Table 4.
Cardiorespiratory fitness data at T-1 and T-2.
| Outcome | PRO Group (N = 19) |
PLA Group (N = 17) |
Main Effect of Time (p-Value) |
Group × Time Interaction (p-Value) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T-1 | T-2 | T-1 | T-2 | |||
| VO2max (mL/kg/min) | 40.1 ± 6.3 | 42.8 ± 7.2 b | 36.8 ± 8.2 | 38.2 ± 8.1 a | <0.001 | 0.210 |
| VO2max (L/min) | 2.6 ± 0.8 | 2.9 ± 0.8 b | 2.8 ± 0.7 | 2.9 ± 0.7 a | <0.001 | 0.166 |
| Wmax (W/kg) | 3.2 ± 0.5 | 3.6 ± 0.5 c | 2.8 ± 0.6 | 3.0 ± 0.6 c | <0.001 | 0.062 |
| Wmax (W) | 213 ± 60 | 235 ± 64 c | 211 ± 43 | 228 ± 52 c | <0.001 | 0.306 |
| WVT (W) | 82 ± 36 | 90 ± 49 | 76 ± 12 | 78 ± 19 | 0.275 | 0.532 |
Data shown as means ± SD. VO2max = maximal oxygen consumption, Wmax = maximal power output, WVT = power output achieved at ventilatory threshold. a p < 0.05, b p < 0.01, c p < 0.001: significant difference vs. T-1.