Table 1 Participant characteristics

Age [years]

23 ± 2

24 ± 3

22 ± 0

Height [cm]

171 ± 11

179 ± 10

164 ± 5

Body Mass [kg]

66.4 ± 9.3

73.7 ± 8.4

60.3 ± 4.1

V̇O₂ peak [mL/kg/min]

59.2 ± 7.3

65.4 ± 6.0

54.1 ± 2.5

LT1 [W]

194 ± 48

229 ± 51

166 ± 18

LT1 [W/kg]

2.9 ± 0.6

3.2 ± 0.8

2.7 ± 0.2

LT2 [W]

236 ± 55

285 ± 41

195 ± 17

LT2 [W/kg]

3.5 ± 0.6

3.9 ± 0.8

3.2 ± 0.1

Workload [W]

184 ± 46

217 ± 49

157 ± 17