Isocapnic buffering and hypocapnic hyperventilation (HHV) ranges in the professional and amateur cyclists studied
| Professional | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rest | Precompetition | Competition | Amateur, competition | |
| Values are expressed as means (SD). Vo2 is expressed in ml/kg/min. | ||||
| *p<0.05,**p<0.01 compared with the rest period in professional cyclists; †p<0.01 compared with the competition period in professional cyclists. | ||||
| Isocapnic buffering | ||||
| Vo2 | 12.8 (4.3) | 10.9 (3.6) | 12.2 (2.6) | 15.6 (6.8) |
| W | 83.0 (17.3) | 89.5 (20.3) | 86.0 (20.2) | 104.1 (32.2) |
| HHV | ||||
| Vo2 | 8.4 (2.1) | 9.4 (3.8) | 7.5 (2.6) | 13.9 (3.9)† |
| W | 101.0 (19.6) | 87.5 (27.9)* | 66.0 (21.4)** | 90.6 (25.8)† |