Table 1.
Individual mean power output, heart rate (HR) and power to HR ratio (Power: HR) during 45 min cycling at a clamped RPE of 13 in hot conditions (35°C, 60% RH) in elite male Laser sailors (n = 2) before (Pre), after heat acclimation (HA), after 1 (D1) and 2 (D2) weeks decay and after re-acclimation (RA).
| Power (W) |
HR (bpm) |
Power : HR (W/b) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athlete A | Athlete B | Athlete A | Athlete B | A | B | |||||||||||||
| Pre | 211 | ± | 17 | 216 | ± | 27 | 156 | ± | 14 | 143 | ± | 10 | 1.37 | ± | 0.21 | 1.52 | ± | 0.24 |
| HA | 206 | ± | 8 | 210 | ± | 9 | 135 | ± | 6**** | 133 | ± | 8** | 1.53 | ± | 0.08 | 1.59 | ± | 0.14 |
| D1 | 188 | ± | 30 | 215 | ± | 17 | 142 | ± | 4*** | 135 | ± | 5** | 1.33 | ± | 0.23 | 1.59 | ± | 0.16 |
| D2 | 207 | ± | 11 | 210 | ± | 11 | 136 | ± | 11**** | 134 | ± | 9** | 1.54 | ± | 0.12 | 1.58 | ± | 0.16 |
| RA | 230 | ± | 20*** | 237 | ± | 4*** | 138 | ± | 6**** | 135 | ± | 4** | 1.68 | ± | 0.16 | 1.86 | ± | 0.16 |
D1 = 1 week decay, D2 = 2 week decay, HA = heat acclimation, RA = re-acclimation. Pre vs. following HRT time points.
****
almost certain increase (power output) or decrease (HR).
***
very likely increase or decrease.
**
likely increase or decrease.