| Study | N Gender | Age (yr) | Training | VO2max protocol | PreVO2max
(ml·kg-1min-1) |
PostVO2max
(ml·kg-1min-1) |
Control | ES |
| Bar-Or &
Zwiren, 198920 |
22 M
24 F |
9-10 | Interval running
20-25 min 2-4 X/WK 9 weeks |
Treadmill | (M) 50.2 ± 6.3
(F) 44.2 ± 4.6 |
49.4 ± 4.8
46.1 ± 4.2 |
Yes | 0.02
0.37 |
| Bendict,
Vaccaro, & Hatfield, 198521 |
3 M
8 F |
9-11 | Jump rope
1 hour 2 X/WK 5 min 3 X/WK 8 weeks |
Treadmill | 42.4 ± 4.5 | 42.8 ± 4.3 | No | 0.02 |
| Brown, Harrower, & Deeter, 197122 | 12 F | 8-13 | Running
1-2 hours 4-5 X/WK 12 weeks |
Treadmill | 46.29 ± 8.4 | 53.6 ± 6.2 | Yes | 1.80 |
| Conn, et al., 198823 | 9 M
13 F |
9.5-12.9 | Swimming
3500 yd 4 X/WK >35 weeks |
Treadmill | (M) 47.3 ± 6.7
(F) 40.3 ± 4.9 |
54.7 ± 7.9
48.5 ± 6.0 |
Yes | 1.10
1.67 |
| Cumming,
Goulding, & Baggley, 196924 |
44 M | 6th grade | 9-month
phys educ 2 X/6 days (1) 1 hr, 2 X/WK (2) no formal (3) 30-45 min |
Cycle | 46.9 ± 3.3
47.6 ± 5.4 49.2 ± 6.0 |
47.1 ± 3.5
47.1 ± 4.6 49.8 ± 5.5 |
No | 0.05
-0.10 -0.10 |
| Docherty,
Wegner, & Collis, 198725 |
23 M | 11-13 | Interval train
high-velocity- low-resistance 3 X/WK 4 weeks |
Cycle | 47.0 ± 5.0 | 54.7 ± 4.9 | Yes | 1.9 |
| Eisenman & Golding, 19749 | 16 F | (G) 12-13
(W) 18-21 |
Running and bench stepping
30 min 3 X/WK 14 weeks |
Treadmill | 42.7 ± 6.1
38.1 ± 3.8 |
49.6 ± 3.7
44.8 ± 1.3 |
Yes | 2.79 |
| Ikblom, 196926 | 6 M | 11 | Interval running
45 min 4-5 X/WK 6 or 26 months |
Treadmill | (6 mo)
53.9 ± 6.2 (26 mo) 55.9 ± 8.9 |
59.4 ± 6.3
57.5 ± 3.6 |
Yes | 2.0
0.97 |
| Gilliam & Greedson, 198027 | 11 M | 7-9 | Interval training
4 X/WK 12 weeks |
Cycle | 48.1 ± 3.3 | 47.9 ± 2.9 | Yes | 0.0 |
| Koch & Eriksson, 197328 | 9 M | 11-13 | Interval running
16 weeks |
Cycle | 41.7 ± 6.5 | 48.1 ± 5.0 | No | 1.10 |
| Lussier & Buskirk, 197729 | 16 M & F | 8-12 | Running
4 X/WK 12 weeks |
Treadmill | 45.6 ± 3.9 | 48.4 ± 2.3 | Yes | 0.47 |
| Massicotte & Macnab, 197430 | 27 M | 11-13 | Cycling, 12 min, 3 X/WK
(T1) @ HR = 170-180 b/min (T2) @ HR = 150-160 b/min (T3) @ HR = 130-140 b/min |
Cycle | 44.2 ± 3.1
44.2 ± 3.1 44.2 ± 3.1 |
51.8 ± 6.0
48.0 ± 6.0 48.2 ± 3.6 |
Yes | 2.54
1.20 1.29 |
| Mocellin & Wasmund, 197331 | 14 M, 15 F
11 M, 13 F |
8.8-10.3
7.6-9.4 |
1000 m run
2 X/WK 800 m run 1X/WK 6 weeks |
Cycle | (M) 54.2 ± 5.9
(F) 47.3 ± 7.9 (M) 51.8 ± 4.2 (F) 44.8 ± 5.4 |
55.9 ± 5.2
48.9 ± 7.1 52.9 ± 5.0 46.4 ± 8.2 |
No | 0.30
0.21 0.24 0.14 |
| Rowland & Boyajian, 199532 | 13 M
24 F |
10.9-12.8 | Aerobic activity 30 min
3 X/WK 12 weeks |
Treadmill | 44.7 ± 5.8 | 47.6 ± 6.4 | No | 0.54 |
| Stewart & Gutin, 197633 | 13 M | 10-12 | Interval running
40 min 4 X/WK 8 weeks |
Treadmill | 49.8 ± 6.1 | 49.5 ± 6.1 | Yes | 0.1 |
| Sundberg & Elovainio, 198234 | 34 M | 12-16 | Running 40-100 km/WK 8 weeks | Cycle | (12 yr)
51.1 ± 6.2 (14 yr) 56.0 ± 5.1 (16 yr) 56.1 ± 5.2 |
59.3 ± 6.2
63.7 ± 4.8 66.4 ± 6.0 |
Yes | 1.32
1.51 1.98 |
| Vaccaro & Clarke, 197835 | 3 M
12 F |
9-11 | Swimming 3000-10,000 yd/WK | Treadmill | 47.3 ± 8.2 | 55.4 ± 6.9 | Yes | 1.00 |
| Yoshida, Ishiko, & Muroka, 198036 | 30 M
27 F |
5 | 750-1500 m run
(a) 1 X/WK (b) 5 X/WK 14 months |
Treadmill | 43.5 ± 4.9
42.1 ± 5.2 |
41.6 ±6.3
38.9 ± 4.3 |
Yes | -0.93
-1.86 |
| Yoshizawa,
et al., 199037 |
12 M | 5-6 | 915 m run
6 X/WK 6 months |
Treadmill | 47.6 ± 1.3 | 50.4 ± 2.1 | Yes | 0.24 |