submaximal
adjective
sub·max·i·mal
ˌsəb-ˈmak-s(ə-)məl
variants
or sub-maximal
: less than maximal : not at the greatest or highest possible level
submaximal exertion
One hundred twenty asymptomatic patients underwent a submaximal treadmill exercise test two to three weeks after an acute myocardial infarction.—JAMA
submaximally
adverb
or sub-maximally
[Don] Mattingly said left-hander Paco Rodriguez … is throwing submaximally but will not return to the Dodgers before rosters expand.
—Pedro Moura
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