Table 3. Heart Rate (bts·min-1) during the five recovery periods. Data are means (±SD).

 

 

Post Climb 1

Post Climb 2

Post Climb 3

Post Climb 4

Post Climb 5

 

Start

158 (17)

161 (18)

166 (15)

169 (16)

169 (19)

Active Recovery

Transition

114 (19)

120 (18)

120 (19)

123 (20)

122 (18)

 

End

104 (15)

108 (16)

108 (18)

110 (17)

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Start

154 (21)

162 (19)

165 (19)

165 (16)

171 (16)

Passive Recovery

Transition

90 (18)

97 (22)

103 (20)

105 (19)

103 (16)

 

End

100 (20)

111 (21)

113 (19)

114 (18)

*

* Data collection was complete following active recovery on climb five. Since there was no refocusing period for the start of the next climb no data were generated for the end of recovery after climb five.