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. 2013 Sep 18;8(9):e75399. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0075399

Table 3. Effect of order for performance and physiological parameters during the 4000-m cycling time-trial.

TRIAL 1 TRIAL 2 P value
Power output (W) 225.4±26.3 226.5±14.2 0.894
Pan (W) 62.6±22.5 59.6±15.2 0.589
Paer (W) 162.8±11.6 166.9±4.7 0.364
Total work (J) 93929±9802 93105±6604 0.755
Anaerobic work (J) 25743±8341 24508±5781 0.535
Aerobic work (J) 67599±3741 68849±2332 0.320
VO2(L.min−1) 3.9±0.3 4.0±0.1 0.367
iEMG (%MVC) 45.2±11.7 46.5±14.7 0.828
HR (bpm) 170±10 167±8 0.346
RPE (unit) 14±1 14±2 0.844

Values are means ± SD. Anaerobic power (Pan), aerobic power (Paer), oxygen consumption (VO2), integrated electromyography (iEMG), maximal voluntary contraction (MVC), heart rate (HR) and rating of perceived exertion (RPE).