Table 3.
Aerobic performance before and after training with main analysis of variance results
| Measure | CON | EXP | η2 (P) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before | After | Mean change (95% CI) | Before | After | Mean change (95% CI) | Time | Group | Interaction | |
| VO2_LT (mL/kg/min) | 24.59 ± 4.50 | 24.72 ± 3.28 | 0.12 (–2.50 to 2.75) | 23.25 ± 2.98 | 28.99 ± 4.00 | 5.74 (3.63 to 7.85)‡ | 0.284 (0.001)§ | 0.065 (0.134) | 0.267 (0.001)§ |
| VO2max (mL/kg/min) | 36.59 ± 3.52 | 38.73 ± 3.69 | 2.14 (1.27 to 3.02)‡ | 35.30 ± 2.25 | 40.71 ± 4.64 | 5.41 (3.17 to 7.65)‡ | 0.563 (0.000)§ | 0.003 (0.749) | 0.194 (0.007)§ |
| Treadmill speed at HR_LT (km/hr) | 5.81 ± 0.68 | 6.11 ± 0.80 | 0.29 (0.09 to 0.50)† | 5.53 ± 0.39 | 6.93 ± 0.81 | 1.40 (1.08 to 1.72)‡ | 0.718 (0.000)§ | 0.046 (0.211) | 0.520 (0.000)§ |
| Bicycle load at HR_LT (w) | 61.99 ± 13.58 | 66.52 ± 15.65 | 4.52 (1.07 to 7.97)* | 58.22 ± 11.20 | 76.83 ± 14.62 | 18.62 (11.85 to 25.38)‡ | 0.549 (0.000)§ | 0.017 (0.448) | 0.311 (0.000)§ |
Values are presented as mean± standard deviation.
*
P< 0.05; †P< 0.01; ‡P< 0.001 vs. before training; §Significant interaction or main effect.
CON, control group; EXP, experimental group; CI, confidence interval; VO2_LT, oxygen consumption corresponding to the lactate threshold; VO2max, maximal oxygen consumption; HR_LT, heart rate corresponding to the lactate threshold.