Table 2. Mean ± SD of back squat load, heart rate, and blood lactate responses across the fatiguing task. Load significantly (P < 0.05) declined after Set 3 and heart and blood lactate were significantly elevated above rest at all time points.
|
Resting |
Set 1 |
Set2 |
Set 3 |
Set 4 |
Set 5 |
Set 6 |
Recovery |
| Load (% 1RM) |
80.0 ± 0.0 |
78.0 ± 2.8 |
76.1 ± 3.6 |
72.7 ± 5.7 |
68.0 ± 7.1 |
62.8 ± 7.1 |
|
| Heart Rate (beats per minute) |
65 ± 9 |
171 ± 10 |
174 ± 12 |
176 ± 6 |
174 ± 11 |
174 ± 10 |
179 ± 7 |
100 ± 12 |
| Blood Lactate (mmol·L-1) |
1.5 ± 0.6 |
|
13.8 ± 4.4 |
|
13.3 ± 2.1 |
6.6 ± 2.8 |
