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Table 2.

Maximum velocity (V_max), final propulsive phase velocity (FPV) and take-off velocity (V_take-off) by load and sex. Data expressed as mean (±SD).

Sex	Variable	25% BW	50% BW	75% BW	100% BW
Men	V_max (m·s^-1)	2.40 (.09) ^b.c	2.09 (.06) ^b.c	1.83 (.05) ^b.c	1.62 (.05) ^b.c
	FPV (m·s^-1)	2.26 (.09) ^a	1.90 (.07) ^a	1.56 (.06) ^a	1.25 (.07) ^a
	V_take-off (m·s^-1)	2.19 (.06) ^a	1.87 (.05) ^a	1.61 (.03) ^a	1.38 (.04) ^a
Women	V_max (m·s^-1)	2.02 (.03) ^b.c	1.78 (.03) ^b.c	1.52 (.03) ^b.c	1.34 (.03) ^b.c
	FPV (m·s^-1)	1.85 (.03) ^a	1.55 (.04) ^a	1.24 (.03) ^a.c	0.94 (.05) ^a.c
	V_take-off (m·s^-1)	1.84 (.03) ^a	1.57 (.03) ^a	1.30 (.03) ^a.b	1.07 (.03) ^a.b

^a, Significantly different versus V_max. P < 0.05.

^b, Significantly different versus FPV. P < 0.05.

^c, Significantly different versus V_take-off. P < 0.05.