Table 1. Basic and team-handball specific endurance tests (n.r. no results for this variable in the present study).

Test	Reference	Results: HRpeak (beat·min-1) BLCpeak (mmol·l-1) VO2max (mmol·l-1·kg-1)
Repeated sprints with directional changes	Buchheit et al. (2012)	0°: 184±7, 10.1±2.2, n.r. 45°: 181±8, 8.0±2.3, n.r. 90°: 178±9, 6.1±2.5, n.r. 135°: 180±8, 7.4±2.3, n.r.
30-15 intermittent fitness test (IFT), repeated sprints with (RSS) or without (RS) shuttle runs	Buchheit et al. (2010)	IFT: 184±9, - , 50.2±7.4 RSS: ~174, 9.3±2.4, 38.9±3.8 RS: ~174, 10.0±1.7, 40.4±4.2
30-15 intermittent fitness test (IFT) and continuous graded test (CT)	Buchheit et al. (2009c)	IFT: 195±8, 11.8±2.3, 54.5±6.6 CT: 193±10, 8.9±2.1, 53.3±7.3
Small size game (HB), high intensity intermittent run (IE) and incremental treadmill running test (IR)	Buchheit et al. (2009a)	HB: 187±7, 8.9±2.3, 60.2±2.6 IE: 189±5, 11.6±1.4, 56.4±5.2 IR: 190±8, 9.3±1.3, 57.3±4.7
Endurance running with constant running speed	Gorostiaga et al. (2005)	10km/h: 140±8, 1.8±0.5, n.r. 12km/h: 158±7, 3.2±1.1, n.r. 14km/h: 172±6, 7.2±2.0, n.r.
Team-handball game performance (HB) and incremental treadmill running test (IR)	Michalsik et al. (2014)	HB:163±8, 2.8-10.8, 71±6%VO2max IR: n.r., 10.5±2.9, 57.0±4.1
Team-handball game performance (HB) and incremental treadmill running test (IR)	Povoas et al. (2012)	HB: 157±18, n.r., 82±9%VO2max IR: 191±8, 55.3±4.6, n.r.
Team-handball game (HB), game based test (GBT) and incremental treadmill running test (IR)	Wagner et al. (2014)	HB: 182±7, 5.8±2.2, n.r. GBT: 184±11, 11.6±3.0, 54.8±5.6 IR: 190±8, n.r., 54.5±5.3