Table 2. Work done, power decrement, lactate concentration and RER in all out exercise (60 times for 8s interspersed by 12s of passive recovery). Data are means (±SD).
Men (n = 10) Women (n = 9)
Work perfomed (kJ) 146(26) * 82(12)
Work performed (kJ.kg-1) 1.9 (.2) * 1.3 (.1)
Power decrement (%) 30(11) * 11(3)
[La] delta 7.1 (.9) 5.9 (2.3)
[La] peak 8.6 (.9) * 7.1 (2.2)
REReffort 1.02 (.06) .99 (.03)
RERpause 1.03 (.06) * .99 (.03)
RER = ratio exchange respiratory
* = different from women (p < 0.05).