Table 1.

Mean power output, rating of perceived exertion, and lactate response to the sprinting and recovery components of the intermittent sprinting exercise for the placebo and green tea conditions (mean and SEM).

	Placebo	GTE
Mean power output (W) during 8 s sprint	99.2 ± 5.7	99.4 ± 6.1
Revolutions per minute during 8 s sprint	111.2 ± 1.1	111.3 ± 1.5
Pedal resistance (kg) during 8 s sprint	0.9 ± 0.10	0.9 ± 0.10
Mean power output (W) during 12 s recovery	33.4 ± 3.4	33.8 ± 3.7
Revolutions per minute during 12 s recovery	37.2 ± 0.66	38.4 ± 0.70
Pedal resistance (kg) during 12 s recovery	0.9 ± 0.10	0.9 ± 0.10
Rating of perceived exertion throughout	13.8 ± 0.7	13.4 ± 0.5
Lactate (mmol/L) at 7 min	3.8 ± 0.3	4.1 ± 0.2
Lactate (mmol/L) at 20 min	5.3 ± 0.5	5.1 ± 0.3

GTE: green tea extract.