| ADMA | asymmetric dimethylarginine |
| ATP | adenosine triphosphate |
| BMI | body mass index |
| CG | control group |
| EG | experimental group |
| GC-MS | gas chromatography-mass spectrometry |
| HGPRT | hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase |
| HIIT | high-intensity interval training |
| HRmax | maximum heart rate |
| LC-MS | liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry |
| LLOQ | lower limit of quantification |
| MDBF | Mehrdimensionaler Befindlichkeitsfragebogen (German) |
| MSI-CE-MS | multi-segment injection-capillary electrophoresis-mass spectrometry |
| NMR | nuclear magnetic resonance |
| p | p-value of context-dependent test |
| PGC-1α | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha |
| Pmax | maximal power |
| QC | quality control |
| RPE | rating of perceived exertion |
| rpm | revolutions per minute |
| SDMA | symmetric dimethylarginine |
| TMAO | trimethylamine-N-oxide |
| Tmax | time to exhaustion at Pmax |
| TRIMP | training impulse |
| UPLC-MS/MS | ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry |
| V1 | visit 1 (day before the training started) |
| V2 | visit 2 (day after the the last training session) |
| V3 | visit 3 (after four days of recovery); |
| VO2max | maximal oxygen consumption |