Table 1.

Maximum running time lasted in the Monday and Friday exhaustion tests performed throughout the high-intensity exercise training programme.

Week	Maximum running time (min)
	Monday ET	Friday ET	p value
1	23.83 ± 0.51	24.70 ± 0.55	NS
2	23.83 ± 0.61	25.17 ± 0.81	NS
3	22.26 ± 0.70*	24.22 ± 0.92	0.042
4	21.18 ± 0.94*	23.48 ± 0.59	0.003
5	21.48 ± 0.76*	22.30 ± 0.67#	NS

ET exhaustion test, NS no statistically significant differences detected. Data are expressed as mean ± SEM (n = 8). Statistical differences (paired Student t test): significant differences between consecutive Monday ET and Friday ET are included in the table (p < 0.05); *significant differences vs the first two Monday ETs (p < 0.05); ^#significant differences vs the first three Friday ETs (p < 0.05).