Table 2. Changes in VO
2max, P
aerPO, Wingate PPO and Wingate MPO in the three training groups. All groups improved significantly, but there was no evidencce that one group improved significantly more than the others. Data are means (±SD).
| Measure |
Pre Training |
Post Training |
Change (%) |
| VO2max (ml.kg-1) |
Steady-State |
33.6 (5.4) |
40.1 (6.3) |
19% * |
| Tabata |
34.0 (6.5) |
40.1 (6.8) |
18% * |
| Meyer |
34.3 (9.1) |
40.6 (8.7) |
18% * |
| PaerPO (W.kg-1) |
Steady-State |
2.65 (.61) |
3.09 (.76) |
17% * |
| Tabata |
2.72 (.77) |
3.36 (.69) |
24% * |
| Meyer |
2.81 (.70) |
3.21 (.69) |
14% * |
| Wingate PPO (W.kg-1) |
Steady-State |
11.5 (1.6) |
12.4 (1.4) |
8% * |
| Tabata |
11.7 (1.4) |
12.7 (1.4) |
9% * |
| Meyer |
11.8 (1.5) |
12.4 (1.7) |
5% * |
| Wingate MPO (W.kg-1) |
Steady-State |
6.1 (1.0) |
6.3 (.9) |
4% * |
| Tabata |
6.4 (1.0) |
6.9 (1.1) |
7% * |
| Meyer |
6.2 (1.3) |
6.6 (1.0) |
6% * |
| Combined Exercise |
Steady-State |
6.75 (1.07) |
7.26 (1.02) |
7.6% * |
| Capacity (W.kg-1) |
Tabata |
6.94 (1.06) |
7.65 (1.06) |
10.2% * |
| Meyer |
6.94 (1.17) |
7.40 (1.13) |
6.6% * |
* p < 0.05
