Table 1.
Heart rate recovery during a congested fixture
| Variables | S 1 | S 2 | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1 | |||||
| Post-HR0 (bpm) | 187.5 ± 8.8 | 189.9 ±6.3 | 189.2 ± 6.3 | 190.4 ± 6.8 | 187.2 ± 6.7 |
| Post-HR30 (bpm) | 174.6 ± 14.4 | 174.6 ± 9.2 | 176.4 ± 7.8 | 177.5 ± 7.6 | 174.8 ± 10.0 |
| Post-HR60 (bpm) | 157.6 ± 13.6 | 156.2 ± 11.0 | 156.7 ± 12.0 | 160.5 ± 12.1 | 155.6 ± 14.0 |
| Post-HR120 (bpm) | 142.2 ± 11.2 | 137.9 ± 13.0 | 141.4 ± 11.1 | 142.2 ± 13.4 | 138.9 ± 10.7 |
| Post-HR180 (bpm) | 134.5 ± 11.8 | 130.6 ± 13.5 | 133.6 ± 13.1 | 134.4 ± 12.1 | 135.2 ± 6.3 |
| Match 2 | |||||
| Post-HR0 (bpm) | 178.2 ± 10.5 | 158.9 ± 57.9 | 183.6 ± 9.0 | 177.5 ± 13.2 | 181.6 ± 15.0 |
| Post-HR30 (bpm) | 157.4 ± 14.6 | 140.5 ± 52.5 | 164.2 ± 16.2 | 156.1 ± 20.1 | 167.0 ± 20.2 |
| Post-HR60 (bpm) | 138.6 ± 15.6 | 122.3 ± 46.6 | 144.0 ± 16.6 | 133.0 ± 15.8 | 145.0 ± 16.0 |
| Post-HR120 (bpm) | 122.2 ± 14.0 | 110.3 ± 42.8 | 122.5 ± 13.7 | 117.6 ± 18.1 | 129.2 ± 16.0 |
| Post-HR180 (bpm) | 115.6 ± 15.4 | 108.9 ± 40.5 | 114.1 ± 10.2 | 112.4 ± 13.4 | 122.4 ± 15.6 |
| Match 3 | |||||
| Post-HR0 (bpm) | 187.0 ± 6.9 | 190.4 ± 7.2 | 184.9 ± 6.1 | 183.3 ± 14.2 | 179.3 ± 15.9 |
| Post-HR30 (bpm) | 171.4 ± 10.6 | 177.1 ± 7.5 | 169.1 ± 8.2 | 165.4 ± 13.5 | 160.6 ± 20.6 |
| Post-HR60 (bpm) | 154.8 ± 11.3 | 159.1 ± 12.2 | 151.0 ± 14.1 | 141.6 ± 17.2 | 137.9 ± 12.0 |
| Post-HR120 (bpm) | 133.9 ± 11.3 | 133.9 ± 9.0 | 131.3 ± 12.8 | 126.4 ± 13.2 | 121.9 ± 10.0 |
| Post-HR180 (bpm) | 129.1 ± 12.3 | 127.4 ± 11.9 | 124.8 ± 13.4 | 119.4 ± 11.5 | 117.6 ± 11.2 |
| Match 4 | |||||
| Post-HR0 (bpm) | 183.3 ± 10.4 | 181.9 ± 8.0 | 182.2 ± 6.5 | 185.9 ± 6.1 | 187.5 ± 6.9 |
| Post-HR30 (bpm) | 166.9 ± 17.5 | 165.8 ± 14.1 | 161.2 ± 11.5 | 167.0 ± 10.0 | 170.5 ± 8.6 |
| Post-HR60 (bpm) | 147.5 ± 20.4 | 142.8 ± 15.0 | 142.2 ± 13.8 | 145.4 ± 6.4 | 146.2 ± 6.5 |
| Post-HR120 (bpm) | 126.6 ± 12.7 | 123.1 ± 13.4 | 123.3 ± 9.3 | 128.0 ± 11.0 | 126.0 ± 5.3 |
| Post-HR180 (bpm) | 121.0 ± 11.7 | 115.0 ± 17.6 | 117.9 ± 9.5 | 122.9 ± 8.7 | 122.8 ± 6.5 |
| Match 5 | |||||
| Post-HR0 (bpm) | 188.8 ± 7.1 | 187.8 ± 6.4 | 180.1 ± 7.4 | 184.0 ± 5.5 | 175.4 ± 7.5 |
| Post-HR30 (bpm) | 176.1 ± 7.7 | 172.9 ± 9.2 | 164.9 ± 11.7 | 170.2 ± 3.8 | 158.2 ± 12.8 |
| Post-HR60 (bpm) | 155.4 ± 14.9 | 152.4 ± 10.9 | 144.9 ± 10.1 | 145.8 ± 6.7 | 141.4 ± 10.7 |
| Post-HR120 (bpm) | 131.3 ± 18.0 | 135.4 ± 14.9 | 131.0 ± 8.7 | 130.2 ± 6.9 | 123.8 ± 10.0 |
| Post-HR180 (bpm) | 125.1 ± 14.7 | 125.0 ± 12.0 | 121.6 ± 8.4 | 122.7 ± 11.6 | 117.8 ± 8.8 |
Note: S: substitution; bpm, beat per minute; Post-HR, post-exercise heat rate. Significant difference was identified in all pairwise comparisons of time effect.