Table 1.
Exercise intensity during real water-polo games and plays performed in front of defense court after press (P), static-zone (SZ) and zone-press (ZP). The intensity is expressed by heart rate (HR), the percentage time spent below 85% of HR peak and lactate values. Data are means (±SD).
| P | SZ | ZP | 95% CL (P) |
95% CL (SZ) | 95% CL (ZP) |
ES (P-SZ) |
ES (P-ZP) |
ES (SZ-ZP) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Games | |||||||||
| HR (beats.min-1) | 164 (8) | 163 (10) | 161 (13) | 159, 167 | 158, 167 | 154, 167 | .11 | .29 | .19 |
| Percentage time ≤ 85% HR peak (%) | 38.0 (18.1) | 39.3 (23.8) | 45.5 (24.5) | 29.0, 47.0 | 27.5, 51.1 | 32.3, 57.7 | .06 | .34 | .26 |
| Defense court games | |||||||||
| HR (beats.min-1) | 153 (10) | 140 (11) * | 143 (16) * | 147, 158 | 133, 146 | 134, 152 | 1.27 | .82 | .22 |
| Percentage time ≤ 85% HRpeak (%) | 46.3 (22.8) | 81.8 (20.5) * | 75.7 (32.0) * | 32.5, 60.1 | 69.4, 94.1 | 56.9, 94.5 | 1.64 | 1.07 | .23 |
| Lactate (mmol.l-1) | 6.5 (2.9) | 4.7 (2.5) * | 4.6 (1.8) * | 5.2, 7.7 | 3.6, 5.8 | 3.8, 5.4 | .65 | .80 | .05 |
ES: effect size, 95% CL: 95% confidence limits
*p<0.01 from P.