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).
