Table 1.
Exercise parameters
| Time (min) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–3 | 3–5 | 5–8 | 8–10 | 10–13 | 13–15 | 15–18 | 18–20 | |
| Exercise parameters | L1 | H1 | L2 | H2 | L3 | H3 | L4 | H4 |
| Cadence (rpm) | 78.7 (7.1) | 98.5 (6.2) | 80.9 (7.1) | 102.4 (7.8) | 83.6 (8.1) | 107.1 (6.5) | 83.7 (8.3) | 111.7 (8.3) |
| Power (W) | 90 (13) | 184 (60) | 87 (17) | 211 (92) | 94 (27) | 219 (80) | 85 (19) | 255 (78) |
| Power:Weight (W kg−1) | 1.21 (0.14) | 2.47 (0.71) | 1.17 (0.21) | 2.81 (1.13) | 1.27 (0.34) | 2.91 (0.94) | 1.14 (0.18) | 3.40 (0.89) |
| Heart rate (beats min–1) | 117 (13.0) | 149 (10.9) | 132 (13.3) | 164 (9.6) | 141 (13.0) | 173 (8.6) | 146 (12.3) | 182 (8.3) |
| % HRR | 39 (6.8) | 65 (6.7) | 51 (7.5) | 77 (8.2) | 58 (8.3) | 84 (8.5) | 63 (8.2) | 91 (8.2) |
| Borg's RPE (scale 6–20) | 10.0 (1.56) | 13.4 (1.90) | 10.6 (0.84) | 14.6 (1.35) | 11.2 (1.55) | 16.0 (0.47) | 11.3 (2.26) | 18.1 (1.45) |
L, low‐intensity epoch; H, high‐intensity epoch; RPE rating of perceived exertion; HRR, heart rate reserve. Data are reported as group mean (SD).