Fig. 3.

Effects of distinct aerobic trainings and taper-like periods on cardiorespiratory capacity of recreational athletes. Mean values of maximum oxygen consumption (V̇O_2max) of healthy males before (pre) and after 8 weeks (post) of aerobic training. Groups: control (without training); undulatory-undulatory (Und-Und); undulatory-linear (Und-Lin); staggered-undulatory (Sta-Und); staggered-linear (Sta-Lin). Each black circle represents a participant in each group. Below graphs, the respective mean ± standard deviation values. *p ≤ 0.05. Δ, variation; d, effect size