Table 1. Characteristic of the participants. SIT (n=10) SSIT (n=10) CON (n=10) mean ± SD mean ± SD mean ± SD Age (y) 25.3 ± 1.8 25.7 ± 2.5 26.2 ± 1.7 Height (m) 1.89 ± 0.07 1.88 ± 0.08 1.86 ± 0.08 Weight (kg 87.0 ± 7.6 85.9 ± 9.5 85.0 ± 7.6 Training experience (y) 8.5 ± 2.1 8.7 ± 1.4 8.1 ± 1.8 SIT: sprint interval training, SSIT: sport-specific SIT, CON: control group