TABLE 2.
Completed training volume, load, and time-in-zones during the study period for Intervention and Control group.
| INT (n = 7) | CON (n = 8) | p | SMD** | |
| Prescribed | ||||
| Training-Sessions per week | 9 × LIT, 3 × HIT | 6 × LIT, 6 × MIT | ||
| TID (%LIT/%MIT/%HIT) | 92/0/8 | 65/35/0 | ||
| ∑ Training load (TRIMP/wk) | 788 | 941 | 0.352 | 0.50 |
| Polarization Index (a.U.) | >2.0 | <1.0 | ||
| Completed | ||||
| Training Volume (h/wk) | 10.8 ± 2.4 | 10.0 ± 2.7 | 0.580 | 0.29 |
| Z1, LIT Volume (%) | 75.2 ± 14.4 | 77.8 ± 11.9 | 0.704 | 0.20 |
| Z2, MIT Volume (%) | 11.1 ± 10.9 | 20.3 ± 10.8 | 0.118 | 0.86 |
| Z3, HIT Volume (%) | 13.7 ± 4.1 | 2.0 ± 1.5 | <0.001 | 3.84 |
| Polarization Index (a.U.) | 2.1 ± 0.4 | 0.9 ± 0.3 | <0.001 | 3.88 |
| ∑ Training Load (TRIMP/wk) | 882.0 ± 155 | 739.0 ± 162 | 0.106 | 0.90 |
| Load in LIT (TRIMP/wk) | 499.0 ± 171.0 | 480.0 ± 174.0 | 0.832 | 0.11 |
| Load in MIT (TRIMP/wk) | 126.0 ± 104.0 | 223.0 ± 82.0 | 0.064 | 1.05 |
| Load in HIT (TRIMP/wk) | 257.0 ± 65.7 | 35.9 ± 24.8 | <0.001 | 4.58 |
| Completed to Prescribed Load (%) | 112.0 ± 14.9 | 86.2 ± 10.0 | 0.001 | 2.10 |
Values are mean ± Standard Deviation (SD). INT, Intervention; CON, Control Group; a.U., arbitrary unit. **Calculated via Cohen’s d in a t-test for each group.