Fig. 2.

Mean ± s.d. maximal aerobic capacity $\left({\dot{\mathrm{V}}\mathrm{O}}_{2max}\right)$ in sedentary (SED) participants and lifelong exercisers (LEX) at Phase A (baseline), Phase B (post-conditioning training in untrained and post-maintenance of training in LEX) and Phase C (post-high-intensity exercise training in both groups). a denotes significant increase from Phase A (P < 0.05), b denotes significant increase from Phase B and g denotes significant difference between the SED and LEX groups