Table 3. Mean ± SD values of the performance tests during T1, T2 and T3.
| T1 | T2 | T3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1RM (kg) | OP | 77.4 ± 19.6 | 81.7 ± 19.7 | 88.1 ± 20.0††** |
| TT | 73.9 ± 17.8 | 78.5 ± 16.3 | 82.6 ± 16.9† | |
| CG | 74.9 ± 9.7 | 75.3 ± 9.9 | 76.7 ± 12.7 | |
| P30 (watts) | OP | 466.7 ± 148.0 | 523.3 ± 148.0†* | 558.1 ± 115.5††** |
| TT | 461.3 ± 168.0 | 502.0 ± 166.1 | 538.9 ± 169.5††** | |
| CG | 464.8 ± 97.3 | 469.0 ± 85.4 | 469.5 ± 101.8 | |
| P40 (watts) | OP | 501.8 ± 144.2 | 567.8 ± 138.6††* | 597.9 ± 139.9††** |
| TT | 499.6 ± 164.0 | 543.6 ± 160.7 | 569.9 ± 162.1††* | |
| CG | 502.0 ± 94.8 | 509.2 ± 89.7 | 520.2 ± 116.8 | |
| P50 (watts) | OP | 502.6 ± 134.4 | 557.6 ± 164.3† | 587.6 ± 149.4†† |
| TT | 494.6 ± 161.8 | 554.0 ± 184.0† | 571.4 ± 173.4†† | |
| CG | 511.2 ± 100.4 | 516.7 ± 96.9 | 534.2 ± 101.6 |
Abbreviations: OP = optimum power group; TT = traditional training group; CG = control group; T1 = pre-intervention evaluation; T2 = evaluation after first four weeks’ training; T3 = post-intervention evaluation; 1RM = one repetition maximum; P30 = peak power output with 30% of 1RM; P40 = peak power output with 40% of 1RM; P50 = peak power output with 50% of 1RM;
† = significant differences from T1 p < .05;
†† = significant differences from T1 p < .01;
* = significant differences from CG p < .05;
** = significant differences from CG p < .01.