Table 1 Characteristics of the participating rowers (n = 16)

Age (yr)

19.5 ± 1.4

17.0 – 22.0

Body mass (kg)

87.3 ± 9.8

69.0 – 104.7

Height (cm)

187 ± 5

176 – 194

FFM (kg)

73.8 ± 6.4

63.9 – 83.4

FM (kg)

13.6 ± 5.3

5.1 –21.6

\( \dot{\mathrm{V}}{\mathrm{O}}_2 \max \) (mL · min⁻¹ · kg⁻¹)

68.1 ± 6.4

58.4 – 75.0

Peak power (W · kg⁻¹)

11.6 ± 1.1

9.9 – 13.2

Years training (yr)

8.2 ± 2.8

6 – 10

Number of training sessions per week (session · week⁻¹)

8.6 ± 2.7

7 – 10

Number of hours of training per week (h · week⁻¹)

16.8 ± 5.9

10 – 24

Energy intake (kcal · kg⁻¹ · day⁻¹)^a

56.1 ± 14.2

37.0 – 79.2

Protein intake (g · kg⁻¹ · day⁻¹)^a

1.6 ± 0.2

1.3 – 2.0

Carbohydrate intake (g · kg⁻¹ · day⁻¹)^a

6.3 ± 1.4

4.9 – 9.3

Fat intake (g · kg⁻¹ · day⁻¹)^a

1.7 ± 0.4

1.2 – 2.4