Table 2. Maximum velocity (V
max), final propulsive phase velocity (FPV) and take-off velocity (V
take-off) by load and sex. Data expressed as mean (±SD).
Sex |
Variable |
25% BW |
50% BW |
75% BW |
100% BW |
Men |
Vmax (m·s-1) |
2.40 (.09) b.c |
2.09 (.06) b.c |
1.83 (.05) b.c |
1.62 (.05) b.c |
FPV (m·s-1) |
2.26 (.09) a |
1.90 (.07) a |
1.56 (.06) a |
1.25 (.07) a |
Vtake-off (m·s-1) |
2.19 (.06) a |
1.87 (.05) a |
1.61 (.03) a |
1.38 (.04) a |
Women |
Vmax (m·s-1) |
2.02 (.03) b.c |
1.78 (.03) b.c |
1.52 (.03) b.c |
1.34 (.03) b.c |
FPV (m·s-1) |
1.85 (.03) a |
1.55 (.04) a |
1.24 (.03) a.c |
0.94 (.05) a.c |
Vtake-off (m·s-1) |
1.84 (.03) a |
1.57 (.03) a |
1.30 (.03) a.b |
1.07 (.03) a.b |
a, Significantly different versus V
max. P < 0.05.
b, Significantly different versus FPV. P < 0.05.
c, Significantly different versus V
take-off. P < 0.05.