Table 1.

Gas exchange and ergometry measurements

Gas exchange	Rest	Exercise	Recovery
V̇O2(1 min−1)	0.28 ± 0.01	2.75 ± 0.09 *	0.31 ± 0.01 *
V̇CO2 (1 min−1)	0.22 ± 0.01	2.38 ± 0.08 *	0.24 ± 0.01 *
RER	0.80 ± 0.02	0.87 ± 0.01 *	0.77 ± 0.01 *

Exercise (min)	15	30	45	60	75	90	105	120
V̇O2 (1 min−1)	2.70	2.69	2.72	2.73	2.78	2.76	2.79	2.80
V̇CO2 (1 min−1)	2.43	2.38	2.37	2.36	2.39	2.37	2.41	2.38
RER	0.90	0.88	0.87	0.87	0.86	0.86	0.85	0.85 †

Ergometry
50% Wmax workload (W)	196 ± 7
Relative workload (%V̇O2,max)	60.1 ± 1.0
Average heart rate (beats min−1)	149 ± 7

Average oxygen uptake (V̇_O2), carbon dioxide production (V̇_CO2) and respiratory exchange ratio (RER) as measured at rest, during exercise and during 2h of post-exercise recovery. Average V̇_O2, V̇_CO2, and RER are also measured during exercise at 15 min intervals. In addition, the absolute workload corresponding to the 50% maximal power output (50% W_max) setting and the corresponding relative workload and average heart rate during exercise are provided. Values are expressed as means ± s.e.m. (n = 8).

^*Significantly different from resting values (P < 0.01)

^†significant decrease over time (P < 0.01).