Table 1
Median and interquartile values of the total hysteresis areas (sum of positive and negative areas) and initial values of rating of perceived exertion (RPE), heart rate (HR), and muscle oxyhaemoglobin (O2Hb) for the five-consecutive bouts. Median and interquartile of recovery time between the bouts is also included.
| Bouts | RPE | HR | Muscle O2Hb | Recovery time (s) | |||
| Areas | Initial values (6-to-20) | Areas | Initial values (bpm) | Areas | Initial values (µmol) | ||
| 1 | –16.1 (18.07) | 7.5 (1.75) | –25.42 (28.55) | 147 (4.5) | 58.44 (6.95) | 7.11 (19) | 87.5 (25) |
| 2 | –15.07 (33.2) | 10.75 (1) | –11.06 (18.1) | 136 (29) | 43.85 (11.45) | 21.44 (29.32) | 100 (43.75) |
| 3 | –8.07 (35.6) | 11 (0) | –3.06 (23.41) | 131.5 (16.75) | 47.54 (28.07) | 20.05 (27.51) | 112.5 (62.5) |
| 4 | 0.6 (27.2) | 11 (0) | 8.43 (11.3) | 141.5 (23.5) | 38.48 (15.24) | 20.26 (21.81) | 125 (68.75) |
| 5 | 4.5 (33.71) | 11 (0) | 15.63 (8.89) | 132 (14.5) | 43.81 (17.62) | 22.85 (22.46) | 125 (87.5) |
| Note: Areas represent the calculated hysteresis behaviour between the exercise and recovery phases. Initial values are those collected at the beginning of the bouts. | |||||||
