Table 4.

Warm-up data for the two groups.

	Able-Bodied Individuals			Paracyclists
	PLA	NIT	BR	PLA	NIT	BR
POaverage [W]	55 ± 19	58 ± 16	55 ± 18	90 ± 31 *	95 ± 31 *	88 ± 29 *
HRaverage [bpm]	93 ± 19	95 ± 15	94 ± 16	119 ± 20 *	115 ± 18 *	111 ± 19 *
HRmax [bpm]	105 ± 21	107 ± 15	107 ± 16	140 ± 25 *	137 ± 23 *	137 ± 26 *
RPE [6; 20]	11 [7; 13]	11 [7; 12]	11 [7; 13]	12 [8; 14]	11 [7; 12]	12 [8; 13]
[Lac] [mmol/L]	2.57 ± 1.43	2.67 ± 1.34	2.68 ± 1.13	1.89 ± 0.86 *	1.74 ± 0.77 *	1.87 ± 0.73 *

Note: Data presented as mean ± standard deviation and mean [min; max] for RPE, PLA = placebo, NIT = sodium nitrate, BR = beetroot juice, [Lac] = plasma lactate concentration after the time trial, RPE = rated perceived exertion, HR = heart rate, PO = power output, * = significant difference (p < 0.05) compared to able-bodied individuals.