Table 3.
Perceptional differences between conditions (mean ± SD).
| BL | PRE | IP | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RPE (au) | |||||||
| PL | Women | N/A | N/A | 8.0 ± 0.6 | |||
| Men | 8.6 ± 0.8 | ||||||
| CIT | Women | 8.1 ± 0.7 | |||||
| Men | 8.4 ± 1.0 | ||||||
| Session RPE (au) | |||||||
| PL | Women | N/A | N/A | 310 ± 61 | |||
| Men | 307 ± 77 | ||||||
| CIT | Women | 320 ± 64 | |||||
| Men | 295 ± 76 | ||||||
| Focus (au) | |||||||
| PL | Women | 8.2 ± 2.0 | 9.9 ± 1.4 | * | 10.9 ± 1.4 | * | |
| Men | 9.9 ± 3.5 | 10.9 ± 3.4 | 11.4 ± 3.1 | ||||
| CIT | Women | 8.3 ± 2.0 | 9.7 ± 1.5 | 10.2 ± 1.5 | |||
| Men | 9.9 ± 3.3 | 11.1 ± 2.5 | 11.9 ± 2.4 | ||||
| Energy (au) | |||||||
| PL | Women | 8.7 ± 1.6 | 9 ± 1.1 | 9.3 ± 2.4 | |||
| Men | 9.1 ± 3.5 | 10.4 ± 3.3 | 6.9 ± 4.2 | ||||
| CIT | Women | 8.0 ± 2.0 | 9.5 ± 1.3 | 8.8 ± 2.8 | |||
| Men | 9.2 ± 3.7 | 9.5 ± 4.4 | 8.8 ± 3.8 | ||||
| Fatigue (au) | |||||||
| PL $ | Women | 6.2 ± 1.3 | 6.2 ± 1.8 | 8.3 ± 2.8 | *,# | ||
| Men | 3.5 ± 2.4 | 2.4 ± 2.5 | 6.2 ± 4.5 | ||||
| CIT | Women | 5.8 ± 2.8 | 4.8 ± 2.3 | 6.9 ± 2.7 | |||
| Men | 3.5 ± 2.7 | 2.5 ± 2.6 | 8.9 ± 4.8 | ||||
| Muscle pump (au) | |||||||
| PL | Women | 5.3 ± 2.8 | $ | 5.6 ± 3 | $ | 10 ± 1.9 | # |
| Men | 1.5 ± 1.5 | 1.5 ± 1.7 | 10.7 ± 2.9 | # | |||
| CIT | Women | 5.4 ± 3.3 | 5.1 ± 3 | 11 ± 2 | # | ||
| Men | 1.3 ± 1.5 | 1.5 ± 1.5 | 11.2 ± 2.9 | # | |||
BL = baseline prior to supplementation; PRE = pre-exercise; IP = immediately post exercise; * = Significantly (p < 0.001) different from BL; # = Significantly (p < 0.001) different from PRE; $ = Significantly (p < 0.05) different between men and women; au = arbitrary units.