Table 4

 Mean (SD) pre-exercise and postexercise measures of blood lactate concentration, pH, oxygen saturation of haemoglobin partial pressure of oxygen and pre-exercise and 24 h postexercise and % change in creatine kinase

SkinsAdidasUAControl
CK, creatine kinase; [La]b, blood lactate; pO2, partial pressure of oxygen; sO2, oxygen saturation of haemoglobin; UA, Under Armour.
*Significantly different from control (p<0.05).
†Large effect size compared with control (d>0.8).
[La]b pre-exercise1.4 (0.4)1.7 (0.5)1.3 (0.5)1.4 (0.5)
[La]b postexercise8.1 (2.2)7.9 (1.7)8.7 (3.3)9.0 (2.4)
pH pre-exercise7.424 (0.119)7.416 (0.159)7.408 (0.109)7.414 (0.156)
pH postexercise7.364 (0.031)7.355 (0.045)7.352 (0.476)7.349 (0.051)
sO2 pre-exercise96.0 (0.8)95.9 (1.3)95.7 (0.87)95.9 (1.2)
sO2 postexercise96.1 (1.2)96.1 (0.8)95.9 (0.8)96.3 (1.3)
pO2 pre-exercise73.5 (5.5)74.9 (6.5)73.1 (5.9)73.8 (5.9)
pO2 postexercise81.3 (7.5)82.1 (4.8)80.8 (5.6)82.6 (4.7)
CK pre-exercise450 (189)493 (182)422 (125)518 (145)
CK 24 h postexercise1014 (178)*†1105 (192)†1031 (129)*†1266 (120)
CK % change225 (71)224 (75)220 (70)245 (68)