Table 1 Descriptive and training characteristics of the 12 participants (mean ± SD)
Females (n = 6) | Males (n = 6) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Age | years | 24.8 ± 5.3 | 25.6 ± 4.7 |
Height | cm | 167.7 ± 8.0 | 181.1 ± 3.1* |
Body mass | kg | 62.1 ± 6.4 | 75.7 ± 5.5* |
Lean body mass | kg | 46.3 ± 5.2 | 62.3 ± 2.8** |
Body fat | % | 21.4 ± 0.9 | 13.5 ± 4.7* |
\( \dot{\mathrm{V}} \)O2peak | L·min−1 | 3.6 ± 0.5 | 5.3 ± 0.4** |
mL·kg− 1·min− 1 | 59.9 ± 2.6 | 69.1 ± 2.9** | |
mL·kg LBM− 1·min− 1 | 81.1 ± 3.7 | 85.3 ± 6.7 | |
Weekly training load (h)a | 17.5 ± 3.4 | 19.7 ± 2.2 | |
Of which: | |||
Endurance exercise (h) | ≤ 75% HR | 12.8 ± 3.9 | 12.9 ± 4.1 |
75–80% HR | 1.6 ± 1.0 | 3.0 ± 2.9 | |
80–85% HR | 0.9 ± 0.4 | 1.4 ± 0.7 | |
≥ 85% HR | 0.9 ± 0.7 | 0.8 ± 0.5 | |
Gym-based strength training (h) | 1.2 ± 0.8 | 1.9 ± 0.9 | |