Table 2.

Pearson's correlation magnitudes between the different testing procedures at all testing points during both protocols.

Submax protocol
TP 1			TP 2			TP 3
	BLa	HR		BLa	HR		BLa	HR
SmO2	0.147	0.683*	SmO2	0.202	0.695*	SmO2	0.285	0.645*
BLa		0.595*	BLa		0.660*	BLa		0.679*
Max protocol
TP 1			TP 2			TP 3
	BLa	HR		BLa	HR		BLa	HR
SmO2	0.722*	0.931**	SmO2	0.488	0.723*	SmO2	0.498	0.728*
BLa		0.694*	BLa		0.694*	BLa		0.622*

Submax protocol: 8 × 50 m; Max protocol: 4 × 15 m; TP₁: Testing point after the 8 × 50 m or the 4 x 15 m; TP₂, Testing point after the 1st 4 × 25 m; TP₃, Testing point after the 2nd 4 × 25 m; SmO₂, muscle oxygenation; BLa, blood lactate concentration; HR, heart rate.

^* p < 0.05;

^**p < 0.01.