Table 2

 Effects of 12 week training program on components of aerobic capacity in somatotype groups

Endo-meso,Meso,Meso-ecto,Ecto,Total,Interaction,
n = 9n = 11n = 12n = 9n = 41df 1, 37
NS, not significant; **p<0.01. For legends, see table 1.
vV˙o2max (km h−1)Pre-test15.7±1.016.4±1.016.4±0.916.2±0.916.2±1.0F = 9.7
Post-test16.6**±0.917.5**±0.917.8**±0.716.9**±0.817.2**±0.9**
tlim100 (s)Pre-test345.6±70.0306.8±64.5298.4±103.8280.9±64.1307.2±79.5F = 1.5
Post-test443.6**±73.6410.2**±52.4407.4**±84.8344.7**±54.0402.3**±74.0NS
V˙o2max (l min−1)Pre-test3.9±0.54.2±0.53.5±0.53.3±0.23.7±0.6F = 1.5
Post-test4.2±0.64.7**±0.64.1**±0.43.5**±0.24.1**±0.6NS
V˙o2maxPre-test50.7±4.656.4±4.754.2±5.748.5±4.852.8±5.7F = 22.6
(ml kg−1 min−1)Post-test54.9**±4.963.6**±4.262.5**±5.252.1**±5.358.8**±6.8**
V˙o2maxPre-test150.0±14.8165.3±13.5153.8±17.1138.9±12.2152.8±17.0F = 13.4
(ml kg−0.75 min−1)Post-test161.9**±16.3186.1**±13.1177.8**±14.6149.0**±13.3170.2**±20.0**
VT2Pre-test38.1±4.744.2±4.342.7±5.738.1±3.741.1±5.3F = 16.32
(ml kg−1 min−1)Post-test42.2**±3.751.8**±4.052.4**±5.241.8**±4.447.7**±6.6**
%V˙o2maxPre-test75.1±4.578.4±4.678.7±6.778.6±2.177.8±5.0F = 1.8
Post-test76.9±3.481.4**±3.283.8**±2.880.1**±1.580.9**±3.7NS
HR maxPre-test184.7±9.2190.7±6.5187.3±7.5191.1±7.7188.5±7.8F = 2.07
(beats min−1)Post-test187.4±9.8191.4±5.6187.7±7.0190.1±5.7189.1±7.0NS
Maximal O2 pulsePre-test21.1±2.722.0±3.218.8±3.017.1±1.719.8±3.3F = 1.5
(ml beat−1)Post-test22.3±3.424.5**±2.821.8**±2.518.3 **±1.621.9**±3.4NS