Table 5.
Heart rate, maximal aerobic capacity and blood lactate response of Indian male boxers of different weight categories. Data are means (±SEM).
| Parameters | Light Weight (n = 7) |
Medium Weight (n = 7) |
Medium Heavy Weight (n = 7) |
|---|---|---|---|
| VO2max (ml·kg-1 ·min-1) | 58.30 (2.2) | 56.81 (2.1) * | 51.52 (2.1) * |
| RHR (bpm) | 71 (9) | 76 (5) | 70 (8) |
| MHR (bpm) | 185 (6) | 184 (4) | 183 (5) |
| HRR1 (bpm) | 139 (10) | 138 (5) | 143 (11) |
| HRR2 (bpm) | 115 (14) | 120 (5) | 121 (7) |
| HRR3 (bpm) | 103 (5) | 105 (3) | 106 (10) |
| RL (mM·L-1) | 2.2 (.4) | 2.9 (.2) * | 2.6 (.5) |
| PL (mM·L-1) | 11.4 (1.9) | 10.8 (1.4) | 13.1 (0.9) *# |
* p < 0.05 compared with Light Weight Category
# p < 0.05 compared with medium Weight RHR= resting heart rate, MHR= maximal heart rate, HRR1 = heart rate during 1st min recovery, HRR2 = heart rate during 2nd min recovery, HRR3 = heart rate during 3rd min recovery, VO2max= maximal oxygen uptake, RL = resting lactate concentration, PL = peak lactate concentration. Light Weight Category <54kg, Medium Weight Category 55-64 kg, Medium heavy Weight Category 65-75 kg.