Physiological responses to identical workloads during the incremental test before and after training.
| Unassisted | Assisted | Mean difference | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean change (%) | 95% CI | Mean change (%) | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | p value | |
| Ve=minute ventilation. | |||||||
| Lactate | –17.8 | –39.8 to +4.2 | –23.3 | –45.1 to –1.5 | 5.5 | –23 to +34.1 | 0.69 |
| Heart rate | –6.5 | –9.6 to –3.3 | –15.6 | –20.8 to –10.5 | 9.2 | –15.1 to –3.2 | 0.005 |
| Ve | –3.2 | –4.6 to +11 | –8 | –11 to –5 | 4.8 | –2 to +11 | 0.15 |
| Wpeak | +14.5 | +7.9 to +21 | +32.9 | +22.1 to +43.7 | 18.4 | +6.4 to +30.5 | 0.005 |