Staged | Ramp | Gain Score (Staged - Ramp) |
%Difference | Effect Size | |
VO2max (ml · kg-1 · min-1) | 37.38 ± 8.52 | 38.05 ± 8.41 | -0.26 ± 2.20 | -0.02 | 0.01 |
Max. HR (beats · min-1) | 184.32 ± 11.27** | 181.54 ± 11.77 | 2.81 ± 9.75 | 0.02 | -0.34 |
Max. VE (liters · min-1; BTPS) | 110.41 ± 35.07* | 105.58 ± 36.56 | 4.84 ± 15.96 | 4.37 | -0.16 |
PWL (W) | 224.74 ± 62.96 | 254.54 ± 64.03† | -29.80 ± 23.29 | -13.26 | 0.44 |
RER | 1.21 ± 0.09 | 1.23 ± 0.07 | -0.01 ± 0.07 | -1.65 | 0.25 |
RPE | 17.39 ± 1.80*** | 16.35 ± 2.40 | 1.04 ± 2.29 | 5.98 | -0.5 |
Time (minutes) | 10.22 ± 2.6*** | 6.59 ± 2.0 | 3.62 ± 1.56 | 35.52 | -1.60 |
La (mmol · l-1) | 7.39 ± 2.37*** | 6.17 ± 2.25 | 1.22 ± 2.58 | 16.51 | -0.57 |
Lactate-1 (mmol · l-1) | 11.28 ± 2.64* | 10.57 ± 2.45 | 0.71 ± 2.35 | 6.29 | -0.27 |
GET (liters · min-1) (n=42) | 1.85 ± 0.45 | 1.86 ± 0.41 | -0.01 ± 0.26 | -0.54 | 0.02 |
RCP (liters · min-1) (n=31) | 2.78 ± 0.62 | 2.71 ± 0.62 | 0.07 ± 0.41 | 2.52 | -0.11 |