Table 1

Participants characteristics and % of body weight of every assisted load.

AthletesChronological Age (y)Years to 
PHV
Years of trainingHeight 
(cm)
Weight 
(kg)
% Body 
Fat
% BW 
2 kg
% BW 
4 kg
% BW 
5.25 kg
PB 
60 m (s)
F119.5+ 5.87170.063.416.73.26.38.38.33
M218.7+ 4.35150.457.822.63.56.99.18.94
M116.7+ 2.96179.665.87.63.06.18.07.69
M315.5+ 3.44166.056.712.33.57.19.38.13
F415.1+ 2.05151.339.411.65.110.213.38.35
M214.7+ 1.64176.760.27.33.36.78.77.63
Mean ± SD16.71 ±  2.003.33 ±  1.545.17 ±  1.17165.6 ± 12.4557.2 ±  9.3813.0 ±  5.833.6 ±  0.757.2 ±  1.509.4 ±  1.978.18 ±  0.48
Note. PHV: peak height velocity; % BW: percentage of body weight of every overspeed load; F: female; M: male; PB: personal best for 60 m-dash; SD: standard deviation.