Table 4. Weekly training patterns during different phases throughout the season.

				Competition phase
Weekly training patterns	Transition phase	General preparation phase	Specific preparation phase	Overall	Pre-peaking	Peaking	Regeneration phase
Total training:
Training time (h.wk−1)	13.9±5.3	17.9±2.5	16.5±2.4	11.6±2.2 #β	13.5±3.1 #β	12.1±2.4 #β	6.1±3.7
Tr. sessions.wk−1	8.1±2.8	10.1±1.0	10.3±1.7	8.3±2.1 #β	8.9±1.9 #β	9.2±2.3	4.3±2.3
Training forms:
Endurance (h.wk−1)	12.7±4.9	16.5±2.6	15.7±2.2	11.2±2.0 #β	12.9±2.8 β	11.7±2.3 #β	5.9±3.6
Strength (h.wk−1)	1.1±1.0	1.2±0.5	0.7±0.4 *	0.3±0.2 #β	0.5±0.4 #	0.2±0.2 #β	0.2±0.3
Sprint (h.wk−1)	0.1±0.1	0.2±0.2	0.1±0.1	0.1±0.1	0.1±0.1	0.2±0.2	0.0±0.0
Intensity distribution:
Zone 1 (h.wk−1)	10.8±4.7	14.3±2.6	13.8±2.1	9.4±2.3 #β	11.2±2.8 β	9.7±2.0 #β	4.9±2.9
Zone 2 (h.wk−1)	1.3±0.9	0.9±0.6	0.6±0.5 *	0.4±0.3 #	0.4±0.5 #	0.6±0.8	0.3±0.5
Zone 3 (h.wk−1)	0.3±0.2	0.6±0.2	0.5±0.2	0.4±0.3	0.4±0.2 #	0.4±0.4	0.2±0.3
Zone 4 (h.wk−1)	0.2±0.2	0.5±0.2	0.4±0.3	0.5±0.3	0.5±0.4	0.7±0.4 β	0.3±0.3
Zone 5 (h.wk−1)	0.1±0.1	0.2±0.1	0.4±0.2 *	0.5±0.3	0.4±0.3	0.2±0.3	0.2±0.2
Activity forms:
Specific (h.wk−1)	4.3±3.3	8.1±1.7	13.7±2.3 *	10.3±1.5 #β	12.2±2.6 #	10.8±1.8 #	4.1±3.2
Non-Specific (h.wk−1)	8.5±4.6	8.6±1.5	2.1±1.2 *	1.0±0.6 #β	0.8±0.6 #β	1.0±1.0 #β	1.8±1.5

Values are mean ± SD and represent training hours per week in different phases. A non-parametric Friedman test indicated that there was a statistically significant difference in all variables across the GP, SP and CP (P<.05 level). A pairwise post-hoc test (Wilcoxon Signed Rank) was used to determine whether there was a statistically significant difference between the GP, SP or CP, as well as pre-peaking and peaking phases (P<.01 level).

*P<.01, GP vs. SP;

^#P<.01, GP vs. CP, pre-peaking or peaking;

^βP<.01, SP vs. CP, pre-peaking or peaking;

^†P<.01, pre-peaking vs. peaking.