Table 1 Physiological variables measured during incremental test to exhaustion (n = 8).
| 1200 m | 1850 m | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before | After | Before | After | |
| Weight (kg) | 68.0 (6.8) | 66.4 (7.1) | 66.6 (5.5) | 66.4 (5.6) |
| V̇o2max (ml/kg/min) | 58.5 (5.6) | 56.2 (5.2) | 60.4 (6.7) | 57.1 (4.7) |
| V̇Emax (litres/min) | 110.9 (18.9) | 119.2 (12.7) | 120.2 (18.3) | 127.6 (16.7) |
| Vtmax (ml/min) | 2.45 (0.3) | 2.59 (0.3) | 2.58 (0.3) | 2.65 (0.4) |
| ECmax (ml/kg/m) | 0.70 (0.09) | 0.73 (0.09) | 0.65 (0.06) | 0.66 (0.05) |
| Perf (s) | 146.3 (5.3) | 144.1 (5.3) | 139.9 (5.7) | 138.9 (4.2) |
| Vmax (m/s) | 1.37 (0.05) | 1.39 (0.05) | 1.43 (0.06) | 1.44 (0.04) |
Values are mean (SD).
V̇o2max, Highest value for oxygen uptake averaged over 30 seconds; V̇Emax, highest value for ventilation averaged over 30 seconds; Vtmax, highest value for volume averaged over 30 seconds; ECmax, highest value for energy cost averaged over 30 seconds for the last 200 m; Perf, time of the last 200 m; Vmax, highest velocity.