Table 3.
Positions of the ergometer cycle work rates used to determine the HR–VO2 relations in males and females and expressed as per cent of VO2max, heart rate reserve and HRmax, as well as rated RPE during test 1 (mean ± SD)
| Work rates on an ergometer cycle in the laboratory | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | Males (n = 7) | Females (n = 7) | ||||||
| Work rates | 100 W | 150 W | 168 ± 19 W | Maximal | 50 W | 100 W | 132 ± 12 W | Maximal |
| Percent of maximal oxygen uptake | 52.6 ± 8.0 | 71.6 ± 7.1 | 83.7 ± 9.0 | 100 | 35.8 ± 3.8 | 62.6 ± 7.5 | 79.7 ± 4.1 | 100 |
| Percent of heart rate reserve | 43.0 ± 12.5 | 65.0 ± 14.5 | 78.9 ± 12.6 | 0 | 29.5 ± 7.2 | 57.9 ± 9.8 | 80.0 ± 5.8 | 0 |
| Percent of maximal heart rate | 65.3 ± 8.3 | 78.6 ± 8.9 | 87.1 ± 7.6 | 100 | 55.4 ± 3.7 | 73.5 ± 5.2 | 87.5 ± 2.9 | 100 |
| Rated perceived exertion, legs | 11.7 ± 2.0 | 14.3 ± 1.4 | 15.7 ± 1.0 | 18.2 ± 0.8 | 10.1 ± 1.9 | 13.1 ± 1.2 | 15.6 ± 1.1 | 18.0 ± 1.3 |
| Rated perceived exertion, breathing | 11.4 ± 1.6 | 13.6 ± 2.2 | 14.9 ± 2.3 | 17.0 ± 2.3 | 9.7 ± 1.3 | 12.6 ± 0.8 | 15.1 ± 2.0 | 18.2 ± 1.7 |