Lactate Profile and Fat Oxidation During Exercise

Maximal incremental exercise test on a cycle ergometer (5 min warm-up at 30W, and subsequent steps of 3 min with power increases of 30W)

Maximal incremental exercise test on a cycle ergometer (5 min warm-up at 30W, and subsequent steps of 3 min with power increases of 30W) performed at a room temperature of 35-38ºC (degrees Celsius).

Maximal incremental exercise test on a cycle ergometer (5 min warm-up at 30W, and subsequent steps of 3 min with power increases of 30W) under glycogen depletion by performing an exercise protocol to deplete glycogen stores plus a low-carbohydrate diet 24 h before incremental testing