Table 1. Physiological and performance derived responses across the four trials. Data are means (±SD).
|
Trial 1 |
Trial 2 |
Trial 3 |
Trial 4 |
| VO2max (l·min-1) |
4.98 (.55) |
4.97 (.46) |
4.94 (.47) |
5.12 (.57) |
| VO2max (ml·kg-1·min-1) |
66.45 (5.02) |
66.42 (5.09) |
65.95 (5.03) |
68.78 (7.05) |
| Δ VO2 (ml·kg-1·min-1) |
1.16 (1.94) |
1.29 (1.75) |
1.59 (1.27) |
.86 (1.33) |
| VCO2max (l·min-1) |
5.32 (.52) |
5.31 (.64) |
5.43 (.41) |
5.31 (.47) |
| VCO2max (ml·kg-1·min-1) |
71.16 (5.49) |
70.70 (5.79) |
72.69 (6.40) |
71.42 (6.79) |
| ΔVCO2 (ml·kg-1·min-1) |
2.27 (2.03) |
2.46 (1.82) |
2.87 (1.25) |
1.72 (1.48) |
| RERmax |
1.08 (.07) |
1.08 (.08) |
1.11 (.06) |
1.05 (.06) |
| VEmax (l·min-1) |
184.15 (17.22) |
185.36 (18.74) |
189.82 (20.52) |
188.39 (22.81) |
| GET %VO2max |
59.36 (5.38) |
59.38 (7.79) |
59.73 (6.33) |
59.36 (4.35) |
| HRmax |
184.2 (10.3) |
183.1 (7.8) |
181.5 (8.9) |
183.5 (10.8) |
| BLamax |
9.80 (2.30) |
9.29 (2.75) |
8.72 (1.49) |
9.56 (2.61) |
| Wmax |
422.75 (22.39) |
425.63 (18.95) |
421.85 (14.72) |
426.05 (14.93) |
Where ΔVO
2max = change in VO
2 over the final two consecutive 30 s sampling periods, Δ VCO
2 = change in VCO
2 during the final two consecutive 30 s sampling periods, RER
max = respiratory exchange ratio obtained at VO
2max, VEmax = minute ventilation at VO
2max, GET% VO
2max = gas exchange threshold expressed as a % VO
2max, HR
max = heart rate recorded at VO
2max, BLa
max = blood lactate concentration recorded at the point of volitional exhaustion, W
max = power output derived at volitional exhaustion.
