Table 3: Bland-Altman statistics. VO<sub>2</sub>max: Maximal Oxygen Consumption, HR: Heart Rate, VE: Minute Ventilation,

Table 3: Bland-Altman statistics. VO₂max: Maximal Oxygen Consumption, HR: Heart Rate, VE: Minute Ventilation, PWL: Peak Work Load, RER: Respiratory Exchange Ratio, RPE: Rating of Perceived Exertion, La: Blood Lactate, La^-1: Blood Lactate at 1 minute Post-Exercise, GET: Gas Exchange Threshold, RCP: Respiratory Compensation Point. ULA: Upper Limits of Agreement, bias + 1.96SD, LLA: Lower Limits of Agreement, bias - 1.96SD.

	Bias ± SD (Ramp - Stage)	ULA	LLA
VO₂max (ml · kg^-1 · min^-1)	0.26 ± 2.2	4.58	-4.05
Max HR (beats · min^-1)	-2.78 ± 9.73	16.3	-21.86
Max VE (liters · min^-1; BTPS)	-4.84 ± 15.96	26.44	-36.12
PWL (W)	29.80 ± 23.29	75.44	^-15.85
RER	0.01 ± 0.07	0.15	-0.12
RPE	^-1.04 ± 2.29	3.45	-5.53
Time (minutes)	-3.62 ± 1.56	-0.57	-6.68
Lactate (mmol · l^-1)	^-1.22 ± 2.58	3.82	-6.27
Lactate^-1 (mmol · l^-1)	-0.71 ± 2.35	3.9	-5.32
GET (liters · min^-1)	0.01 ± 0.26	0.53	-0.51
RCP (liters · min^-1)	-0.07 ± 0.41	0.74	-0.88