Figure 2.

Peak oxygen uptake (VO_2,peak) (A) and peak work load (PWL) (B) during an incremental one-legged knee-extensor exercise test and endurance exercise capacity measured as time to exhaustion in a submaximal one-legged knee-extensor endurance exercise test (C) before (Pre) and after six weeks of one-legged knee-extensor exercise endurance training (Training) as well as after four weeks of sedentary deconditioning (Deconditioning). Values are mean ± SEM. ** and *** significantly different (p < 0.01/p < 0.001) from Pre. n = 10 in (A) and (B). n = 6 in Pre group, n = 8 in Training group, and n = 9 in Deconditioning group due to the later introduction of this test in the continuous recruitment, training, and testing of subjects.