Table 1.

Fatigue index, blood glucose, and RPE responses during exercise protocol (n = 7; mean ± SD).

	Bout
	1	2	3	4	5	6	Mean
Fatigue Index (W/sec)
CMR	23 ± 12	23 ± 10	26 ± 9	27 ± 15	27 ± 15	30 ± 15	26 ± 13*
PLA	23 ± 10	25 ± 15	27 ± 12	24 ± 9	31 ± 21	32 ± 21	27 ± 15*
Glucose (mmol/L)
CMR	4.0 ± 0.5	4.2 ± 0.9	4.6 ± 1.0‡	5.1 ± 0.9‡§	5.1 ± 1.1†	5.3 ± 1.4†‡	4.7 ± 1.0*
PLA	4.2 ± 0.4	4.5 ± 0.7	4.7 ± 0.7	5.1 ± 0.5	5.1 ± 1.0	5.3 ± 1.0	4.8 ± 0.7*
RPE
CMR	13.7 ± 2.5	14.6 ± 2.5†	15.7 ± 2.8†‡	16.3 ± 2.6†‡	17.0 ± 2.4†‡§	17.5 ± 2.4†‡§	15.8 ± 2.5*
PLA	13.9 ± 3.4	15.8 ± 2.5	16.3 ± 2.3	17.2 ± 2.3	17.6 ± 2.0	17.9 ± 1.8	16.4 ± 2.4*

^*= Main effect for time (p < 0.01).

^†= Significant effect for time versus first bout (p < 0.05).

^‡= Significant effect for time versus second bout (p < 0.05).

^§= Significant effect for time versus third bout (p < 0.05).