Fig 1.
Study procedures for the normal and primed visits.
Table 1.
Primary and secondary maximal oxygen consumption () criteria frequency.
Table 2.
Individual absolute peak oxygen uptake () during the ramp test and the verification phase.
Fig 2.
Blood lactate responses throughout the protocol.
*p < 0.05 from the normal visit.
Table 3.
Mean physiological responses during the warm-up and maximal physiological responses during the ramp test and the verification phase.
Fig 3.
–work rate relationship during the ramp test.
Gas exchange threshold (GET) and respiratory compensation point (RCP) dotted lines represent mean responses.
Fig 4.
Mean and individual maximal oxygen uptake () in the normal and primed visits.