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The ventilatory equivalents for oxygen (VE/VO 2 ), carbon dioxide (VE/VCO 2 ), and oxygen pulse (PulO 2 ) influence exercise response. Objective. To analyze the precompetition ventilatory equivalents and maximum oxygen pulse in a group of military athletes. Methodological design. A retrospective research assessing PulO 2 , VE/ VO 2 , and VE/VCO 2 in relation to other physiological variables through ergoespirometry. Descriptive statistics were applied. Levene's test was used to assess variance homogeneity. Data distribution was verified by using the Shapiro-Wilk test. The Kruskal-Wallis H test, Student's t test, and Pearson's coefficient were also applied. Results. Sixty athletes aged 21 ±2 years, 80% (n = 48) men and 20% (n = 12) women, participated in the study. The ventilatory equivalents showed no differences by gender (p >0.05). However, they did differ by type of sport (p 0.02). The PulO 2max showed differences by gender and type of sport (p > 0.01). The VE/VCO 2max and the VO 2max were related with the test duration, and the PulO 2max with speed. Conclusions. The VE/VCO 2max and PulO 2max

Equivalentes ventilatorios y pulso de oxígeno máximos en la fase precompetitiva de deportistas militares.