Table 1.

Performance and physiological responses to the upper-body and lower-body maximal cycle-ergometer graded test conducted by judo athletes pre and post different high-intensity intermittent training protocols (values are mean ± standard deviation).

	Lower-body training group (n = 9)		Upper-body training group (n = 9)#		Uchi-komi training group (n = 9)		Control group (n = 8)
	Pre	Post	Pre	Post	Pre	Post	Pre	Post
UPPER-BODY MAXIMAL GRADED TEST
MAP (W)	136 ± 15	143 ± 14	146 ± 18*	164 ± 15	139 ± 25	149 ± 17	120 ± 20	117 ± 28
$\dot{V}$O2peak(L.min−1)	2.78 ± 0.41	3.03 ± 0.39	3.10 ± 0.70	3.22 ± 0.58	3.16 ± 0.30	3.27 ± 0.33	2.86 ± 0.37	2.72 ± 0.83
HRmax (bpm)	180 ± 11	183 ± 18	179 ± 11	179 ± 20	180 ± 7	178 ± 12	169 ± 9	169 ± 15
Power at OBLA (W)	68 ± 22*	83 ± 14	82 ± 21	95 ± 27	66 ± 15	72 ± 12	74 ± 26	71 ± 21
$\dot{V}$O2 at OBLA (L.min−1)	1.80 ± 0.35	2.14 ± 0.53	1.94 ± 0.40	2.00 ± 0.51	1.79 ± 0.32	1.75 ± 0.28	2.06 ± 0.35	2.06 ± 0.45
LOWER-BODY MAXIMAL GRADED TEST
MAP (W)	240 ± 28	251 ± 49	259 ± 43	254 ± 39	252 ± 37	255 ± 36	217 ± 34	217 ± 35
$\dot{V}$O2peak(L.min−1)	3.62 ± 0.50	3.68 ± 0.80	3.82 ± 0.59	3.86 ± 0.44	3.87 ± 0.44	3.74 ± 0.36	3.56 ± 0.49	3.54 ± 0.74
HRmax (bpm)	179 ± 8	180 ± 13	183 ± 9	185 ± 18	181 ± 12	178 ± 10	174 ± 9	169 ± 23
Power at OBLA (W)	150 ± 15	149 ± 38	160 ± 35	163 ± 24	136 ± 31	148 ± 17	142 ± 22	138 ± 23
$\dot{V}$O2 at OBLA (L.min−1)	2.24 ± 0.24	2.19 ± 0.52	2.23 ± 0.56	2.47 ± 0.37	2.10 ± 0.29	2.12 ± 0.27	2.53 ± 0.33	0.46

MAP, Maximal aerobic power; $\stackrel{·}{V}$O₂ peak, peak oxygen consumption; HRmax, maximal heart rate; OBLA, onset blood lactate accumulation;

^*different from post-training in the same group (P < 0.05).

^#Different from control group (P < 0.05).