Statistical analysis
Data for all physiological and perceptual measurements were recorded using the “individual isotime” method as described by Nicolò et al. (Time to exhaustion and neuromuscular data were analyzed using 2 (treatment) × 2 (trial) repeated measures ANOVAs using SPSS version 28. Significant treatment effects and time by treatment interactions were followed up with post hoc paired Physiological data were analyzed using 2 (treatment) × 2 (trial) × 11 (time) repeated measures ANOVA. To evaluate treatment and time effects for EMG data, a 3 (treatment) × 2 (trial) × 6 (time) repeated measures ANOVA was performed. In instances where Mauchly’s test for sphericity was significant, Hyunh-Feldt correction was used to adjust for degrees of freedom. If time effects were significant, planned contrasts were used to determine which points differed from baseline. Significant treatment effects and treatment by time interactions were followed up with post hoc paired 