Table 1.
Neuromuscular performance during the 8–week study period. Values are means (±SD).
| EXP | CON | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pre | mid | post | pre | mid | post | |
| Fmax (N·kg-1) | 26.1 (4.1) | 29.7 (4.1)**† | 31 (4.1)**§ | 26.5 (2.6) | 27.4 (2.9)*† | 27.3 (3.2) |
| RFD100 (N·ms-1) | 4.3 (1.6) | 5.2 (1.6)**† | 5.9 (1.4)**§ | 4.5 (1.5) | 4.4 (1.5) | 4.5 (1.4) |
| CMJ (cm) | 45.1 (5.5) | 49.4 (5.9)**† | 50.4 (6.2) | 46.8 (7.1) | 46.6 (7.1) | 47.2 (7.4) |
| SJ (cm) | 39.3 (5.1) | 45.3 (6.3)**† | 45.4 (6.4) | 41.3 (6.5) | 40.6 (6.4) | 41.8 (6.2) |
| 50 m sprint (s) | 6.58 (0.28) | 6.51 (0.29)*† | 6.39 (0.24)**§ | 6.57 (0.25) | 6.6 (0.31) | 6.58 (0.31) |
* indicates significant difference (p < 0.05)
** indicates significant difference (p < 0.01)
† indicates significant difference between pre- to mid
§ indicates significant difference between mid- to post; EXP (experimental group); CON (control group); pre (pre-training); mid (mid-training); post (post-training)