Table 2 Anthropometric, metabolic and biomechanical variables of the participants at baseline; Mean, standard deviations and p values for group are reported
|  | Supplemented Group (n = 16) | Placebo Group (n = 16) | Group (p) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Participants | Males = 10 | Females = 6 | Males = 10 | Females = 6 |  |
Age (yr) | 22.1 ± 2.2 | 20.6 ± 1.0 | 21.0 ± 1.0 | 20.5 ± 0.7 | 0.322 |
Height (cm) | 173.9 ± 6.0 | 157.2 ± 4.4 | 177.1 ± 6.8 | 161.8 ± 4.3 | 0.072 |
Weight (kg) | 69.2 ± 12.7 | 50.3 ± 4.8 | 67.2 ± 6.9 | 54.6 ± 5.2 | 0.726 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 22.8 ± 3.4 | 20.3 ± 1.2 | 21.4 ± 1.6 | 20.8 ± 1.4 | 0.584 |
HRmax (bpm) | 197.3 ± 8.2 | 197.5 ± 5.0 | 199.0 ± 7.8 | 199.7 ± 4.7 | 0.458 |
VO2max (ml/kg/min) | 42.6 ± 10.4 | 35.0 ± 8.5 | 43.9 ± 4.5 | 28.1 ± 3.1 | 0.315 |
Wpeak (watt) | 212.5 ± 33.9 | 146.7 ± 23.4 | 230.0 ± 28.4 | 133.3 ± 23.4 | 0.844 |
WLT1 (watt) | 76.1 ± 11.3 | 57.7 ± 23.8 | 73.9 ± 22.3 | 40.8 ± 14.0 | 0.312 |
WLT2 (watt) | 127.1 ± 23.4 | 88.2 ± 23.5 | 138.8 ± 27.6 | 74.9 ± 16.6 | 0.928 |