Case Report
Vegan Triple-Ironman (Raw Vegetables/Fruits)
Table 1
Spiroergometric parameters of the vegan athlete and the control group (values given as a mean value ± standard deviation).
| | | | Vegan Off-S. | Vegan season | Control group |
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VO2 max | L/min | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.3 ± 0.6 | | mL*min−1*kg−1 | 60.0 | 60.0 | 56.9 ± 7.5 |
| | VO2 VAT | L/min | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 ± 0.6 | | mL*min−1*kg−1 | 43 | 42 | 43.7 ± 7.4 | | % VO2 max | 71 | 70 | 76.1 ± 9.3 |
| | VO2 RCP | L/min | 3.9 | 4.4 | 3.6 ± 0.6 | | mL*min−1*kg−1 | 48 | 55 | 48.2 ± 8.3 | | % VO2 max | 80.6 | 92 | 84.4 ± 6.9 |
| | HR | At rest | 55 | 49 | 58.6 ± 2.9 | | At VAT | 127 | 123 | 147.7 ± 11.4 | | At RCP | 141 | 147 | 157.0 ± 13.1 | | Maximal load | 163 | 159 | 176.7 ± 11.0 |
| | W | At VAT | 280 | 280 | 262 ± 42.9 | | At RCP | 340 | 370 | 286 ± 56.2 | | Maximal load | 370 | 400 | 337 ± 53.8 | | Maximal load/kg body weight | 4.61 | 5.02 | 4.46 ± 0.73 |
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HF: heart rate/min, Off-S: off-season, season: active season, vegan: vegan athlete, VO2 max: maximum oxygen intake, VO2 VAT: oxygen intake at ventilatory anaerobic threshold, VO2 RCP: oxygen intake at respiratory compensation point, and W: ergometric performance.
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