Table 3.
Variable | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 |
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Duration of interval of work (s) | 40 | 40 | 50 | 50 | 60 | 60 |
Duration of interval of rest (s) | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 |
Number of intervals of work (N°) | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
Number of intervals of rest (N°) | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 |
Qualitative intensity in Borg scale 1–10 (pts) | 8–10 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 8–10 |
Quantitative intensity by heart rate (%) | 70–100 | 70–100 | 70–100 | 70–100 | 70–100 | 70–100 |
Cadence (rpm) | 50–70 | 50–70 | 50–70 | 50–70 | 50–70 | 50–70 |
Velocity (km/h) | 20–40 | 20–40 | 20–40 | 20–40 | 20–40 | 20–40 |
Volume of work / session (min) | 5.3 | 5.3 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 14 | 14 |
Volume of work / week (min) | 15.9 | 15.9 | 24.9 | 24.9 | 42 | 42 |
Volume of rest / session (min | 18 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 26 |
Volume of rest / week (min) | 54 | 54 | 66 | 66 | 78 | 78 |
Total time investment / session (min) | 23.3 | 23.3 | 30.3 | 30.3 | 40.0 | 40.0 |
Total time investment / week (min) | 69.9 | 69.9 | 90.9 | 90.9 | 120.0 | 120.0 |
Total time investment / 6-weeks (h) | – | – | – | – | – | 4.68 |
s, seconds; N°, numbers; pts, points; %, percentage; rpm: revolutions per minute; km/h, kilometers per hour; min, minutes; h, hours.