Table 3 Physiological variables measured during maximal tests and field test for the total group, men and women.
| Variable | MT | MT2 | FT | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | |
| Wmax (W) | 193 (57)†† | 237 (30)††* | 137 (16) | 205 (60) | 249 (32)* | 150 (36) | / | / | / |
| Wmax/kg (W/kg) | 2.6 (0.7)† | 3.0 (0.5)††* | 2.0 (0.5) | 2.8 (0.8) | 3.2 (0.6)* | 2.2 (0.7) | / | / | / |
| Time (s) | 674 (137)†† | 748 (119)††* | 583 (98) | 737 (180) | 797 (127) | 662 (216) | / | / | / |
| HR (beats/min) | 179 (18) | 176 (22) | 183 (11) | 175 (19) | 175 (20) | 174 (18) | 141 (20)‡ | 140 (21)‡ | 140 (21)‡ |
| VO2 (l/min) | 2.29 (0.56) | 2.73 (0.25)* | 1.73 (0.21) | 2.30 (0.57) | 2.72 (0.25)* | 1.79 (0.40) | 1.80 (0.47)‡ | 2.10 (0.36)‡* | 1.42 (0.26)‡ |
| VO2/kg (ml/kg/min) | 30 (7) | 35 (4)* | 25 (5) | 31 (7) | 35 (4)* | 26 (8) | 24 (7)‡ | 27 (6)‡** | 20 (5)‡ |
| RER | 1.17 (0.08) | 1.19 (0.07) | 1.15 (0.08) | 1.19 (0.09) | 1.23 (0.09) | 1.15 (0.08) | 0.97 (0.09)‡ | 1.01 (0.09)‡ | 0.92 (0.08)‡ |
| MET | 8.9 (2.1) | 10.1 (1.7)* | 7.4 (1.7) | 8.9 (2.1) | 10.1 (1.0) | 7.4 (2.1) | 6.8 (1.9)‡ | 7.7 (1.7)‡** | 5.7 (1.3)‡ |
| RPE | 16 (2) | 16 (3) | 17 (2) | 16 (2) | 16 (2) | 17 (1) | 13 (2)‡ | 13 (2)‡‡ | 13 (2)‡‡ |
| Lct (mmol/l) | 9.54 (2.23) | 10.65 (1.77)** | 8.17 (2.04) | 9.45 (2.47) | 10.67 (2.24)* | 7.92 (1.89) | 4.00 (2.24)‡ | 4.55 (2.68)‡ | 3.31 (1.39)‡ |
FT, field test; HR, heart rate; Lct, lactate; MET, metabolic equivalent; MT, maximal exercise test; MT2, second maximal exercise test; RER, respiratory exchange ratio; RPE, rate of perceived exertion; VO2, oxygen consumption.
Values are mean (SD).
Maximal power (Wmax, Wmax/kg), time to exhaustion (time), HR, ergospirometry (VO2, VO2/kg, RER, and MET), RPE, and lactate (Lct) during maximal test (MT and MT2) and FT. RPE and Lct were taken at the end of the FT.
Significant difference from women, in MT, MT2 and field test: *p<0.01; **p<0.05.
Significant difference from MT2: †p<0.01; ††p<0.05.
Significant difference from MT and MT2: ‡p<0.01; ‡‡p<0.05.