Table 4.
Repeated sprint ability before and after a 4-week high-intensity interval training period; the pre to post changes in mean values; and the differences in the changes between the active recovery (n = 13) and passive recovery (n = 13) group.
| Variable | Group | Pre |
Post |
Pre to post changes |
Differences in the changes between ACT and PAS |
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| Mean ± SD (95% CI) | Mean ± SD (95% CI) | ΔMean ± SD (95% CI) | p | ES | ΔMean (95% CI) | p | ES | Qualitative inference and likelihood (%) of ACT being positive/trivial/negative |
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| MV (m⋅s-1) | Overall | 5.61 ± 0.28 | (5.49; 5.73) | 5.58 ± 0.30 | (5.45; 5.70) | -0.03 ± 0.12 | (-0.09; 0.02) | 0.173 | -0.11 | |||||
| ACT | 5.59 ± 0.32 | (5.40; 5.78) | 5.54 ± 0.33 | (5.34; 5.74) | -0.05 ± 0.14 | (-0.13; 0.04) | 0.249 | -0.16 | -0.03 (-0.13; 0.08) | 0.589 | -0.09 | Unclear | 5/70/25 | |
| PAS | 5.63 ± 0.24 | (5.47; 5.78) | 5.61 ± 0.26 | (5.44; 5.78) | -0.02 ± 0.10 | (-0.09; 0.05) | 0.508 | -0.07 | ||||||
| Sdec (%) | Overall | 3.45 ± 1.14 | (2.98; 3.92) | 3.05 ± 1.23 | (2.49; 3.51) | -0.45 ± 1.35 | (-1.01; 0.11) | 0.108 | -0.37 | |||||
| ACT | 3.56 ± 0.88 | (3.02; 4.09) | 3.10 ± 1.31 | (2.31; 3.90) | -0.45 ± 1.29 | (-1.23; 0.33) | 0.230 | -0.37 | 0.00 (-1.13; 1.06) | 0.949 | 0.00 | Unclear | 33/33/33 | |
| PAS | 3.34 ± 1.39 | (2.46; 4.22) | 3.00 ± 1.20 | (2.14; 3.64) | -0.45 ± 1.48 | (-1.39; 0.49) | 0.313 | -0.37 | ||||||
CIs, confidence limits; ES, effect size; RSA, repeated sprint ability; MV, mean peak values for velocity; Sdec, percentage decrement score; ACT, active recovery; PAS, passive recovery.