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As part of an applied field-based preparatory-phase protocol, we monitored the metabolic, cardiovascular, and perceptual responses of pole vaulters during four vault attempts performed 20\u00a0cm below their personal bests, and examined whether approach velocity was maintained in the final 5\u00a0m under these conditions. Eleven competitive pole vaulters (4 women, 7 men; age 20.3\u2009\u00b1\u20092.6 years) performed four consecutive vault attempts at heights 20\u00a0cm below their personal bests, with 3.5\u20134\u00a0min recovery intervals. Blood lactate (BL), heart rate (HR), and ratings of perceived exertion (RPE; Borg CR-10) were measured at predetermined time points throughout the protocol. Approach velocity and step kinematics (step length [SL], step frequency [SF], and contact time [CT]) over the final 5\u00a0m were derived from two-dimensional video analysis. Phase-related changes, load-velocity and step kinematic-velocity associations, subgroup interaction effects, and individual load change correlations were assessed using linear mixed-effects models (LMM) and Pearson correlation analyses. BL and HR showed no significant change between successive attempts (A\n                    <jats:sub>1<\/jats:sub>\n                    \u2013A\n                    <jats:sub>4<\/jats:sub>\n                    ; all p\n                    <jats:sub>Tukey<\/jats:sub>\n                    &gt; 0.05), whereas RPE increased significantly between A\n                    <jats:sub>3<\/jats:sub>\n                    and A\n                    <jats:sub>4<\/jats:sub>\n                    . At A\n                    <jats:sub>4(11)<\/jats:sub>\n                    , neither BL nor RPE differed significantly from resting values (BL:\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:sub>\n                      <jats:italic>Tukey<\/jats:italic>\n                    <\/jats:sub>\n                    = 0.375; RPE: :\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:sub>\n                      <jats:italic>Tukey<\/jats:italic>\n                    <\/jats:sub>\n                    = 0.894); HR reached warm-up levels but remained significantly above rest (\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:sub>\n                      <jats:italic>Tukey<\/jats:italic>\n                    <\/jats:sub>\n                    = 0.001). Approach velocity and all step parameters did not show a significant change throughout the four attempts (all\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    &gt; .05). Neither exploratory model identified a significant relationship between velocity and physiological load indicators or step kinematics (all\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    &gt; .05). Individual trajectory analysis revealed heterogeneity in velocity and kinematic strategies beneath the group-level mean. Subgroup interaction analyses revealed significant Attempt \u00d7 Group effects for approach velocity in both the V\n                    <jats:sub>1<\/jats:sub>\n                    (\n                    <jats:italic>F(3<\/jats:italic>\n                    ,\n                    <jats:italic>27)<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009=\u200911.80,\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    &lt; .001) and V\n                    <jats:sub>3<\/jats:sub>\n                    (\n                    <jats:italic>F(3<\/jats:italic>\n                    ,\n                    <jats:italic>24)<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009=\u20099.28,\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    &lt; .001) models, with Velocity-Declining athletes demonstrating significantly greater velocity decrements at A\n                    <jats:sub>3<\/jats:sub>\n                    and A\n                    <jats:sub>4<\/jats:sub>\n                    . Pole vaulters showed no detectable change in approach velocity across four consecutive attempts despite rising effort perception and progressive metabolic stress. 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