Table 1.

Blood lactate concentration before and after training session 1, 3, 5, and 7 as well as athletes' perception of the overall difficulty of each training bout.

Training day	Training session	Pre training La	Post training La	Δ Pre–post training La	Session-RPE
		(mmol·l−1)	(mmol·l−1)	P	(0–10)
1	1 (9 a.m.)	1.35 ± 0.18	11.03 ± 3.13	<0.001	7.5 ± 1.4
	2 (3 p.m.)				7.4 ± 1.2
2	3 (9 a.m.)	1.40 ± 0.23	10.11 ± 3.01	<0.001	7.7 ± 0.7
	4 (3 p.m.)				6.6 ± 1.3
3	5 (9 a.m.)	1.20 ± 0.22	10.45 ± 3.43	<0.001	7.0 ± 1.0
4	6 (9 a.m.)				7.4 ± 1.1
	7 (3 p.m.)	1.46 ± 0.44	11.10 ± 3.50	<0.001	7.2 ± 1.4

Data are shown as mean ± SD; La: blood lactate concentration; Session-RPE: session rating of perceived exertion.