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oxygen debt

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oxygen debt
n.
The amount of extra oxygen required by muscle tissue during recovery from vigorous exercise.
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Noun1.oxygen debt - a cumulative deficit of oxygen resulting from intense exercise; the deficit must be made up when the body returns to rest
physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state - the condition or state of the body or bodily functions
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He must have built up the biggest oxygen debt in racing history.
GRAND NATIONAL LEGENDS Crisp (1973); NATIONAL FEVER by The Racing Post (London, England)
You're short of breath and no doubt that at times your body feels in oxygen debt.
Rugby Union: Edwards has to put the champagne on ice after Wasps ... by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
Think of it this way: The heart works harder to deliver oxygen-rich blood to the muscles to make up the oxygen debt that started at AT.
To build a base by Running & FitNews
 
 
 
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