Table 5.

Alterations in performance with interval-type pedaling training. Top) Mean ± SE of the post vs. pre difference in percent for parameters of aerobic and anaerobic performance with interval type training, and bottom) p-values for the single and interaction effect of interval ‘training’ × the contraction group’. Abbreviations: nRFD, rate of negative force development; pRFD, rate of positive force development. pVO₂, peak VO2max. Repeated-measures ANOVA with post-hoc test of least significant difference.

	pVO2	PPO	PPP	pRFD	NPP	nRFD
% Post vs. pre	(mL O2 min−1 kg−1)	(Watt)	(Watt)	(N s−1)	(Watt)	(N s−1)
concentric:	−0.65 ± 1.81	4.90 ± 2.26	7.64 ± 3.80	3.98 ± 5.43	26.69 ± 17.62	−3.90 ± 9.79
p-value:	0.729	0.062	0.084	0.488	0.174	0.702
eccentric:	2.07 ± 2.80	2.19 ± 2.65	27.80 ± 5.02	38.41 ± 8.13	−40.73 ± 15.77	−10.32 ± 11.21
p-value:	0.488	0.431	0.001	0.002	0.036	0.388
p-values training	0.888	0.083	<0.001	0.004	0.022	0.373
group:	0.149	0.333	0.829	0.691	0.591	0.692
training × group):	0.353	0.499	0.043	0.029	0.391	0.687