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S8 Table. Consensus decision. 
Results of the consensus decision of the steering committee, sorted by level of agreement. 
 
Member 
1  
Member 
2 
Member 
3 
Member 
4 
Member 
5 
Level of 
agreement (%) 
Recovery speeda 
Yes 
Yes 
Yes 
Yes 
Yes 
100 
Weight/ BMI 
No 
Yes 
Yes 
No 
Yes 
60 
Tendon stiffness 
Yes 
No 
Yes 
No 
Yes 
60 
Heat resistance 
capacity   
Yes 
Yes 
No 
Yes 
No 
60 
Altitude training 
sensitivity 
Yes 
Yes 
No 
Yes 
No 
60 
Angiogenesis  
No 
Yes 
No 
Yes 
No 
40 
Muscle fibre 
transformation 
capacity 
No 
Yes 
No 
Yes 
No 
40 
Healing function of 
soft tissue 
No 
Yes 
No 
No 
No 
20 
Risk of joint injuries 
No 
Yes 
No 
No 
No 
20 
Risk of upper 
respiratory tract 
infections 
No 
Yes 
No 
No 
No 
20 
Emotion regulation 
No 
No 
No 
Yes 
No 
20 
Self-control  
No 
No  
No 
Yes 
No 
20 
Resilience  
No 
Yes 
No 
No 
No 
20 
a100% level of agreement and the factor therefore was included in the consensus report. 
Yes = Factor should be included in consensus report. 
No = Factor should not be included in consensus report. 

Factors associated with high-level endurance performance: An expert consensus derived via the Delphi technique.
Konopka, Magdalena J,Zeegers, Maurice P,Solberg, Paul A,Delhaije, Louis,Meeusen, Romain,Ruigrok, Geert,Rietjens, Gerard,Sperlich, Billy