TABLE 1.
BASIC ANTHROPOMETRIC DATA AND RUNNING PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE STUDY GROUPS DURING THE STEADY-STATE PHASE OF THE ECCENTRIC (ECC) AND CONCENTRIC (CONC) EXERCISE
| Variable | ECC group (N = 10) | CONC group (N = 10) | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (S.D.) | Min-Max | Mean (S.D.) | Min-Max | ||
| Age, years | 21.2 ± 1.3 | 20 – 24 | 21.4 ± 1.3 | 20 –24 | 0.47 |
| Body mass index [kg · m−2] | 22.5 ± 1.9 | 19.2 –25.7 | 21.9 ± 1.6 | 20.2 –25.7 | 0.63 |
| VO2max [l · min−1] | 3.66 ± 0.20 | 3.38 –4.09 | 3.66 ± 0.23 | 3.29 –3.96 | 0.99 |
| Absolute work load [W] | 306 ± 35 | 241 –364 | 122 ± 17 | 106 –151 | < 10–6 |
| Speed at 60% VO2max [km · h−1] | 15.8 ± 1.5 | 14.0 –18.0 | 6.4 ± 0.7 | 5.9 –7.9 | < 10–6 |
| Steady-state VO2/VO2max [%] | 60.3 ± 2.8 | 55.3 –64.2 | 60.5 ± 4.9 | 53.5 –67.2 | 0.89 |
| VO2 at 60% VO2max [l · min−1] | 2.20 ± 0.05 | 2.10 –2.26 | 2.21 ± 0.06 | 2.10 –2.28 | 0.87 |
| HR at 60% VO2max [bpm] | 156 ± 6 | 149 –165 | 151 ± 8 | 139 –160 | 0.18 |
| Physiological strain index | 6.03 ± 0.84 | 4.39 –7.43 | 6.32 ± 0.57 | 5.68 –7.47 | 0.38 |