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Quando esaurisci la resistenza, non puoi più spingere.

Quando esaurisci la resistenza, non puoi più spingere.
When you exhaust your endurance, you cannot push anymore.
From Lesson 248:Prepositions of limit (fino a)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Quando esaurisci la resistenza, non puoi più spingere.

How could I use fino a (until) to express this same idea?
You could flip the sentence to say 'You can push until you exhaust your endurance': Puoi spingere fino a quando non esaurisci la resistenza. Note that when using fino a quando (or finché) with a conjugated verb, Italians often add an extra non. This doesn't make the sentence negative; it just emphasizes the time limit!
Why does esaurire (to exhaust) become esaurisci here instead of just esauri?
Esaurire is an -ire verb that follows the -isc- pattern, just like capire (to understand) and finire (to finish). In the present tense, you insert -isc- between the stem and the ending for the io, tu, lui/lei, and loro forms.
Why is 'anymore' translated as non puoi più rather than just putting più at the end of the sentence?
In Italian, 'not anymore' or 'no longer' is expressed using the paired negative non ... più. The non always goes before the conjugated verb (puoi), and più usually follows immediately after it. You cannot just put più at the very end of the sentence like we do with 'anymore' in English.
Is resistenza the normal word for physical 'endurance'?
Yes! While it translates to 'resistance' (and is used for electrical or political resistance), resistenza is also the standard word for physical 'stamina' or 'endurance' in sports, exercise, and video games.

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