Table 3.01. Hypothetical physiological and body composition changes in a sedentary normal individual resulting from an endurance training program.
| Sedentary Normal | World Class | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Pretraining | Post - training | Endurance Runner | |
| Cardiovascular | ||||
| HRrest' beats/min | 71 | 59 | 36 | |
| HRmax' beats/min | 185 | 183 | 174 | |
| SVrest' mit | 65 | 80 | 125 | |
| SVmax'' mit | 120 | 140 | 200 | |
| Qrest' liters/min. | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.5 | |
| Qmax' liters/min. | 22.2 | 25.6 | 34.8 | |
| Heart volume, ml | 750 | 820 | 1,200 | |
| Blood volume, liters | 4.7 | 5.1 | 6.0 | |
| Systolic BPrest'mmHg | 135 | 130 | 120 | |
| Systolic BPmax'mmHg | 210 | 205 | 210 | |
| Diastolic BPrest'mmHg | 78 | 76 | 65 | |
| Diastolic BPmax'mmHg | 82 | 80 | 65 | |
| Metabolic | ||||
| a-vO2diff rest' ml/100ml | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | |
| a-vO2diff max' ml/100ml | 14.5 | 15.0 | 16.0 | |
| VO2rest' ml/kg.min. | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.0 | |
| VO2maxt' ml/kg.min. | 40.5 12 METS | 49.8 14 METS | 76.7 22 METS | |
| Blood lactate rest' mg/100ml | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| Blood lactate max' mg/100ml | 110 | 125 | 185 | |
| Body Composition | ||||
| Weight, lbs. | 175 | 170 | 150 | |
| Fat weight, lbs. | 28 | 21.3 | 11.3 | |
| Lean weight, lbs. | 147 | 148.7 | 138.7 | |
| Relative fat, %. | 16.0 | 12.5 | 7.5 | |
| * 6-month training program, jogging 3 to 4 time/week, 30 min/day, at 75% of his VO2 max in an upright position. | ||||