Table 1 Ventilatory parameters. Data are means (±).
Peak power
M F1 F2
Power (W) 240 (75) 243 (77) 253 (82)
VO2peak (mL.kg-1.min-1) 42.0 (9.9) 42.3 (9.0) 42.8 (9.3)
VEpeak (L.min-1) 79.1 (20.2) * 87.1 (24.5) 87.2 (25.0)
Vtpeak (L) 2.712 (.559) 2.687 (.571) 2.656 (.570)
RRpeak (breaths.min-1) 38 (7) * 41 (7) 41 (8)
Exercise time (min) 10.32 (2.59) 10.58 (2.35) 10.74 (2.52)
HR (beats.min-1) 172 (16) 176 (16) 175 (16)
RER 1.24 (.13) 1.29 (.25) 1.26 (.12)
75% peak power
Power (W) 169 (49) 175 (53) 173 (53)
VO2 (mL.kg-1.min-1) 31.4 (7.0) 32.0 (7.5) 31.9 (7.4)
VE (L.min-1) 49.2 (11.5) 51.7 (13.8) 51.5 (14.7)
Vt (L) 2.333 (.505) 2.363 (.493) 2.295 (.506)
RR (breaths.min-1) 27 (7) 28 (7) 29 (7)
Exercise time (min) 7.83 (1.92) 8.01 (1.90) 8.06 (2.06)
HR (beats.min-1) 151 (16) 156 (15) 155 (18)
RER 1.10 (.10) 1.14 (.17) 1.11 (.09)
25% peak power
Power (W) 63 (43) 67 (45) 66 (44)
VO2 (mL.kg-1.min-1) 15.6 (5.5) 15.5 (5.2) 15.5 (5.0)
VE (L.min-1) 22.6 (8.7) 21.9 (8.5) 22.3 (7.9)
Vt (L) 1.416 (.549) 1.470 (.553) 1.468 (.504)
RR (breaths.min-1) 21 (5) 20 (4) 20 (4)
Exercise time (min) 4.00 (2.12) 3.95 (2.14) 4.17 (2.23)
HR (beats.min-1) 107 (12) 109 (14) 111 (16)
RER .91 (.09) .89 (.09) .91 (.08)
M: mouthpieceF1: first facemask trialF2: second facemask trialVt: tidal volumeHR: heart rateRER: respiratory exchange ratio* denotes a significant difference from F1 and F2.