Table 1 Heart rate training and Power training group descriptive statistics. Data are means (±SD).
Heart rate Power
Age 36.9 (15.7) 30.9 (9.5)
Body mass (kg) 72.0 (13.8) 67.7 (8.3)
V02 max (L·min-1·kg-1) 48.4 (9.3) 50.3 (9.7 )
PPO (W) 255.0 (75.7) 261.0 (65.9)
PPO (W/Kg) 3.5 (.7) 3.8 (.6)
PRE 20km TT time (s) 2348.8 (314.5) 2501.4 (562.5)
POST 20km TT time (s) 2233.7 (222.5) 2220.6 (239.3)
20km TT AP (W) 173.4 (49.1) 176.4 (51.2)
AP across intervals (W) 131.7 (44.7) 134.1 (43.8)
AP % (across intervals) of PPO 51.6% 51.4%
No significant differences (p > 0.05) between the two groups. PPO : peak power output, TT : time trial, AP : average power.