Table 2. Blood lactate and slow component of VO2 kinetics (s. c. VO2) when cycling in control and fatigue conditions. Values are means (±SD).

Workload
(W)

Blood lactate (mM)

s. c. VO2 (l min-1)

 

Control

Fatigue

Control

Fatigue

70

2.33 (.71)

2.15 (1.02)

.04 (.10)

.07 (.09)

105

2.22 (.47)

2.15 (.77)

.06 (.08)

.08 (.03)

140

2.42 (.73)

2.75 (.95)

.08 (.07)

.11 (.11)

175

3.93 (1.39) #

3.15 (1.13) #

.17 (.09) #

.13 (.15)

# Significant (p < 0.05) differences from the values at 70 W.