Table 2. Running distance and time, maximum running speed, and maximum values of assessed physiological parameters: heart rate, pulmonary ventilation, and maximal oxygen uptake of study participants in each group obtained during the incremental test.
| Variables | Groups | Difference between groups | ||||
| 1: Control | 2: HBF | 3: HLBM | d2-1 | d3-1 | d3-2 | |
| Distance (m) | 3203±519 | 2930±560 | 3282±664 | −273 | 79 | 352 |
| vmax(km.h−1) | 15.37±1.15 | 14.78±1.37 | 15.50±1.49 | −0.59 | 0.13 | 0.78 |
| t (min:s) | 17∶57±01∶57 | 16∶53±02∶15 | 18∶12±02∶30 | −01∶04 | 00∶15 | 01∶19 |
| HRmax (b.min−1) | 204±7 | 200±9 | 199±8 | −4 | −5 | −1 |
| VEmax (L.min−1) | 150.44±19.61 | 143.83±20.12 | 158.67±15.36 | −6.61 | 8.23 | 14.84 |
| VO2max (L.min−1) | 4.27±0.46 | 4.02±0.39 | 4.42±0.46 | −0.25 | 0.15 | 0.4 |
| VO2max.BM−1 (mL.kg−1) | 58.23±5.84 | 50.24±4.56 | 53.11±5.45 | −7.99* | −5.12* | 2.87 |
| VO2max.LBM−1 (mL.kg−1) | 69.56±6.97 | 65.33±5.63 | 63.86±7.13 | −4.23 | −5.7 | −1.47 |
| VO2max.BM−0.75 (mL.kg−0.75) | 170.40±17.28 | 150.29±13.5 | 160.39±16.15 | −20.11* | −10.01 | 10.1 |
| VO2max.BM−0.67 (mL.kg−0.67) | 240.28±24.49 | 213.41±19.17 | 228.45±22.93 | −26.87* | −11.83 | 15.04 |
vmax: maximum running speed, t: time, HRmax: maximum heart rate, VO2max: maximal oxygen uptake, VEmax: maximal pulmonary ventilation, BM: body mass, LBM: lean body mass, *p<0.05. Data are presented as means±SD.