Table 3. Table 3. Perceptual and metabolic measures in the carbohydrate (CHO) and placebo (PLA) trials. Data are mean (± SD) ( = 12).

		Time
		Pre-Exercise Seated Period (min)		Sprint	Post-Exercise Recovery Period (min)
Variable	Trial	5	10	End	5	10
Rating of perceived exertion §	CHO PLA	--- ---	6.0 (0) 6.0 (0)	17.2 (2.4)ǁ 17.0 (2.4)ǁ	8.4 (2.3)ǁ 8.2 (2.7)ǁ	6.9 (1.6)ǁ 7.2 (2.1)ǁ
Felt arousal §	CHO PLA	1.4 (0.5) 1.4 (0.7)	1.6 (0.7)ǁ 1.6 (0.7)ǁ	4.5 (1.4)ǁ 4.7 (1.1)ǁ	2.2 (1.3)ǁ 2.1 (1.2)ǁ	1.8 (0.9)ǁ 1.8 (1.0)ǁ
Nausea	CHO PLA	5.0 (6.0) 7.0( 9.0)	6.0 (9.0) 7.0 (9.0)	--- ---	13.0 (15.0) 16.0 (19.0)	11.0 (12.0) 16.0 (26.0)
Blood lactate (mmol·L-1) §	CHO PLA	1.5 (0.5) 1.4 (0.4)	1.4 (0.4) 1.5 (0.4)	7.2 (3.6)ǁ 5.0 (1.4)ǁ	11.1 (1.7)ǁ 10.9 (1.8)ǁ	10.4 (2.3) 10.5 (2.5)
Blood glucose (mmol·L-1)	CHO PLA	4.6 (0.7) 5.0 (1.1)	4.7 (0.5) 4.6 (0.7)	4.4 (0.6) 4.6 (0.7)	5.0 (0.8) 4.9 (0.6)	4.9 (1.0) 4.8 (0.6)

§ Significant main effect of time (p < 0.01).ǁ Significantly different from prior time point (p < 0.01)--- indicates data was not collected at that time point.