Table 1.
Peak, mean and minimum values of the absolute running power (W) and the power relative to body mass (W·kg−1) during the AO30 exercise (n = 15) and AO30 with inspiratory muscle pre-activation (IMPA + AO30), and physiological responses at rest and after effort in these two experimental sessions.
| AO30 | IMPA + AO30 | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical responses | |||
| pP (W) | 2296.7 ± 126.3 | 2501.1 ± 115.6 | 0.05 |
| mP (W) | 1706.9 ± 104.7 | 1894.0 ± 93.8 | 0.02 |
| minP (W) | 1210.3 ± 89.2 | 1372.3 ± 81.8 | 0.06 |
| pP (W·kg−1) | 31.4 ± 1.5 | 34.0 ± 1.4 | 0.04 |
| mP (W·kg−1) | 23.3 ± 1.1 | 25.8 ± 1.0 | 0.02 |
| minP (W·kg−1) | 16.5 ± 1.0 | 18.6 ± 07 | 0.06 |
| FI (%) | 47.2 ± 2.4 | 44.7 ± 2.6 | 0.32 |
| Physiological responses | |||
| at rest | |||
| LAC (mM) | 0.8 ± 0.1 | 0.8 ± 0.1 | 0.88 |
| HR (bpm) | 65 ± 3 | 66 ± 3 | 0.75 |
| SPO2 (%) | 97.4 ± 0.2 | 97.3 ± 0.2 | 0.50 |
| TSI_BB (%) | 66.1 ± 0.9 | 68.3 ± 0.7 | 0.07 |
| TSI_VL (%) | 73.7 ± 0.8 | 72.8 ± 0.8 | 0.27 |
| Physiological responses | |||
| after effort | |||
| LAC peak (mM) | 17.2 ± 0.6 | 16.2 ± 0.6 | 0.07 |
| time to pLAC | 8.1 ± 0.6 | 8.4 ± 0.6 | 0.76 |
| HR (bpm) | 176 ± 2 | 179 ± 2 | 0.11 |
| SPO2 (%) | 96.9 ± 0.3 | 96.9 ± 0.3 | 0.87 |
| TSI_BB (%) | 32.2 ± 1.8 | 34.1 ± 1.2 | 0.38 |
| TSI_VL (%) | 50.1 ± 1.7 | 49.8 ± 1.6 | 0.78 |
Results are expressed in mean ± SEM. pP = peak power, mP = mean power, minP = minimum power, FI = fatigue index, LAC = blood lactate, HR = heart rate, SPO2 = arterial oxygen saturation, TSI = tissue saturation index, BB = biceps brachii, VL = vastus lateralis. (p ≤ 0.05).