Danish Institute for Advanced Study (DIAS), University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
  5. Sport and Health Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom
Biol Sport. 2026;43:941-948
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2026.158678
Online publish date: 2026/03/04
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