Table 2.  Blood lactate (mmol·L-1) characteristics and lactate kinetics parameters. Data are mean (±SD).

Variables

EW (N=10)

CW (N=10)

Lactate before the fight

2.61 (.58)

2.63 (.51)

Lactate after 1st bout

8.60 (2.15) †

11.83 (2.18) *†

Lactate after 2nd bout

11.82 (1.58) ‡

13.16 (3.23)

Lactate at the end of the fight

12.55 (1.80)

13.23 (1.47)
EW: elite level wrestlers; CW: club level wrestlers;  * p < 0.05 for differences between groups;
† p < 0.001 and significantly different between lactate before fight and lactate after 1st bout;
‡ p < 0.001 and significantly different between lactate after 1st bout and lactate after 2nd bout