. 2022 Sep 3;41:32. doi: 10.1186/s40101-022-00304-1

Table 3.

Results of the maximal anaerobic cycling test

	HG		BFRG		BFRrG		CG	Time Main effect	Group Main effect	*Interaction*
Duration (s)
Pre	153.4 ± 25.5		132.2 ± 17.4		132.6 ± 27.4		131.0 ± 21.5	p < 0.001*	p = 0.10	p = 0.95
Post	177.3 ± 34.0		160.0 ± 35.8		154.8 ± 31.5		152.6 ± 44.1	p < 0.001*	p = 0.10	p = 0.95
$\dot{V} O_{2} peak$ (mL·min⁻¹·kg⁻¹)
Pre	59.8 ± 7.5		51.9 ± 4.6		54.2 ± 5.8	d	54.0 ± 6.9	p = 0.004*	p = 0.29	p = 0.034*
Post	59.3 ± 6.5		54.8 ± 7.7		58.3 ± 6.5	d	54.9 ± 7.3	p = 0.004*	p = 0.29	p = 0.034*
$\dot{V} O_{2} peak$ (L·min⁻¹)
Pre	4.62 ± 0.47		4.01 ± 0.44		3.99 ± 0.48		4.17 ± 0.49	p = 0.005*	p = 0.06	p = 0.08
Post	4.64 ± 0.42		4.22 ± 0.60		4.29 ± 0.54		4.24 ± 0.54	p = 0.005*	p = 0.06	p = 0.08
Accumulated O₂uptake (mL·kg⁻¹)
Pre	117.1 ± 35.9	c	83.5 ± 14.5		86.3 ± 27.2		85.7 ± 21.5	p < 0.001*	p = 0.038*	p = 0.97
Post	136.3 ± 28.6	c	108.5 ± 29.1		110.6 ± 34.5		104.6 ± 42.4	p < 0.001*	p = 0.038*	p = 0.97
Accumulated O₂uptake (L)
Pre	9.00 ± 2.52		6.48 ± 1.32	b	6.29 ± 1.82		6.60 ± 1.61	p < 0.001*	p = 0.001*	p = 0.96
Post	11.41 ± 3.48		8.39 ± 2.27	b	8.07 ± 2.41		8.02 ± 3.17	p < 0.001*	p = 0.001*	p = 0.96
maxO₂def (mL·kg⁻¹)
Pre	43.7 ± 8.5		35.8 ± 7.4		39.6 ± 7.2		37.8 ± 7.3	p = 0.002*	p = 0.44	p = 0.57
Post	45.4 ± 7.5		42.6 ± 10.8		46.9 ± 6.2		42.4 ± 10.5	p = 0.002*	p = 0.44	p = 0.57
maxO₂def (L)
Pre	3.41 ± 0.76		2.76 ± 0.57		2.92 ± 0.60		2.91 ± 0.51	p = 0.002*	p = 0.22	p = 0.79
Post	3.67 ± 0.81		3.27 ± 0.80		3.46 ± 0.55		3.26 ± 0.75	p = 0.002*	p = 0.22	p = 0.79
Aerobic (%)
Pre	72.2 ± 4.3	c	70.0 ± 3.5		67.2 ± 7.1		69.0 ± 4.6	p = 0.049*	p = 0.025*	p = 0.88
Post	74.7 ± 3.5	c	71.5 ± 5.1		69.0 ± 6.3		70.0 ± 5.5	p = 0.049*	p = 0.025*	p = 0.88
Anaerobic (%)
Pre	27.8 ± 4.3	c	30.0 ± 3.5		32.8 ± 7.1		31.0 ± 4.6	p = 0.049*	p = 0.025*	p = 0.88
Post	25.3 ± 3.5	c	28.5 ± 5.1		31.0 ± 6.3		30.0 ± 5.5	p = 0.049*	p = 0.025*	p = 0.88
% $\dot{V} O_{2}$ peak
Pre	98.7 ± 2.8		97.5 ± 6.9		95.8 ± 7.0		95.6 ± 6.0	p = 0.037*	p = 0.73	p = 0.82
Post	100.2 ± 2.8		99.1 ± 7.6		99.6 ± 7.6		98.9 ± 3.2	p = 0.037*	p = 0.73	p = 0.82
Mean $\dot{V} O_{2}$ (mL·min⁻¹·kg⁻¹)
Pre	46.2 ± 9.8		41.8 ± 3.4		43.5 ± 4.6		43.4 ± 6.5	p = 0.008*	p = 0.42	p = 0.77
Post	48.3 ± 6.3		44.1 ± 5.7		47.3 ± 5.3		44.5 ± 6.6	p = 0.008*	p = 0.42	p = 0.77
Mean $\dot{V} O_{2}$ (L·min⁻¹)
Pre	0.61 ± 0.18		0.55 ± 0.09		0.60 ± 0.11		0.56 ± 0.10	p = 0.049*	p = 0.59	p = 0.65
Post	0.62 ± 0.15		0.58 ± 0.11		0.65 ± 0.12		0.58 ± 0.10	p = 0.049*	p = 0.59	p = 0.65

Data are shown as mean ± standard deviation

HG (N = 10) training in hypoxia, BFRG (N = 10) training with blood flow restriction during exercise, BFRrG (N = 10) training with blood flow restriction during recovery, CG (N = 9), control group with normal training, Time main effect difference between pre- and post-tests, Group main effect difference between exercise modalities, $\dot{V} O_{2} p e a k$ peak oxygen consumption, maxO₂def maximal accumulated oxygen deficit, Aerobic (%) contribution of aerobic processes, Anaerobic (%) contribution of anaerobic processes, % $\dot{V} O_{2} p e a k$ percentage of peak oxygen consumption from the ramp incremental exercise

*Significant main effect

^bSignificantly different from HG

^cTrend (compared to BFRrG)

^dSignificantly different from Pre values within the same group