Table 1.
Typical structure of training loads in tested futsal players, endurance athletes, and sprinters in successive examinations in a 1 year cycle.
| 2nd Examination * | 3rd Examination ** | 4th Examination ** | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Preparation | Specific Preparation † | Competition Phase # | |||||||
| FU | EN | SP | FU | EN | SP | FU | EN | SP | |
| Training sessions (no.) | 71 | 181/122 | 80 | 62 | 132/96 | 61 | 63 | 179/120 | 87 |
| Competitions (no.) | 10 | −/− | − | 11 | 4/5 | 6 | 13 | 6/9 | 8 |
| Net exercise time (hours) | |||||||||
| total | 84.3 | 225.5/151.3 | 92.6 | 70.1 | 201/142.4 | 67.3 | 70.4 | 212.2/140.3 | 100.1 |
| per one training session | 1.19 | 1.25/1.24 | 1.16 | 1.13 | 1.52/1.48 | 1.10 | 1.12 | 1.18/1.17 | 1.15 |
| Total training distance (km) | |||||||||
| running | − | 1975/− | − | − | 501/− | − | − | 589/− | − |
| swimming | − | 251/− | − | − | 162/− | − | − | 204/− | − |
| cycling | − | 865/− | − | − | 2655/− | − | − | 2875/− | − |
| Exercise zones (% of total time) | |||||||||
| low-intensity | 74.3 | 83.9/83.6 | 70.6 | 67.4 | 81.3/80.9 | 82.5 | 67.5 | 78.0/75.6 | 73.3 |
| moderate-intensity | 18.3 | 14.4/14.5 | 19.7 | 19.2 | 13.8/14.1 | 7.1 | 19.6 | 11.8/13.9 | 23.0 |
| high-intensity | 7.4 | 1.7/1.9 | 9.7 | 13.4 | 4.9/5.0 | 10.4 | 12.9 | 10.2/10.5 | 3.7 |
Abbreviations: FU, futsal players; EN, endurance athletes (triathletes/long distance runners); SP, sprinters. * Data encompass the period between the beginning of the training cycle and the 2nd examination. ** Data encompass the period between the preceding and the present examination. † Spring round of the competitive season in futsal players. # Autumn round of the competitive season in futsal players.