Table 2. Hemodynamic responses and echocardiographic measurements at rest and at loads of 333 gr·kg-1 and no weights. Data are means (±SD).

VARIABLES
REST
333 gr·kg-1
NO WEIGHTS
HR (beats·min-1)
85.4 (9.1)
133.2 (7.1) ‡
121.4 (5.6) ‡
SV (ml)
54.2 (6.7)
53.3 (5.8)
56.1 (5.0)
Q (l·min-1)
4.6 (.4)
7.1 (1.1) ‡
6.8 (1.2) ‡
EDV (ml)
85.6 (4.4)
93.1 (3.2) ‡
95.4 (6.0) ‡
ESV  (ml)
31.4 (3.2)
39.8 (3.2) ‡
39.3 (2.8) ‡
EF     (%)
63.3 (5.0)
57.3 (5.1) ‡
58.8 (5.2) ‡
P/V (ratio)
3.3 (.6)
3.7 (.8)
3.3 (.7)
SBP (mmHg)
102.1 (7.0)
147.7 (7.0) ‡
129.8 (7.1) *‡
DBP (mmHg)
66.4 (6.0)
69.3 (3.1)
66.4 (3.7)
MABP (mmHg)      
78.3 (4.0)
95.4 (4.3) ‡
87.5 (3.8) *‡
TPR (dynes·s-1·cm-5)
1362 (102)
1075 (99) ‡
1030 (76) ‡
VO2(ml·kg-1·min-1)
3.1 (.6)
13.6 (1.3)‡
10.5 (1.1) *‡
VO2(% of VO2max)
.07 (.01)
31.4 (5.7) ‡
24.2 (4.7) *‡
Abbreviations: HR = Heart Rate, SV= Stroke Volume, Q = Cardiac output, EDV = End Diastolic Volume, ESV = End Systolic Volume, EF = Ejection Fraction, P/V = SBP/ESV, SBP = Systolic Blood Pressure, DBP = Diastolic Blood Pressure, MABP = Mean Arterial Blood Pressure, TPR = Total Peripheral Resistance, VO2 = Oxygen uptake.
* denotes p < 0.05 between work-loads.
‡ denotes p < 0.05 compared with rest.