Table 1. Characteristics of participants.
| Characteristic |
Competitive
level |
| Tier
3 (N = 40) |
Tier
2 (N = 37) |
| Age (years) |
20.90 ± 1.72 |
20.35 ± 1.34 |
| Height
(cm) |
180.78 ± 5.50 |
178.49 ± 4.85 |
| Weight
(kg) |
73.15 ± 6.49 |
70.19 ± 6.29 |
| BMI (kg/m2) |
22.36 ± 1.34 |
22.04 ± 1.89 |
| HRrest
(bpm) |
53.83 ± 5.51 |
58.65 ± 3.16 |
| HRmax
(bpm) |
188.98 ± 6.69 |
187.68 ± 5.27 |
| VIFT
(km/h) |
20.03 ± 1.68 |
19.22 ± 1.04 |
BMI = Body Mass Index; HRrest = Resting Heart Rate; HRmax = Maximum Heart Rate; V
IFT = 30-15 Intermittent Fitness Test Speed.
