Sex-Related Differences in the Maximal Lactate Steady State
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Subjects
2.2. Experimental Design
2.3. Methodology
2.3.1. Maximal Exercise Testing
2.3.2. MLSS Testing
2.3.3. TTE Testing
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Males (n = 10) | Females (n = 12) | |
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5000 m Best Time (min) | 16.8 ± 0.8 | 17.7 ± 1.1 * |
Training Volume (km·wk−1) | 67.9 ± 23.0 | 85.8 ± 28.0 |
VO2max (L·min−1) | 4.5 ± 0.3 | 3.4 ± 0.2 * |
VO2max (mL·kg−1 ·min−1) | 62.9 ± 4.5 | 59.0 ± 3.2 * |
HRmax (bpm) | 186.4 ± 10.5 | 193.8 ± 9.9 |
RERmax | 1.01 ± 0.03 | 1.00 ± 0.03 |
Males (n = 10) | Females (n = 12) | |
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VO2 (mL·kg−1·min−1) | 52.4 ± 3.8 | 49.1 ± 2.9 |
VO2 (%VO2max) | 83.3 ± 4.6 | 83.0 ± 6.7 |
cMLSS (mmol·L−1) | 2.59 ± 1.14 | 1.79 ± 0.49 * |
HR (bpm) | 166.3 ± 11.2 | 171.3 ± 9.4 |
HR (%HRmax) | 89.5 ± 8.8 | 88.6 ± 6.8 |
RER | 0.88 ± 0.04 | 0.84 ± 0.02 * |
TTE (min) | 79.0 ± 17.0 | 80.0 ± 25.1 |
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Hafen, P.S.; Vehrs, P.R. Sex-Related Differences in the Maximal Lactate Steady State. Sports 2018, 6, 154. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports6040154
Hafen PS, Vehrs PR. Sex-Related Differences in the Maximal Lactate Steady State. Sports. 2018; 6(4):154. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports6040154
Chicago/Turabian StyleHafen, Paul S., and Pat R. Vehrs. 2018. "Sex-Related Differences in the Maximal Lactate Steady State" Sports 6, no. 4: 154. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports6040154