Aerobic power and capacity variables in the off season (OS) and pre-season (PS)
| Women (n = 3) | Men (n = 6) | Total (n = 9) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OS | PS | OS | PS | OS | PS | |
| Data are mean (SD). | ||||||
| *p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.005, ****p<0.001, significantly different from the PS. | ||||||
| ACT, aerobic capacity test; APT, aerobic power test; AT, anaerobic threshold; LT, lactate threshold; V˙o2max, maximal oxygen consumption. | ||||||
| APT | ||||||
| V˙o2max (ml/min/kg) | 66.5 (5.3) | 63.1 (6.9) | 75.9 (4.9) | 72.9 (3.8) | 72.8 (6.6)* | 69.6 (6.7) |
| Speed at AT (km/h) | 16.6 (0.6) | 16.5 (1.0) | 17.8 (0.6)**** | 19.1 (0.7) | 17.4 (0.8)*** | 18.2 (1.5) |
| Speed at 4 mmol/l LT (km/h) | 17.2 (0.3) | 17.7 (0.2) | 19.2 (0.5)**** | 20.9 (0.5) | 18.5 (1.1)**** | 19.8 (1.6) |
| Speed at 2 mmol/l LT (km/h) | 15.1 (1.3)*** | 16.2 (0.9) | 16.8 (0.5)**** | 18.5 (0.4) | 16.2 (1.2)**** | 17.7 (1.3) |
| ACT | ||||||
| Speed (km/h) | 14.3 (1.4) | 15.0 (0.7) | 16.9 (0.8) | 17.1 (0.8) | 16.1 (1.6) | 16.4 (1.3) |
| Intensity (% of speed at 2 mmol/l LT) | 95.2 (5.9) | 92.7 (3.6) | 100.8 (3.8)** | 92.6 (3.4) | 98.9 (5.1)** | 92.6 (3.2) |