TABLE 1.
Group characteristics.
| Group 1 Low (n = 10) | Group 2 Medium (n = 10) | Group 3 High (n = 8) | Group 4 Weightlifters (n = 7) | Group 5 Runners (n = 8) | |
| Age (years) | 19.5 ± 0.7 | 20.2 ± 1.1 | 20.3 ± 1.5 | 19.9 ± 1.4 | 20.8 ± 1.4 |
| Height (cm) | 176.7 ± 5.9 | 178.3 ± 4.3 | 180.4 ± 2.8 | 174.7 ± 7.9 | 180.3 ± 6.3 |
| Body mass (kg) | 75.5 ± 3.5 | 74.5 ± 4.7 | 69.8 ± 3.1 | 89.1 ± 7.2a,b,c | 68.5 ± 6.7d |
| Power (W) at 170 bpm (PWC170) | 146.1 ± 3.8 | 216.1 ± 5.4a | 237.3 ± 4.4a,b | 265.0 ± 7.6a,b,c | 312.6 ± 14.1a,b,c,d |
| VO2max (mLO2.min–1.kg–1) | 39.3 ± 4.3 | 42.5 ± 2.4 | 54.2 ± 3.1a,b | 48.5 ± 3.8a,b,c | 67.2 ± 2.8a,b,c,d |
VO2max was estimated from PWC170; see section “Materials and Methods” for details. a, b, c, d Significantly different (p < 0.05) from Group 1, Group 2, Group 3, Group 4, respectively.