Table 2. HIIT results. Warm-up and cool-down excluded. Values are expressed as mean (± standard deviation).
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|
PRE |
MID |
POST |
Peak V̇O2 (% V̇O2max) |
VLCHF |
97.8 (3.9) |
96.3 (5.2) |
98.2 (5.0) |
HD |
94.6 (4.4) |
90.2 (5.3) |
96.0 (7.3) |
Mean V̇O2 (% V̇O2max) |
VLCHF |
77.0 (17.6) |
75.7 (16.8) |
76.9 (17.7) |
HD |
72.4 (17.5) |
68.9 (17.0) |
73.0 (18.7) |
Mean HR (% HRmax) |
VLCHF |
86.8 (7.3) |
86.1 (7.3) |
84.1 (7.6) |
HD |
87.4 (7.0) |
84.3 (7.2) |
84.3 (7.8) |
Mean RER |
VLCHF |
0.96 (0.06) |
0.84 (0.04) |
0.86 (0.04) |
HD |
0.93 (0.06) |
0.89 (0.05) |
0.92 (0.05) |
Mean Lactate (mmol/L) |
VLCHF |
5.9 (1.4) |
6.6 (1.6) |
5.9 (1.1) |
HD |
5.3 (1.2) |
4.5 (.6) |
5.2 (.9) |
Mean RPE |
VLCHF |
13.8 (1.7) |
13.4 (1.8) |
12.2 (1.4) |
HD |
14.5 (1.3) |
13.8 (1.4) |
13.7 (1.8) |
PRE – before the experiment, MID – after 2 weeks of the experiment, POST – after the experiment, VLCHF/HD – very low-carbohydrate high-fat diet/habitual diet group, V̇O
2 – oxygen consumption, HR – heart rate, RER – respiratory exchange ratio, RPE – rate of perceived exertion.