Table 1 Participant characteristics.

Age (yrs)

25.3 ± 4.0

28.0 ± 3.4

Height (cm)

185.7 ± 3.8

180.7 ± 6.8

Weight (kg)

79.8 ± 5.7

79.8 ± 8.6

Body fat (%)

8.2 ± 2.2

11.0 ± 4.7

Hematocrit

45.3 ± 3.8

43.5 ± 3.0

Absolute VO_2max (L/min)

5.3 ± 0.2

3.7 ± 0.6

Relative VO_2max (mL/kg/min)

65.5 ± 3.5

46.1 ± 4.5

Peak power output (Watts)

486.7 ± 34.0

354.0 ± 48.6