Table 3.

Physiological data and energy expenditure during 2 h cycling following NZBC extract or placebo intake for 7 days

Condition	Time (min)
	15	30	45	60	75	90	105	120
VO2 (L min−1)
NZBC	1.74 ± 0.22	1.73 ± 0.25	1.72 ± 0.25	1.73 ± 0.28	1.74 ± 0.27	1.75 ± 0.27	1.76 ± 0.28	1.77 ± 0.29
Placebo	1.74 ± 0.24	1.72 ± 0.27	1.73 ± 0.28	1.74 ± 0.31	1.75 ± 0.29	1.75 ± 0.29	1.75 ± 0.31	1.77 ± 0.31
VCO2 (L.min−1)*
NZBC	1.59 ± 0.19	1.54 ± 0.24	1.50 ± 0.24	1.49 ± 0.27	1.48 ± 0.25	1.47 ± 0.25	1.46 ± 0.26	1.46 ± 0.26
Placebo	1.63 ± 0.23	1.56 ± 0.27	1.55 ± 0.29	1.54 ± 0.31	1.51 ± 0.28	1.52 ± 0.29	1.48 ± 0.31	1.48 ± 0.30
% VO2max
NZBC	66.7 ± 7.4	66.1 ± 6.6	65.7 ± 5.1	66.2 ± 6.0	66.7 ± 6.7	66.9 ± 5.8	66.4 ± 4.4	67.6 ± 4.4
Placebo	66.7 ± 7.3	65.8 ± 7.4	66.1 ± 7.1	66.2 ± 7.7	66.9 ± 7.0	66.8 ± 7.1	66.0 ± 5.7	66.8 ± 6.6
Heart rate (b min−1)
NZBC	152 ± 17	153 ± 16	153 ± 16	153 ± 17	154 ± 15	154 ± 16	154 ± 16	156 ± 16
Placebo	153 ± 17	154 ± 17	155 ± 16	155 ± 16	156 ± 16	157 ± 15	158 ± 16	159 ± 15
Energy expenditure (kJ min−1)
NZBC	35.3 ± 4.4	34.9 ± 5.2	34.6 ± 5.2	34.8 ± 5.8	34.8 ± 5.6	34.9 ± 5.5	35.0 ± 5.7	35.3 ± 5.8
Placebo	35.6 ± 4.8	34.9 ± 5.7	35.0 ± 5.8	35.0 ± 6.4	35.2 ± 5.9	35.2 ± 6.1	35.0 ± 6.4	35.3 ± 6.5

Values are means ± SD

*Main effect of time (P = 0.002)