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) *

VO2peak (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).