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. 2019 Spring;25(2):132–149. doi: 10.1310/sci2502-132

Table 2.

Comparison of observed vs planned training frequency and dose by evaluation periods

Evaluation periods Weekdays (excluding eval days) No. of sessions Inline graphic
Actual days it took Deviation from planned Actual completed Deviation from planned Actual intensity Deviation from planned
Between two consecutive evals (planned days=20) (planned sessions=20) Eval 1 to 2 Mean (SD) 22 (6) 2 (6) 19 (1) −1 (1) 5 (1) −1 (1)
Median (IQR) 21 (19, 24) 1 (−1, 4) 19 (18, 19) −1 (−2, −1) 5 (4, 5) 0 (−1, 0)
Range, min–max 16 to 42 −4 to 22 16 to 21 −4 to 1 2 to 5 −3 to 0

Eval 2 to 3 Mean (SD) 21 (3) 1 (3) 19 (2) −1 (2) 5 (1) 0 (1)
Median (IQR) 21 (19, 22) 1 (−1, 2) 19 (18, 20) −1 (−2, 0) 5 (4, 5) 0 (−1, 0)
Range, min–max 17 to 30 −3 to 10 15 to 22 −5 to 2 3 to 5 −2 to 0

Eval 3 to 4 Mean (SD) 20 (5) 0 (5) 18 (3) −2 (3) 5 (1) 0 (1)
Median (IQR) 19 (18, 21) −1 (−2, 1) 18 (17, 19) −2 (−3, −1) 5 (4, 5) 0 (−1, 0)
Range, min–max 10 to 37 −10 to 17 10 to 28 −10 to 8 3 to 5 −2 to 0

Between three evals (planned days=40) (planned sessions=40) Eval 1 to 3 Mean (SD) 43 (6) 3 (6) 37 (2) −3 (2) 5 (1) −1 (1)
Median (IQR) 42 (40, 45) 2 (0, 5) 38 (36, 39) −3 (−4, −1) 5 (4, 5) 0 (−1, 0)
Range, min–max 35 to 59 −5 to 19 34 to 43 −6 to 3 3 to 5 −2 to 0

Eval 2 to 4 Mean (SD) 41 (7) 1 (7) 37 (3) −4 (3) 5 (1) 0 (1)
Median (IQR) 39 (37, 43) −2 (−3, 3) 37 (35, 38) −4 (−5, −2) 5 (4, 5) 0 (−1, 0)
Range, min–max 33 to 62 −7 to 22 30 to 48 −10 to 8 3 to 5 −2 to 0

Between four evals (planned days=60) (planned sessions=60) Eval 1 to 4 Mean (SD) 63 (9) 3 (9) 55 (4) −5 (4) 5 (1) −1 (1)
Median (IQR) 60 (57, 65) 0 (−3, 5) 56 (53, 57) −4 (−7, −3) 5 (4, 5) 0 (−1, 0)
Range, min–max 53 to 89 −7 to 29 49 to 68 −11 to 8 3 to 5 −2 to 0

Note: Eval(s) = evaluation(s).