Table 4. Lactate values recorded for kayak paddlers (mM)
Author Subjects Ergometer (mM). Kayak paddling (mM)
Leg Arm Kayak 500m 1000m
Sidney and Shephard, 1973 10 elite kayakers 14.1
Tesh et al. 1976 6 elite kayakers 13.2 12.9
Tesch, 1983 6 elite kayakers 14.2 13.5 14.0 13.0
Pendergast et al. 1989 17 kayakers (range of skill level) 12.0
Bishop et al. 2002 8 experienced kayak paddlers 13.0