Table 2.
Mean ± SD of back squat load, heart rate, and blood lactate responses across the fatiguing task. Load significantly (P < 0.05) declined after Set 3 and heart and blood lactate were significantly elevated above rest at all time points.
Resting
Set 1
Set2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Set 6
Recovery
Load (% 1RM)
80.0 ± 0.0
78.0 ± 2.8
76.1 ± 3.6
72.7 ± 5.7
68.0 ± 7.1
62.8 ± 7.1
Heart Rate (beats per minute)
65 ± 9
171 ± 10
174 ± 12
176 ± 6
174 ± 11
174 ± 10
179 ± 7
100 ± 12
Blood Lactate (mmol·L
-1
)
1.5 ± 0.6
13.8 ± 4.4
13.3 ± 2.1
6.6 ± 2.8