supercompensation

English

Etymology

From super- +‎ compensation.

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Noun

supercompensation (usually uncountable, plural supercompensations)

1. A period, after exercise, during which a measured function is greater than normal.
   • 2015 October 22, “The Development of Functional Overreaching Is Associated with a Faster Heart Rate Recovery in Endurance Athletes”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     Ten of the 22 overload subjects demonstrated a substantial decrease in performance after the overload period (372 ± 36 vs 363 ± 36 W at Pre and Mid, respectively, almost certain moderate decrease, Fig 2A) followed by a very likely small performance supercompensation during the taper (378 ± 36 W at Post, Fig 2A, S1 Fig).