Table 2.
Blood lactate (mmol·L) characteristics and lactate kinetics parameters. Data are mean (±SD).
Variables
EW (N=10)
CW (N=10)
Lactate before the fight
2.61 (.58)
2.63 (.51)
Lactate after 1
st
bout
8.60 (2.15)
†
11.83 (2.18)
*
†
Lactate after 2
nd
bout
11.82 (1.58)
‡
13.16 (3.23)
Lactate at the end of the fight
12.55 (1.80)
13.23 (1.47)
EW: elite level wrestlers; CW: club level wrestlers;
* p < 0.05 for differences between groups;
† p < 0.001 and significantly different between lactate before fight and lactate after 1 bout;
‡ p < 0.001 and significantly different between lactate after 1 bout and lactate after 2 bout