Table 1.
Descriptive power output and physiological parameters for the 90 s cycle sprint. Data are means (±SEM).
Parameter
Men
Boys
Peak Power (W)
881.4 (60.7)
533.6 (50.7)
*
Relative Peak Power (W·kg
-1
)
11.7 (0.4)
10.1 (0.7)
Mean Power (W)
434.5 (27.4)
238.4 (17.3)
*
Relative Mean Power (W·kg
-1
)
5.9 (0.2)
4.5 (0.2)
*
End Power (W)
288.6 (25.7)
134.3 (17.6)
*
Relative End Power (W·kg
-1
)
3.9 (0.2)
2.6 (0.3)
*
Fatigue Index (%)
67.4 (2.0)
72.5 (3.3)
Total work (J)
38714 (2464)
21171 (1554)
*
Relative Total Work (J·kg
-1
)
521.5 (18.8)
400.3 (2.4)
*
VO
2peak
(L·min
-1
)
3.41 (0.22)
2.70 (0.12)
*
Heart rate peak (b·min
-1
)
179 (5.2)
182 (5.6)
Peak lactate (mM)
10.5 (0.4)
7.3 (0.6)
*
* Significantly different to adult data (p < 0.05).