Table 2. Blood lactate (mmol·L) characteristics and lactate kinetics parameters. Data are mean (±SD).
Variables |
EW (N=10) |
CW (N=10) |
Lactate before the fight |
2.61 (.58) |
2.63 (.51) |
Lactate after 1st bout |
8.60 (2.15) † |
11.83 (2.18) *† |
Lactate after 2nd bout |
11.82 (1.58) ‡ |
13.16 (3.23) |
Lactate at the end of the fight |
12.55 (1.80) |
13.23 (1.47) |
EW: elite level wrestlers; CW: club level wrestlers;* p < 0.05 for differences between groups;† p < 0.001 and significantly different between lactate before fight and lactate after 1 bout;‡ p < 0.001 and significantly different between lactate after 1 bout and lactate after 2 bout