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)
∆ 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)
∆VCO2 (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 ∆VO2max = change in VO2 over the final two consecutive 30 s sampling periods, ∆ VCO2 = change in VCO2 during the final two consecutive 30 s sampling periods, RERmax = respiratory exchange ratio obtained at VO2max, VEmax = minute ventilation at VO2max, GET% VO2max = gas exchange threshold expressed as a % VO2max, HRmax = heart rate recorded at VO2max, BLamax = blood lactate concentration recorded at the point of volitional exhaustion, Wmax = power output derived at volitional exhaustion.