TABLE 3.
Total energy contribution and energy system contribution in particular tests (mean ± SD for all climbers).
| Energy system contribution | All-out test | Intermittent test | Continuous test | p-value | (ηp2) |
| Total energy contribution | |||||
| (J⋅kg–1) | 499.4 ± 186.8 | 1057.6 ± 436.6 | 314.8 ± 108.6 | 0.002 | 0.655 |
| Anaerobic lactic | |||||
| (J⋅kg–1) | 90.6 ± 45,9 | 136.4 ± 71.9 | 55.7 ± 37.5 | 0.007 | 0.397 |
| ΔLac (mmol⋅L–1) |
1.44 ± 0.73 | 2.17 ± 1.14 | 0.89 ± 0.6 | 0.007 | 0.399 |
| Anaerobic alactic | |||||
| (J⋅kg–1) | 311.7 ± 131.8 | 287.7 ± 95.1 | 170.6 ± 109.5 | 0.007 | 0.466 |
| VO2EPOC (mL⋅kg–1) |
15.14 ± 6.37 | 14.02 ± 4.66 | 8.37 ± 5.53 | 0.007 | 0.462 |
| Aerobic | |||||
| (J⋅kg–1) | 97.1 ± 55.4 | 633.5 ± 390.3 | 88.5 ± 43.9 | p < 0.001 | 0.657 |
| VO2Ex (mL⋅kg–1) |
4.80 ± 2.81 | 30.89 ± 18.51 | 4.33 ± 2.18 | p < 0.001 | 0.669 |
ΔLac–difference between peak blood lactate and lactate at rest, VO2EPOC–oxygen uptake (net) during fast component of excess post-exercise oxygen consumption, VO2Ex-oxygen uptake (net) during exercise.