Table 1. Physical characteristics of the players in RSH and CON.
RSH (n = 10) CON (n = 10) t-ratios
Age (yrs) 19.6 ± 1.3 20.9 ± 2.1 t = 1.63, p = 0.12, d = 0.74
Height (cm) 174 ± 4 176 ± 5 t = 0.95, p = 0.36, d = 0.44
Weight (kg) 65.7 ± 6.2 70.7 ± 7.1 t = 1.67, p = 0.11, d = 0.75
Body fat percentage (%) 11.9 ± 3.6 12.0 ± 3.8 t = 0.06, p = 0.11, d = 0.03
FVC (l) 4.48 ± 0.69 4.70 ± 0.75 t = 0.67, p = 0.51, d = 0.31
FEV1 (l) 3.95 ± 0.67 3.92 ± 0.72 t = 0.09, p = 0.92, d = 0.04
FEV1 / FVC (%) 88.3 ± 7.3 83.3 ± 8.0 t = 1.45, p = 0.16, d = 0.65
12-s MVV (l·min-1) 174 ± 30 176 ± 32 t = 0.1, p = 0.92, d = 0.06
V·O2max (ml·kg-1.·min-1) 61.8 ± 3.7 61.5 ± 3.7 t = 0.17, p = 0.87, d = 0.08
HRmax (beat·min-1) 191 ± 8 190 ± 11 t = 0.16, p = 0.87, d = 0.1
Emax (l·min-1) 136 ± 20 133 ± 16 t = 0.36, p = 0.72, d = 0.17
Mean ±SD; t-test: t-ratio, p value, Cohen’s d, FVC, forced vital capacity; FEV1, forced expiratory volume in 1 s; 12-s MVV, maximum voluntary ventilation measured in 12 s; V̇O2max, V̇Emax and HRmax, maximum oxygen uptake, minute ventilation and heart rate, respectively, recorded in maximum graded treadmill test.