Table 3. Respiratory exchange ratio (RER) during rest and between 50W and 250W in consecutive incremental exercise tests. Data are presented as mean (± one SD)
| Incremental exercise test |
Experimental
(n=15) |
Control
(n=15) |
| REST |
Pre |
.90 (.07) |
.84 (.07) |
|
4-6 days Post |
.93 (.07) |
.93 (.13) * |
|
4 weeks Post |
.91 (.12) |
.89 (.11) |
| 50W |
Pre |
.84 (.05) |
.81 (.06) |
|
4-6 days Post |
.88 (.06) |
.88 (.08) * |
|
4 weeks Post |
.84 (.08) |
.84 (.09) |
| 100W |
Pre |
.89 (.06) |
.85 (.04) |
|
4-6 days Post |
.88 (.05) |
.89 (.05) |
|
4 weeks Post |
.88 (.07) |
.89 (.05) |
| 150W |
Pre |
.96 (.06) |
.93 (.05) |
|
4-6 days Post |
.94 (.05) |
.95 (.06) |
|
4 weeks Post |
.96 (.08) |
.96 (.04) |
| 200W |
Pre |
1.01 (.05) |
.99 (.04) |
|
4-6 days Post |
1.00 (.04) |
1.01 (.06) |
|
4 weeks Post |
1.03 (.09) |
1.02 (.06) |
| 250W |
Pre |
1.08 (.06) |
1.07 (.05) |
|
4-6 days Post |
1.07 (.05) |
1.08 (.06) |
|
4 weeks Post |
1.10 (.09) |
1.10 (.08) |
* denotes p < 0.05 between pre-test and 4-6 days post-test. There was no statistical difference between groups.
