Table 3. Effects on peak physiological values in the sport-specific exercise test before and after the training. Values are means (±SD).
| Parameters |
Before training |
After training |
| HR (beats·min-1) |
186(6) |
185(5) † |
| Absol. VO2 (L·min-1) |
2.9 (.5) |
3.4 (.7) * |
| Rel. VO2 (ml·kg-1·min-1) |
43.9 (3.4) |
50.8 (4.2) * |
| RER |
1.1 (.03) |
1.0 (.04) * |
| VE/VO2 |
46.6 (6.6) |
38.5 (3.4) * |
| BLa (mmol·L-1) |
11.2 (1.8) |
10.9 (2.0) † |
| BGL (mmol·L-1) |
6.3 (1.3) |
5.9 (.9) † |
| Speed (km·h-1) |
34.7 (1.5) |
35.7 (1.2) * |
n=16. * p ≤ 0.05 for within-group changes† p ≤ 0.05 for between-group changes. HR = heart rate, VO
2 = oxygen uptake, RER = respiratory exchange ratio, V
E/VO
2 = ventilatory equivalent of oxygen, BLa = blood lactate concentration, BGL = blood glucose concentration. With only two group effects for HR and BGL being both significantly reduced in the cycling group.
