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; VIFT = 30-15 Intermittent Fitness Test Speed.