Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of the participants at the beginning of the control period.

	INT (n = 13)	VOL (n = 17)
Age (yrs.)	38 ± 4	36 ± 6
Height (cm)	173 ± 11	172 ± 11
Body mass (kg)	72.0 ± 11.9	69.5 ± 11.8
Body fat (%)	17.4 ± 6.9	19.4 ± 7.7
VO2max (mL/kg/min)	47.1 ± 5.6	47.2 ± 5.4
Training history (yrs.)	11 ± 10	10 ± 7

Values are presented as means ± SD. INT, intensity-group; VOL, volume-group; VO_2max, maximal oxygen uptake.