TABLE 1.
Characteristics of participants.
| Mass (kg) | Height (cm) | BMI (kg/m2) | Age (years) | Theoretical maximal HR (bpm) | Training experience | Training experience (years) | |
| Participant 1 | 67.2 | 175 | 22.0 | 24 | 187 | EIE | 16 |
| Participant 2 | 61.3 | 168 | 21.7 | 26 | 186 | EIE | 13 |
| Participant 3 | 63.8 | 170 | 22.1 | 24 | 190 | EIE | 12 |
| Participant 4 | 67.5 | 177 | 21.6 | 26 | 175 | EIE | 15 |
| Participant 5 | 56.6 | 167 | 20.3 | 29 | 186 | HIE | 7 |
| Participant 6 | 63.9 | 175 | 20.9 | 31 | 184 | EIE | 3 |
| Participant 7 | 62.0 | 173 | 20.3 | 25 | 185 | EIE | 14 |
| Participant 8 | 48.9 | 160 | 19.1 | 24 | 179 | HIE | 2 |
| Participant 9 | 61.3 | 169 | 21.5 | 24 | 177 | EIE | 1 |
| Participant 10 | 57.4 | 165 | 21.1 | 24 | 190 | HIE | 5 |
| Participant 11 | 53.0 | 170 | 18.3 | 24 | 170 | HIE | 1 |
| Participant 12 | 62.9 | 164 | 23.4 | 25 | 185 | HIE | 3 |
| Participant 13 | 70.0 | 170 | 24.2 | 29 | 184 | EIE | 11 |
| Participant 14 | 53.7 | 170 | 18.6 | 31 | 187 | HIE | 7 |
| Participant 15 | 61.3 | 157 | 24.9 | 27 | 187 | HIE | 0.6 |
| Participant 16 | 57.3 | 177 | 18.3 | 31 | 178 | EIE | 2 |
| Participant 17 | 54.5 | 170 | 18.9 | 27 | 184 | HIE | 1 |
| Participant 18 | 55.0 | 168 | 19.5 | 26 | 184 | EIE | 4 |
| Participant 19 | 54.5 | 173 | 18.2 | 25 | 188 | EIE | 3 |
| MEAN | 59.58 | 169.37 | 20.78 | 26.42 | 183.47 | – | 6.35 |
| SD | 5.65 | 5.30 | 2.02 | 2.57 | 5.31 | – | 5.39 |
Mean and standard deviation (SD) for the anthropometric measures and the training experience. EIE, endurance intensive efforts; HIE, high intensity efforts.