Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of the groups

Group	n	Height (cm)	Body mass (kg)	Control SQ 1-RM (kg)	Control BP 1-RM (kg)
VL20M	12	183.6 ± 7.9	81.5 ± 8.0	112.3 ± 28.2	80.6 ± 17.4
VL40M	11	178.7 ± 5.9	82.3 ± 14.3	111.2 ± 14.0	78.3 ± 13.6
VL20W	11	167.0 ± 6.8	61.2 ± 4.6	67.8 ± 12.3	40.2 ± 9.9
VL40W	11	165.1 ± 7.1	60.1 ± 7.5	66.0 ± 18.8	39.3 ± 9.9

VL20M = men training until 20% of velocity loss, VL40M = men training until 40% of velocity loss, VL20W = women training until 20% of velocity loss, VL40W = women training until 40% of velocity loss within each set. SQ = back squat exercise; BP = bench press exercise; 1-RM = one-repetition maximum