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What is Volitional Exhaustion?

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Volitional exhaustion is the point at which a person cannot perform a muscular contraction and voluntarily terminates the contraction (Pitcher & Miles, 1997)

Pitcher, J.B., & Miles, T.S. (1997). Influence of muscle blood flow on fatigue during intermittent human hand-grip exercise and recovery. Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology, (24), 471-476.

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Relevant answers:

What rhymes with exhaustion?
Concoction
What is a synonym for exhaustion?
Fatigue, burnout, weariness...
What is the antonym for exhaustion?
AN antonym for exhaustion would be energize. Another would be vitality.
What are symptoms of exhaustion?
Tiredness, irritabilty, inability to concentrate, achyness, depression, lack of appetite, headache, nausea ,confusion, weakness or shakiness
Can you die of exhaustion?
yes when your body doesnt get enough sleep it overworks itself which causes death sometimes. sometimes its just a coma