'Fatigue makes cowards of us all'.

Keywords: exercise performance; exhaustion; muscle oxygenation; oxygen uptake kinetics; quadriceps EMG; severe-intensity exercise; slow component EN exercise performance exhaustion muscle oxygenation oxygen uptake kinetics quadriceps EMG severe-intensity exercise slow component 336 337 2 03/03/23 20230301 NES 230301 I Fatigue makes cowards of us all i . Skeletal muscle fatigue precedes the slow component of oxygen uptake kinetics during exercise in humans. Exercise performance, exhaustion, muscle oxygenation, oxygen uptake kinetics, quadriceps EMG, severe-intensity exercise, slow component. [Extracted from the article]