Table 1. Exercise time to exhaustion (Tlim), peak blood lactate concentration (Lac) and estimated lactate production-removal rate (Lac rate) obtained in the crit test. Data are means (SD).
f 48
(balls·min-1)		 56
(balls·min-1)		 65
(balls·min-1)		 72
(balls·min-1)
Tlim (s) 578.6 (204.0) 342.7 (109.7)* 259.6 (38.9)* 188.8 (60.5)*
Lac (mmol·L-1) 6.2 (2.2) 7.0 (2.3) 8.9 (1.8) 7.0 (2.7)
Lac rate (mmol/L.s).102 1.4 (0.9) 2.3 (1.4) 3.4 (3.4) 4.5 (2.7)*
* p < 0.05 compared with 48 balls·min