#exercise physiology
- Abebe Bikila phenomenon — A medical and physiological eponym derived from the name of the legendary Ethiopian marathon runner, used in sports medicine, neurorehabilitation, and exercise pathophysiology (the Abebe Bikila effect or phenomenon). The term denotes extreme neuro-muscular adaptation capacity, absolute cardiovascular economy, and proprioceptive optimization through barefoot running. Additionally, in spinal cord injury neurology, his name illustrates volitional power and psychic resilience during post-trauma functional recovery, after a car accident left him paraplegic.
- Alactic — Not producing lactic acid, preventing its accumulation, or pertaining to a metabolic process carried out structurally without lactate generation. In exercise physiology, the term qualifies anaerobic alactic energy metabolism, wherein the energy required for short-duration explosive muscle contractions is supplied exclusively by phosphocreatine breakdown, without the intervention of anaerobic glycolysis.