Table 1.
Mean (±SEM) heart rate (HR) expressed as a percentage of the maximum HR (%HR max ) attained during each respective graded exercise test, ratings of perceived exertion (RPE) and the prescribed intensity for each exercise trial during the running (RTB) and cycling (CTB) training blocks
| |
Day 1 |
Day 2 |
Day 4 |
Day 5 |
Day 6 |
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RTB | CTB | RTB | CTB | RTB | CTB | RTB | CTB | RTB | CTB | |
|
%HR
max
|
84 |
84 |
89 |
89 |
86 |
85 |
89 |
89 |
78 |
78 |
| (1) |
(1) |
(1) |
(2) |
(1) |
(1) |
(1) |
(1) |
(1) |
(2) |
|
|
RPE |
12a |
14 |
13a |
15 |
12a |
14 |
14a |
16 |
11a |
12 |
| (1) |
(0) |
(0) |
(0) |
(0) |
(0) |
(0) |
(0) |
(0) |
(0) |
|
| Prescribed exercise intensity (kph or watts) | 9.8 |
198 |
12.0 |
243 |
9.0/12.0+ |
182/243+ |
12.8 |
258 |
9.0 |
182 |
| (0.2) | (7) | (0.3) | (8) | (0.2/0.3) | (6/8) | (0.3) | (9) | (0.2) | (6) | |
aSignificantly different to CTB on the corresponding day.
+(recovery/effort speed or power).