Maximal Values 1st Ventilatory threshold (VT1) HRVT-RMSSD threshold HRVT-HFp threshold Power Watts 85 ± 23 40.3 ± 15.0 43.0 ± 18.0 40.0 ± 15.0 % PMT   59.9 ± 14.5 50.6 ± 21.2 47.1 ± 20.0   Oxygen uptake         mL.min-1 1327 ± 400 782 ± 288a 820 ± 310a 790 ± 290a % of maximal value 69.5 ± 21.4* 58.9 ± 21.7 61.8 ± 23.4 59.5 ± 21.8 Heart rate         Beat.min-1 120 ± 23 97 ± 18 98 ± 20 97 ± 17 % of maximal value 75.9 ± 14.6* 80.8 ± 15.0 81.7 ± 16.7 80.8 ± 14.2 ap<0.05: significant difference between maximal physiological values measured during incremental exercise. bp<0.05: significant difference between values associated at the first ventilatory threshold determined by gas exchange (VT1) and cardiac thresholds determined in time (HRVT-RMSSD) or time-frequency (HRVT-HFp) domains. *Maximal measured data expressed in percentage of aged-predicted peak oxygen uptake and heart rate values according to Arena et al. [39]

Table 1: Mechanical power, oxygen uptake and heart rate values associated at the peak value, first ventilatory and both cardiac thresholds measured during graded test.