Table 6.
Heart rate (bpm) response to graded exercise on treadmill and actual boxing round in Indian boxers of different weight categories. Data are means (±SEM).
| Light Weight (n = 7) |
Medium Weight (n = 7) |
Medium Heavy Weight (n = 7) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exercise | Rest | Exercise | Rest | Exercise | Rest | |
| Graded exercise | ||||||
| 1st Grade | 157 (8) | 125 (6) | 154 (10) | 128 (7) | 166 (10)# | 125 (10) |
| 2nd Grade | 168 (5) | 129 (8) | 167 (6) | 130 (7) | 176 (10) | 135 (9) |
| 3rd Grade | 177 (11) | 138 (8) | 179 (9) | 141 (8) | 180 (7) | 146 (8) |
| Boxing round | ||||||
| 1st Round | 170 (6) * | 145 (8) * | 170 (5) * | 144 (8) * | 173 (7) | 145 (8) * |
| 2nd Round | 178 (5) * | 154 (7) * | 177 (5) * | 149 (9) * | 181 (5) | 151 (8) * |
| 3rd Round | 184 (6) * | 164 (8) * | 183 (5) | 168 (5) * | 183 (6) | 161 (7) * |
* p < 0.05 when compared between Graded exercise and Boxing round.
# p < 0.05 compared with Medium Weight Category.