The men were given various fitness tests and then divided into two groups that were roughly
equal in terms of
levels of body fat,
strength (as defined by their one - rep maxes — 1RM — on the bench press and back squat), and VO2max (the maximum amount of oxygen consumed by the muscles during exercise — a measure of endurance).
Children with rare (i.e., prevalence = 5 %) processing speed
strengths and weaknesses were matched on age, race, gender, parents» education
level, and general ability with an
equal number of comparison participants without unusual processing speed profiles.