Table 1.
Mean ± standard deviations for respiratory exchange ratio (RER), metabolic equivalents (METs), rating of perceived exertion (RPE), and heart rate (HR) in beats per minute for bench press, back squat, and military press in the fasted and postprandial state.
| Bench Press | Back Squat | Military Press | ||||
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| Fasted | Postprandial | Fasted | Postprandial | Fasted | Postprandial | |
| RER | 0.88 ± 0.16 | 0.94 ± 0.16 | 0.74 ±0.08*† | 0.80 ± 0.07 | 0.86 ± 0.09* | 0.94 ± 0.09 |
| METs | 3.14 ± 0.59 | 3.30 ±0.50 | 5.58 ± 0.97† | 5.56 ± 1.00 | 4.02 ± 0.73 | 3.94 ± 0.53 |
| RPE | 13.0 ± 1.6 | 12.8 ± 1.8 | 12.3 ± 0.9 | 11.9 ± 0.9 | 12.6 ± 1.5 | 12.6 ± 1.5 |
| HR | 86.8 ± 20.8 | 80.8 ± 10.1 | 116.6 ± 11.16† | 111.8 ± 11.8 | 107.0 ± 16.0 | 97.5 ± 11.0 |
*
indicates statistically significantly different from postprandial value for the specified exercise (alpha < 0.05).
†
indicates statistically significantly different from bench press and military press (alpha < 0.05).