Table 1.

Characteristics of the athletes adding strength training to their normal endurance training (E + S) and the untrained individuals performing strength training only (S)

Group	N	Age (years)	Height (m)	Body mass (kg)	BMI (kg/m2)	VO2max (ml kg−1 min−1)
E + S	11	31.5 ± 8.0	1.69 ± 0.05	62.2 ± 5.2	21.7 ± 1.3	54 ± 3
S	10	31.0 ± 9.9	1.72 ± 0.04	67.8 ± 13.5	22.8 ± 3.9	NA

Values are mean ± SD

VO_2max maximal oxygen consumption