Table 1.

Subjects’ physical characteristics

Subject	Age (years)	Height (cm)	Mass(kg)	V˙O2,peak (ml kg−1 min−1)	Δ50% WR (W)
1	45	173	68	41.3	210
2	25	188	93	43.0	226
3	31	180	95	37.4	215
4	26	180	74	36.0	145
5	27	178	69	61.1	266
6	23	178	93	47.4	249
7	26	178	79	56.9	275
Mean ± s.d	29 ± 7	179 ± 4	82 ± 12	46.2 ± 9.6	227 ± 44

V˙_O2,peak was determined during a preliminary ramp (20–30 W min⁻¹) test.