Table 2.

Physiological measurements (mean ± s.e.m.).

Physiological measures	Control			Physical training			p-value*
	T1	T2	T3	T1	T2	T3	Linear	Quad
Body weight (kg)	75.8 ± 3.2	75.7 ± 3.2	75.5 ± 3.2	77.2 ± 3.2	77.7 ± 3.2	77.5 ± 3.2	0.15	0.23
Max heart rate (bpm)	155.9 ± 3.1	154.0 ± 3.2	153.9 ± 3.4	152.4 ± 3.1	152.6 ± 3.2	152.6 ± 3.4	0.28	0.36
VO2 Max (ml/kg/min)	19.9 ± 0.9	19.7 ± 1.0	20.3 ± 1.0	19.3 ± 0.9	20.9 ± 1.0	20.4 ± 1.0	0.18	0.02
RPE	16.8 ± 0.4	17.2 ± 0.5	17.4 ± 0.4	16.2 ± 0.4	14.9 ± 0.5	15.3 ± 0.4	0.01	0.13

VO₂ Max, Maximal Oxygen Consumption; RPE, Rating of Perceived Exertion.

^*p-value refers to specified tests of interaction contrasts.