Table 1.

Participant characteristics and maximal discontinuous incremental $\dot{V}$O_2max test (n = 12)

Variable	Mean ± SD
Age (years)	34 ± 7
Stature (cm)	173.7 ± 7.3
Body mass (kg)	68.4 ± 7.4
BMI (kg/m2)	22.6 ± 1.9
Body fat (%)	15.1 ± 5.1
Ave weekly training distance (km)	74 ± 27
$\dot{V}$O2max (ml·min−1)	4168 ± 482
$\dot{V}$O2max (ml·kg−1·min−1)	60.4 ± 5.8
HRmax (bpm)	187 ± 13
${\mathrm{V}}_{\dot{V}{\text{O}}_{2max}}$ (km·h−1)	17.3 ± 1.8

BMI body mass index, $\dot{V}$O_2max maximal oxygen uptake capacity, HR_max maximum recorded heart rate, $V_{\dot{V}{\text{O}}_{2max}}$ maximum treadmill speed obtained