Treadmill testing | | | | | |
V′O2,peak mL·kg−1·min−1 | 38.9±5.0 | 0.005 | 20.4±4.0 | 20.2±3.6** | 0.68 |
WE mL·kg−1·min−1 | ND | | 11.0±0.6 | 10.6±0.5 | 0.44 |
V′E at peak work L·min−1 | 87±8 | 0.001 | 49±9 | 49±11*** | 0.87 |
Knee-extensor testing | | | | | |
Peak work W | 23.2±6.7 | 0.03 | 14.6±4.9 | 20.0±5.3 | 0.001 |
Quadriceps muscle mass kg | 1.64±0.20 | 0.10 | 1.39±0.27 | 1.43±0.26 | 0.45 |
Femoral blood flow at 6 Watts L·min−1 | 1185±236 | 0.85 | 1213±242 | 1195±250 | 0.87 |
Femoral blood flow at peak work L·min−1 | 2854±168 | 0.03 | 2127±655 | 2631±348 | 0.03 |
Muscle V′O2 at 6 Watts mL·kg−1·min−1 | ND | | 117±30 | 104±29 | 0.26 |
Muscle V′O2 at peak work mL·kg−1·min−1 | ND | | 200±40 | 248±43 | 0.048 |
Pulmonary V′O2 at 6 Watts mL·kg−1·min−1 | 5.21±1.21 | 0.07 | 7.81±2.67 | 5.78±1.29 | 0.026 |
Pulmonary V′O2 at peak work mL·kg−1·min−1 | 14.6±4.9 | 0.036 | 10.9±1.8 | 11.7±1.2 | 0.30 |
Lactate at 6 Watts mmol·L−1 | ND | | 2.16±1.02 | 1.67±1.13 | 0.17 |
Lactate at peak work mmol·L−1 | ND | | 4.4±2.2 | 6.3±2.3 | 0.06 |
V′E at 6 Watts L·min−1 | 13.0±1.2 | 0.02 | 16.7±2.7 | 13.3±2.0 | 0.007 |
V′E at peak work L·min−1 | 33.9±9.9 | 0.16 | 27.4±4.3 | 29.3±2.8 | 0.18 |