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Michele Zanini

@mzaniniphysiology.bsky.social
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Lecturer in Applied Exercise Science @ The Open University PhD @ Loughborough University Head of S&C and Physiologist @ Italian Triathlon Federation Applied Physiology, Endurance, Performance

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Michele Zanini @mzaniniphysiology.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
🚨New paper in Sports Medicine “35 Years of Joyner’s Endurance Performance Model” Led by @loismougin.bsky.social (co-first author) 📄Open access 🔗https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40279-026-02439-y 1/13
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Michele Zanini @mzaniniphysiology.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Together with Andy Jones and Lars Nybo, here is our brief view about: - How Physiological Resilience and Durability should be distinguished - How they link the abundant literature on fatigue development with endurance performance models. journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10....
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Defining physiological resilience and durability in the context of endurance performance modeling | Journal of Applied Physiology | American Physiological Society
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Michele Zanini @mzaniniphysiology.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
🚨 Fully funded PhD 🚨 (UK & International) Work with me at @openuniversity.bsky.social on Durability in endurance athletes 🏃🏻‍♀️🚴🏽 🔄 Please share 🔬Brand new lab facilities Deadline: 16 Jan 2026 Start: Oct 2026 Details 👉 wels.open.ac.uk/research/res... 💬 Feel free to reach out for a chat
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Michele Zanini @mzaniniphysiology.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
Nice work! The durability of speed at LT was found to be moderately associated with marathon performance in trained runners 🏃🏻
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Michele Zanini @mzaniniphysiology.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
🚨 The last paper of my PhD is out in @MSSE Regular Long Runs and Higher Training Volumes are Associated with Better Running Economy Durability in Performance Matched Well-Trained Male Runners 🙏🏻 Rich Blagrove & Jonathan Folland Temporary free download. 🔗 journals.lww.com/acsm-msse/ab... 🧵 1/7
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Michele Zanini @mzaniniphysiology.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
3rd place in the Young Investigator Award at @ecssofficial.bsky.social, presenting in front of 1500+ people. “You are here because you are excellent, and the quality of your research is excellent”. Among the kindest words I’ve ever been told. As a young scientist, they mean the world 🙏🏼 Ad maiora.
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Michele Zanini @mzaniniphysiology.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
This Tuesday I will give an oral presentation at the @ecssofficial.bsky.social annual congress in Rimini about: The effect of 90 and 120 min of running on the determinants of endurance performance in well-trained male marathoners 01.07.2025, 14.30
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Michele Zanini @mzaniniphysiology.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
📣 New paper out in European Journal of Applied Physiology We discuss an often-overlooked aspect in sports science and rehab research: The importance of matching training load across interventions. Nice collaboration led by Tomek Kowalski. 📄 Open access 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1... 🧵1/5
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Michele Zanini @mzaniniphysiology.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
New paper out in Scand J Med Sci Sports! 
We tested the reliability of running economy (RE) and other physiological parameters during 90 min of running.

➡️ Running economy is highly reliable in a fatigued state, a 👍🏼 implication for testing durability
 🆓📄 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... 🧵1/8
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Michele Zanini @mzaniniphysiology.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Our new durability paper is out in SJMSS! We tested how endurance performance determinants change after heavy-intensity running (90 and 120 min) in well-trained marathoners. 📌Below details of what we’ve found. 🆓 Open-Access 📄 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... 🧵1/14
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Michele Zanini @mzaniniphysiology.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
🚨 New study 🚨 The biggest project of my PhD is out in MSSE journal. 🔑 findings: Strength training improves running economy durability & high-intensity performance following prolonged running. 🙏🏼 R. Blagrove and J. Folland for the SUPERvision on this. 🔗 journals.lww.com/acsm-msse/ab... 🧵 1/10
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Michele Zanini @mzaniniphysiology.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
I've recently passed my viva. An absolute pleasure forcing Prof Ronnestad and @drmarkburnley.bsky.social to discuss my PhD thesis for 4 hours – they tested my #durability Thanks again to my supervisors Richard Blagrove and Jonathan Folland for this 4 years journey. @lborouniversity.bsky.social
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