Table 2.

Maximal physiological responses during increasing cycling exercise following single-dose (2 T) and long-term (3 T) doses of supplements in the experimental and placebo groups (HR - heart rate; RER - respiratory exchange ratio; [La] - blood lactate concentration)

Indexes	Experimental group
	1 T	2 T	3 T
HR, beats/min	186.1 ± 8.2	183.8 ± 9.1	184.2 ± 7.4
RER	1.18 ± 0.07	1.16 ± 0.04	1.24 ± 0.06
[La] at 5th min after ICE, mmol/l	14.3 ± 2.9	15.2 ± 4.8	12.4 ± 1.6
Indexes	Placebo group
	1 T	2 T	3 T
HR, beats/min	189.2 ± 5.7	188.2 ± 8.1	187.0 ± 7.6
RER	1.20 ± 0.07	1.16 ± 0.04	1.22 ± 0.07
[La] at 5th min after ICE, mmol/l	13.0 ± 2.1	13.6 ± 4.6	13.9 ± 4.2

Key: Values are expressed as mean ± SD