Table 1.
Participant’s characteristics and training volume.
| TP | BP | BP vs. TP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men (n = 14) | Women (n = 2) | Men (n = 12) | Women (n = 2) | ||
| Age (Y) | 35.5 ± 12.8 | 34.4 ± 4.9 | 40.5 ± 12.0 | 42.0 ± 6.6 | p = 0.156 |
| Body mass (kg) | 83.9 ± 23.6 | 66.7 ± 8.1 | 79.9 ± 8.2 | 65.6 ± 0.2 | p = 0.299 |
| W4mmol (W) | 3.2 ± 0.6 | 2.6 ± 0.8 | 3.2 ± 0.6 | 2.6 ± 0.2 | p = 0.878 |
| VO2peak (ml·kg−1·min−1) | 59.4 ± 17.3 | 51.9 ± 5.7 | 57.1 ± 7.1 | 51.0 ± 5.5 | p = 0.428 |
| Wmax (W·kg−1) | 5.1 ± 1.5 | 3.9 ± 1.2 | 5.0 ± 0.8 | 4.1 ± 0.7 | p = 0.836 |
| 40-min TT (W·kg−1) | 3.3 ± 0.5 | 2.6 ± 0.2 | 3.4 ± 0.5 | 2.6 ± 0.4 | p = 0.832 |
| Training volume (hours·wk.−1) | 6.7 ± 3.6 | 3.7 ± 3.0 | 6.9 ± 3.5 | 7.3 ± 1.4 | p = 0.590 |
W4mmol (W), power output at 4 mmol·L−1 blood lactate concentration; VO2peak, peak oxygen uptake; Wmax, maximal aerobic power output during the last minute of an incremental test to exhaustion; TT, time trial; and TV, training volume the month prior to inclusion in study (hours·wk.−1).